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the_state 
My fiance and I are getting married this fall and we're planning out honeymoon. What are some recommendations from the lovers out here? We're looking for something fairly exotic where we can mix up beach/relaxing with some mild-to-moderate adventurous activities (hiking, fishing, etc).
Continent does not matter, although ideally we'd go someplace where its warm around November. Good food is a huge plus!
My fiance and I are also getting married this fall. Some relaxing, some mild adventure, and good food is exactly what we have in mind too. We have been looking into a trip to Tahiti and New Zealand. There are a few airlines which allow multi-day layovers in Tahiti on the way to New Zealand. It's basically on the way, so the additional travel time is minimal. We would like to spend a few days on the beach and then do a self-driving tour of the south island of NZ, where there is plenty of opportunity for all kinds of fun adventurous activities. It's my understanding that the food in Tahiti is not great, but the food in NZ is supposed to be wonderful.
We will be married on the west coast, so travel is easier than from the east. Another concern is time. Touring New Zealand is very time consuming, and we can't take an excessive amount of time off. We may have to drop the Tahiti portion and focus on NZ. However, there are plenty of great beaches and other relaxing locations, like lakes, mountains, and spas in NZ that could fill our relaxing quotient.
