Private Villas & Fake Proposals (Vacation Review) - SimplyPodLogical

On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben are back from vacation to the Dominican Republic and share stories (with a slideshow) from their trip, including: golf cart riding, private villas, Ben hustling an upgrade, island cats, and how people thought Ben was going to propose during dinner on the beach.
0:00 - Hey what’s up holo everyone
01:02 - Congrats we went on vacation
4:06 - Vacation criteria
8:01 - It’s Takeoff time
14:00 - We almost got tricked
16:31 - Private Villa
17:50 - The not-all-inclusive strategy
21:30 - Travelling babies
25:56 - Joy riding in a golf cart
27:34 - Ben secures the upgrade
32:48 - Food & fruit review
34:20 - Ben ate a magic mushroom
36:27 - Cat spotting
39:50 - Peak engineering on the beach
41:15 - Dinner on the beach (LOVE)
45:15 - Ben wore an upside-down pineapple shirt
48:00 - Simply sunburned
50:34 - We missed our flight home
58:30 - The cats never want us to leave again
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[@NextMiyazaki]

Ben made such a fuss about possibly being left on an island, but we all know he’d love it 😂

[@kikibirdball]

Sorry y'all, I was the 70th like

[@annabrown3337]

Tbh I love looking after kids and adults only holiday is my idea of a nightmare. However, I do agree people aren't as polite post-covid, there was a guy kicking off on a train recently because he missed the 3 announcements that applied to him and then yelled at the attendant for him missing his stop

[@CatViolinist]

Next Bentendo stream: Jump King on the Beach?

[@Mlee03]

Ben - “why do people take their children on trips?” Also Ben - “what’s a trip we could take with the cats?”

[@nadiabishop5650]

😂😂😂😂

[@qest6889]

wonder how far is cat island, japan 😸

[@ericaallisonc]

Cats don't run around screaming and crying. xD

[@Mlee03]

@@ericaallisonc yes because all children run around screaming and crying always lmao

[@qest6889]

@@ericaallisonc they r relaxing

[@Cami_2006.]

The baby discussion had me dying, “Do you want your baby there or you just had nowhere to put your baby in for a few days”, as someone who doesn’t have children that’s honestly something I always wonder.

[@cb9825]

If the baby doesn't crawl or walk yet, maybe they want to go together. If it's a toddler who runs around like an energizer bunny, they don't have anyone reliable (and willing) to babysit at home.

[@noobie.nailart]

41:43 Bens' quiet "that's my monkey" about Abubu was somehow really adorable! 😅😍

[@manicpixiecremegirl]

it really got me, too 😂 i wanted to clip it lol

[@alishac5096]

@SimplyPodLogical this needs to be a highlight, Ben ❤

[@alyssaferry600]

As a parent, I could not stop laughing at them trying to figure out why people bring their tiny babies on vacation! 😂 Cris is right, we like our babies and just want to bring them places with us 🤷🏽‍♀️ We don't know why we do it either lol

[@cucug8324]

“I think parents who like being parents want their babies with them?” I was laughing. 😆

[@bladepanthera]

​@@cucug8324 I laughed hard at this too, especially as there was a pause before the "with them", and it posed as a question!

[@daniellescrochet]

Or when they were trying to figure out if the baby wants to go on vacation. Yes, the baby wants to be with their parents where ever that happens to be. They don't want to be left with someone else.

[@LucretiaPearl]

My thoughts as a nonparent is that the baby may still very much require their parents. I will say it might seem a bit weird to have a baby on certain lavish vacations that could easily wait for baby to be toddler. But that's me as a nonparent. I was on a a plane as a baby once (was for a wedding for one of my parents' siblings). If you like your baby (I mean, I hope you'd like your baby LOL!) & also want to have a lavish vacation while baby is baby, that is your choice & right. I may think it's a head scratcher, but the only flight I've been on with a baby as an adult, the baby was giggling at take-off, so I have no reason to complain right now. LOL!

[@wyattwilliams7904]

Plus if something happened I couldn’t imagine not being able to get there in time because I’m so far away

[@nancyfriessen9642]

As a mom, i can tell you there is no person on earth who wants the baby or toddler to stop crying more than mom. We bring snacks,toys and anything else we can think of to accomplish just this.

[@asunbeam5479]

Absolutely agreed, Nancy! I will also say, yes we love our kids and want them with us, but especially for babies and toddlers, there may not be anyone to watch them.

[@riribeasley4741]

Had to skip that whole section lol

[@tinkerbelch1177]

I always feel so bad for the mom's when I see a baby or kid just losing their minds in a store or something. The urge to try and go help is always so strong but I keep myself from doing it because I don't want to offended or something.

[@nadiabishop5650]

💯! I have had to fly my LO a lot for medical appointments and I’m trying soo hard to keep her happy and so aware of everyone judging us!

