If you are looking for a fresh way to celebrate your big day, a destination wedding could be right up your alley. Wedding destination packages are affordable and in some cases cheaper than a regular ceremony and reception. Here’s a list of the most popular locations to get you started on your dream wedding afar.

Tuscany, Italy

Everyone dreams of visiting Italy. Why not treat yourself and your hubby to be to a truly romantic and magical wedding in Tuscany? Be amidst fine wine and food, friendly Italians, and begin your happily ever after in pleasant harmony.

The Yucatan

Have an outdoor adventure and relax on the sandy beaches. All this is possible on a Yucatan destination wedding. You can even have a traditional Mayan wedding ceremony for a unique twist to your big day.

Maui, Hawaii

Everyone wants to go to Maui, so treat yourself and your guests to the destination wedding of a lifetime. Fun in the sun, inviting Hawaiian locals, resorts, and spas make Maui a favorite for many couples.

Las Vegas

Whether you are eloping to the Graceland Chapel or planning a full blown destination wedding, Las Vegas is a great place to exchange nuptials. There are bright lights, Vegas Shows, and lots of fun to be had.

Jamaica

For ritzy to rural, Jamaica has something for everyone, including you and your guests. Jamaica offers beautiful coastline, inviting locals, and top rate resorts. Want live music during your wedding? Jamaica has some of the liveliest music in the world, give them a listen.

Belize

Belize offers all types of water activities from snorkeling to scuba diving. It also appeals to the adventurer in everyone. The tropical rainforests of Belize are full of exotic animals and fresh water falls. If that’s not enough, check out the Mayan ruins.

Scotland

Scotland offers a vast history, melodic music, and galleries of art that will take your breath away. The beautiful country side is doused with old castles and cathedrals. While in Scotland, don’t forget to check out the Queens’ residence in Edinburgh, the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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I don’t know whether you have ever used a handheld, indoor bug zapper, but I think that they are marvelous. I?m talking about the handheld type that looks like a child’s plastic, toy tennis racquet. They come in two basic kinds. I prefer the rechargeable bug zapper, because batteries end up up costing more than the indoor bug zapper itself, although you could always buy rechargeable batteries, but then they are dear as well.

My wife and I like to spend time in the garden. We meet friends there, dine there and in general loaf about outside, as do most folks about here, when they are not working. What’s more, it?s much cooler outside than inside. A comfortable chair, a few snacks, a cool drink and a book or a companion and life does not get much better. In fact, it’s idyllic.

That is until about six or seven o’clock when the first wave of mosquitoes have judged that the sun’s rays have lost enough strength that they will not evaporate and they come out searching for blood. Some evenings are worse than others, of course. Usually, the mosquitoes are pretty tolerable, especially seeing as I have discovered the indoor bug zapper. (I don’t know why it is referred to as an ?indoor bug zapper?, it is just as effective outdoors as in).

It’s not that I want to kill things, but I find it difficult to have sympathy for mosquitoes. Nevertheless, I do get a certain amount of enjoyment from seeing and hearing mosquitoes and other bugs literally blow up with a flash and a spark as they come into contact with the electric and ground wires of the indoor bug zapper. These electric bug zappers are capable of packing quite a charge, especially if the batteries are new or the pack is wholly charged.

The other day, I found a new use for my handheld, indoor bug zapper. I’ll tell you how it came about. I was in the garden, as normal, and my bug zapper was close at hand as the first squadron of mosquitoes was expected. I had my book in one hand and the bug zapper on my knees, when my wife asked me to go to the store for her. No problem, therefore, I set off on the five minute walk.

I was half-way there when I realized that I had the indoor bug zapper in my hand, but it was not worth taking it home and beginning the journey again. Anyway, on my return trip, I had my small bag of groceries in one hand and the indoor bug zapper in the other, when a local tyrant of a dog came running out of a garden right for me. This has occurred often and, although he has never bitten me yet, it is quite intimidating. He stood there glaring at me with teeth bared and his ‘pack’ of sundry neighborhood pals came out to surround me and join in.

I don’t really know what the best course of action is in this situation. I have tried holding my ground, but the intimidation just goes on and I have tried to keep walking, but he gets worryingly close by on occasion. This time, I unexpectedly lashed out with the indoor bug zapper and just caught him on the snout. Well, I’m not sure whether it hurt him, it did not seem to too much, but it gave him a very nasty shock in more ways than one, I can tell you! He leapt about four feet into the air as if he were on a pogo stick and then ran for all he was worth with all his pals following him. It was very gratifying after six months of aggravation from this dog.

Anyway, I don’t take my indoor bug zapper everywhere with me, but I will in future, if any more local dogs bother me. I know it works a treat. I have seen that one since, but he keeps far away from me and doesn’t utter a sound. I think I would take my indoor bug zapper with me, if I were wandering in an unknown part of town or the park nevertheless.

The electric bug zapper is the best way of clearing the area around you of insects, especially the flying ones such as mosquitoes. The hand held bug killer vaporizes any insect from a mosquito to a gnat instantly on contact with a pleasingly loud, electrical ‘crack’!

However, this does not mean to say that the indoor insect zapper cannot be operated outdoors, so long as it is not raining. It should be handled just like any other high voltage electrical equipment. Keep the hand held bug killer dry and please do not use it when you are standing in water!

Models do vary greatly, but there are basically only two kinds of electric insect killer: the battery operated bug zapper and the rechargeable electric bug killer. Both are equally effective at killing bugs and employ the same principle.

The electric insect killer looks like a ‘junior’ tennis racquet, but with three sets of ’strings’, which are in fact wires. The innermost network of wires becomes live at the push of a button while the other two networks, one on either side, are earths.

When a bug is caught between the wires of the electric bug zapper, it creates a short, which evaporates it instantaneously with a loud crack. The hand held insect zapper will kill other insects too, but they tend to fry rather than explode.

I have been using the rechargeable sort for more than five years and am extremely satisfied with the electric insect killer. In fact, the electric bug zapper has come a long way over the last few years. A fully charged indoor bug killer is strong enough to last for several hundred swipes and will hold it’s charge, when unused, for weeks without any significant discharge.

The rechargeable battery unit will put up with intensive use for the best part of a year, although its ability to hold a charge for several weeks slowly reduces after six or seven months.

The latest indoor insect killer I’ve had has a main on/off switch, an LED that comes on when it is activated (the brightness of this light also indicates the battery’s strength) and an LED that comes on when it is plugged in for recharge.

The instructions say that it should be (re)charged for sixteen hours. I usually put mine on charge over night once or twice every week or two, although the hand held bug zapper shows a marked increase in performance with only a couple of hours charging.

The latest version I’ve used also comes with a strong light called a ‘headlamp’. I have found this very handy when walking in the garden, but I’m unsure whether it’s meant to lure the flies in the dark so that you can zap them if you’re feeling bored or just vindictive, rather like an Anglerfish.

I’ve used the headlamp on my electric bug killer for that too, but the beam uses a lot of battery power. All in all, the hand held insect zapper is a big asset to any outdoor event. The indoor bug zapper is useful to ‘clean out’ your bedroom before retiring; it’s unbeatable for evening mosquitoes and it will clear a lunch table of wasps too.

Have you ever used an indoor bug zapper? If you haven’t, or if you are interested in getting an indoor bug zapper, just click one of the links to our website or blog.