Travel Tuesday: Our First Vacation Together

Today, I'm linking up with Helene, for the first time, for Travel Tuesday.

Four months into our relationship, Andrew and I decided that it would be a great idea to take a one-week all inclusive vacation together. Neither of us had been on an all-inclusive vacation before, we were stressed out from summer school and needed a break. A getaway. A cheap one Something under $1000 (note to self: certain trips should not be booked last minute. They double in price when you do). So on a whim, we booked a trip to Varadero, Cuba!

Despite our friends calling us crazy ("You're going away together already?! You realise you've only been together for four months, right?!") we had an amazing time! That vacation is one of my best memories and I wouldn't trade that one week for anything!

Let's recap it with pictures (I'll try not to overdo it. No promises)!

Andrew's all-time favourite photo of me

We can't start any vacation together without including a plane in it (remember, Andrew is a pilot). When we landed in Cuba, Andrew made small talk with the pilots, who then invited us in the cockpit. What a great start to the vacation!

Flying comes naturally to Andrew

Of course, Andrew had to sit in the cockpit too!

The view from the stairs on the way to our room.

After a long bus ride from the airport, we eventually reached our resort.

We were on the top floor and were we ever shocked when we got to our room. The resort upgraded us to a suite! We had two rooms, with a TV in each one, two balconies, a bar and a mini fridge!

For the record, I did not actually smoke that cigar.

The rum and cigar were a gift to us from the resort too! And that was the view from our room! Waking up to the beach everyday was amazing!

Part of the second room!

Here's what else we enjoyed:

So excited to get to the beach.

Despite the all the rocks and shells, we enjoyed the beach.

I miss my tan..

And enjoyed our room! (I may have mentioned that..)

I like stretching, apparently.

 We also enjoyed the sunsets.

We enjoyed the buffet, but we also enjoyed the dinners that were included.

 We definitely enjoyed the drinks.

All we can drink? Yes, please!

And the bar!

Yes, that is a kiddy pool.

Maybe we enjoyed the bar a little too much.

We sobered up enough to go on a bus tour and a bunch of excursions!

So pretty! 

Oh, and we enjoyed the towel designs that they left us every day.

At first I thought it said "love" but it says "bye"

That was until the last day.

We had such an amazing time! We also made such great friends with the people who worked at the resort that they actually begged us to stay! I really wished we could have, but we had to get back to reality.

Seriously; best. vacation. ever!

Pilar beach!

Oh and did I mention that we went back to Cuba three years later?

That's a story for another day.