[@nancyfriessen9642]

Ya it can be tough. I know with my first i even avoided leaving the house just so i wouldnt have to deal with people who might be upset with a new mom who hadn't learned all the tips and tricks yet.

[@AlexxShmalex]

When I went to Mexico with a bunch of friends, we got to our hotel and found out only the Premium Adults Only side of the resort had air conditioning throughout. So we asked about the premium rooms just, ya know, out of curiosity and they offered to upgrade for free even though rooms were a $300 difference for each person. We tipped the woman very nicely, but I’m guessing when you go during an off season, independent hotels are more willing to offer free upgrades because of the vacancy

[@M3ynna]

I used to work in a 5* hotel and that's true! Especially if you come late in the evening, if you're nice and polite and there's still a lot of free rooms/suites, you might get upgraded for free!

[@qest6889]

for sure it would make me wann go back and recommend them.

[@billyjean3118]

That’s so nice! But any hotel without AC is not worth returning to in my book its basic lol

[@Rin-ef2tp]

I went to Thailand during the rainy season and as the hotel was mostly empty they upgraded us to a huge suite which was double the price of our room. It included all of the benefits like a free massage voucher and free champagne and mini bar.

[@novarage1923]

C: Define Baby B: if you have to be held and cradled Me, a whole adult: IM BABY

[@Nana7408]

“Freaks in a sex positive type of way” LMAO BEN

[@Le_Cube]

I’m glad I was part of your vacation and will continue to support by purchasing Holo Taco😂

[@Liz-ug6sq]

I’m honestly so proud of you guys for taking vacation. 😂 Please take more, it’s good for you.

[@prairievibes]

As a polyamorous person, I’m DYING at Ben’s pineapple shirt. 🤣 45:28

[@elizabethkeen7851]

Me too 😂😂

[@SHHMANDA1]

It’s funny to see their dynamic. Ben tends to simply not understand and simply is more willing to think of different scenarios why ppl do what they do 😅

[@WYIN98]

I'm Ben

[@baabaq9126]

And I'm a mix of both😂

[@miniciominiciominicio]

The congratulations you received for having dinner on a beach was my favourite anecdote of the stream. xD

[@KimbiW]

Greece has lots of cats! Good place for Cristine to go on vacation if she can stomach the flight Edit: also iguanas are pretty quick when they want to be!

[@0delia]

Definitely call Air Canada. My husband and I EACH got $800 for our missed flight!

[@allie56ify]

I wonder if Cris would be more comfortable with flying overseas if you guys drove from Ottawa to Toronto/Montreal and took a direct flight from there to your destination. So it’s just one plane and she doesn’t have to worry about layovers

[@manicpixiecremegirl]

i like this idea

[@katarzynan3724]

Yesh, especially it's only a 2-3 hours drive as google says. I am so anxious of the layovers that I would always choose to drive to the direct airport.

[@deannascorner8112]

It’s about a 4-5 hour drive from Toronto to Ottawa which can be a lot of time in the car. They just need to do a nights stay in Kingston the half way point when driving 😆

[@justpeachy97]

Zyler going back and forth between them in the beginning is so adorable. He definitely needs his parents 💜💜

[@starflyinggirl]

I've been waiting for vacation stories from you guys for years 😂😂😂

[@HeartlessKiva]

Lol the discussion of the babies make me remember that my parents told me "oh you don't remember going here and there" but then I ask "well what age I had?" And the they're like 3 😂😂😂 yeah I don't have memories before 6 years and some maybe 5. Yeah they didn't have someone to take care of me, while they were on vacation.

[@riribeasley4741]

This! Sorry I want to have a vacation but can’t afford a babysitter or nanny for a whole week so I can leave my kid home.

[@thejube07]

@@riribeasley4741 I think they were confused about cost because many people without children aren't sure if parents have to pay for the flight, hotel, etc. for young kids, and therefore if the cost is comparable to arranging childcare (which still ignores the fact that most parents just want to be with their kids)

[@gabrielleyelle]

I took some of my best vacations with my son when he was a baby...babies fly free! But he was an excellent traveler so we took advantage of it. And some babies love outings, socializing and new experiences even when they're quite small.

[@jakim4u2]

My Dominican self is so happy to know you visited our wonderful island 💕

[@cottonmouthxx7828]

It truly is a wonderful, beautiful place in this world !!! Its been over 15 years for me but still my number 1 place on earth I been 😊 especially the Dominican people were absolutely amazing to be around!

[@johndododoe1411]

Is there a way to travel between Hispaniola and Canada without passing through US jurisdiction? Something like flying via Atlantic islands .

[@allthatshines1008]

​@@johndododoe1411If you travel to the Punta Cana airport you can find direct flights from Canada

[@MediocreAtBest.]

Vacation with the cats means its time to get an RV big enough for them too 😸 Pack one of those screened tents so they can get some fresh air at camp.

