Ama-honeymoons angama-lesbian nawama-gay ayindawo entsha yokukhula e-UK. Ngonyaka odlule, abakwa-Out Now Consulting balinganisela ukuthi imishado, i-honeymoon nemakethe yamaholide kungabiza u- £ 600m embonini yezokuvakasha. Kepha izinkampani zethu zamaholide zendabuko ziyaphuza ukubamba.
Isiqhingi saseGrisi sisanda kuzivuselela ngokwaso sabantu abathandana bodwa abathandana nabashadile, ngakho-ke kungani abantu esisebenza nabo behluleka ukushesha, kubuza uSarah Graham.
Ngabe ufuna ukwazi imfihlo? Kamuva kulo nyaka ngihlose ukuphakamisa intombi yami futhi - uma ethi, "Yebo!" - sizoshada ngo-2008. Big deal? Yebo, njengoba ngingowesifazane, kungabonakala kunjalo.
I-Civil Partnership Act (2004) yaqala ukusebenza ngomhlaka 5 Disemba 2005. Ngakho-ke amahoneymoon abathandana nabobulili obufanayo ayindawo entsha yokukhula e-UK. Ngonyaka odlule, i-Out Now Consulting ilinganisela ukuthi imishado yezitabane, i-honeymoon kanye nemakethe yamaholide ingabiza u- £ 600m embonini yezokuvakasha. Kepha izinkampani zethu zamaholide zendabuko ziyephuza ukubamba. Ukuphenya ngezincwajana ze-honeymoon ngolunye usuku, ngashaqeka ukubona ukuthi zisalokhu ziqondile ngamaphesenti ayi-100. Azikho izitabane esigodini (se-honeymoon), lapho?
Omagazini nezincwadi zomhlahlandlela badume kabi ngokuhlangana, ngakho-ke ngaphendukela ku-intanethi futhi ngaqala ukuntweza: ngifuna zonke izindawo ezinhle kakhulu engangahamba nazo nentombi yami sizozulazula kuma-bikini ethu, futhi sijabulele lawo masonto okuqala ayigugu enjabulo yomshado .
I-Key West inabantu abaningi abayizitabane ngemitha eyisikwele kunezindawo eziningi, kodwa zama ukungena "ku-honeymoon yezitabane", yithi, injini yokusesha yaseVirgin. Futhi ungalindeli okuningi emuva.
Ingabe lokhu akukhona ukuhlambalaza okwentsha? Kungani laba opharetha abakhulu bengabonakali bafuna amakhilogremu ethu abomvana? Akusona yini isikhathi sokususa izingilazi zakudala bese siphaphama emhlabeni wekhulu lama-21 wokulingana nokwehlukahlukana?
Ngenkathi thina e-UK sibhekene nenkululeko, kuyadabukisa ukusho ukuthi izindawo eziningi zamaholide azinabo ubungqingili, kanti ezinye zinobutha obuyingozi bezitabane. ICaribbean - iholidi langemva komshado eliqondile - mhlawumbe bekungeke kube ukukhetha kokuqala kwemibhangqwana engqingili? Into yokugcina oyifunayo ku-honeymoon yakho wukuncishiswa izitabane, ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi leli, iholide elikhetheke kakhulu empilweni, licwaningwe kahle, lihlelwe futhi liphathwe izinkampani ezinolwazi.
Ngenkathi silinde abafana abakhulu ukuba bahlangane, ama-ejenti azimele, afana neSappho Travel anezindawo ezivulekile nezindawo zendabuko zezitabane - njengeLesbos neMykonos - kubonakala sengathi bayazuza emibhangqwaneni engongqingili nabangqingili abathi "ngiyakwenza" ( Ngiyakwenza, ngiyakwenza, ngiyakwenza, ngiyakwenza, ngiyakwenza…)
ILesbos, okuyindawo lapho kwazalelwa khona ongqingili besifazane emhlabeni - imbongi uSappho - yayisiba yinto encane kodwa eminyakeni emibili eyedlule imali entsha isho ukuthi amahhotela abesifazane kuphela eholidi laseShala Eressos banikezwe ithuba lokuphakanyiswa .
Le webhusayithi entsha yeLesbos iphakamisa ukuthi ikusasa libukeka liqhakazile futhi lihle kakhulu kwabathandana nabesifazane abasanda kushada.
Kepha akulona yini ihlazo ukuthi sinalesi sikhathi sobandlululo - uma nje sihlala siphephile - lokhu kwehlukaniswa phakathi kwezitabane kanye nezitabane? Ngabe umhlaba ubungeke ube yindawo engcono ukube uthando bekunguthando, noma ngabe kungumakoti nomkhwenyana, omakoti ababili noma abakhwenyana ababili. Bekungeke yini sikwazi ukuthi sonke siye eholidini ndawonye futhi sibe nesikhathi esimnandi? Akufanele yini ukuthi izitabane zifakwe ezincwadini ezihamba phambili ezijwayelekile?
Lapho mina nentombi yami sibheka izincwajana ze-honeymoon zango-2008 (iminwe iwele), nginethemba lokuthi sizozizwa samukelekile futhi sizothola iholide lethu lamaphupho.
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