[@tebetheia]

I love how much Zyler has come around to Ben 😂❤

[@lizalove91]

I heard a dermatologist say not to forget your ears because it’s the most common part people forget about and then they lose their ears 🙃

[@samanthahaggstrom3707]

As a college student, Ben is cool enough to hang on a Spring Break trip.

[@alissadyson212]

Ben KILLS me! "Oh yeah? TAKE IT" had me crying! Love this podcast so much 😂

[@VanessaBacca]

Ben is so happy in the pictures 🥹 please simply take him on vacations more 😅

[@Herebedragons991]

If you wanna go to a city filled with cats, you can go to Istanbul! It's known as one of the most cat friendly cities in the world!

[@johndododoe1411]

Not human friendly, unfortunately. Barely a decade without some kind of dictatorship since the 15th century.

[@marikotrue3488]

The LOVE table story was hysterical along with the bright neon pink (mood?) light. Was that light on the whole time? I would have been dying with laughter. I can picture the confusion of wait-staff regarding the relatively low intake of alcohol along with the lack of a MAJOR life question being posed. Having a private pool for most of the vacation sounds like absolute bliss to me.

[@KTCC13]

Honestly I don’t want to travel with my child until she’s old enough to keep her composer. I took her on one flight that lasted 45 minutes to visit my dad who was in rehab and wanted to surprise him by bringing his granddaughter to meet him for the first time(yes she’s 2 and will never remember but that’s not the point in my specific situation). But that flight was so nerve wracking, she’s the type of kid that can’t sit still and wants to explore but the flight is so short, getting up and moving around other than to use the bathroom isn’t allowed so I had to try to keep a 2 year old babies attention for what felt like eternity. She started to cry and argue with me for the last 20 minutes and the lady next to me kept trying to ignore her but I felt so bad and frustrated. Ever since that I get anxiety just thinking about traveling with her via airplane at least until she’s 5-7 years old and can understand why she would need to behave. As a mom, I never want to be THAT mom on an airplane who just lets their kid cry and completely ignores them and forces everyone to deal with it but also, noise canceling headphones are a great investment if you travel at all because people will bring their children no matter how you feel about it🤷🏽‍♀️ Just like how I had my reasons, other people have theirs.

[@lemonCutie37]

I empathize. Its def not a situation anyone wants to be in.

[@TheUpikz]

The Vacation is not for thebaby, its for the parents! You cant imagine the toll parenthood puts on you, escaping the four walls is great for mental health! ❤

[@catherineturner161]

You don't need to go on a plane to go on vacation though.

[@annal6771]

​@@catherineturner161is there a law forbidding people to bring their kids on vacation? Because if you can take a plane by yourself I don't see why a parent can't do the same with their kid 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@catherineturner161]

@Anna L because the parent is putting the baby in pain for their vacation. That is why babies cry so much. Their ears pop which is very different for babies to adults. It can be very painful. To be clear I don't think no babies should be allowed to fly, but I think if you're taking a baby on a plane for a vacation it will never remember snd likely putting it in pain during the process, I am allowed to be annoyed at the noise it makes. It's upsetting to hear a baby cry like that.

[@annal6771]

@@catherineturner161 not every kid reacts the same way. I've been in flights long hours with toddlers who didn't cry even once. If it was dangerous no parent would ever bring their kids on a plane and pediatricians would say the same. But they can handle it. When they cry it's usually because they can't verbalize their feelings. Kids deserve to travel as much as you and me.

[@catherineturner161]

@Anna L not talking about toddlers, I'm talking about babies. Not every baby will get it, but often when you hear that unusual really awful cry on planes that so many people hate, it's because their ears have popped. It's not dangerous It is painful. You can look it up. It's because a part of their ear isn't fully developed that makes it hurt when their ears pop.

[@pasc8699]

I’m a Canadian and I went to Cuba. There was a baby at the resort and the mom said maturity leave is the only time she could get a full 2 weeks off work! Insane!

[@dianatruica4431]

The adult only, no obnoxious partiers vacation is literally my and my husband's dream vacation! We're going to Barbados in October and could not be more excited. I was also on a really long flight earlier this year (11 hrs) and had a few babies around me. I was terrified that they were all going to be miserable and cry the whole time. To my surprise not one of them made a fuss the whole way. I think it really depends on the baby. Thanks for sharing stories and pictures with us!

[@alittlefrog2395]

Same thing happened to my fiancé and I this Feb, there was a really fussy baby while we were waiting to board our plane home from Puerto Rico and I was dreading the flight so much, but then the baby slept like a rock the whole flight, didn’t make a sound!

[@toriunilist4251]

Oh no. That discussion about the Menchie and Zyler is so sad. One of my cats got really "anxious" and clingy when she got older and after her siblings died and it turns out that she was very uncomfortable. She's now on meds so I hope their cats are okay.

[@sofiaacevedo2371]

congratulations on your vacation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you're very hard workers and you deserved it. it also counts as a business trip for those aesthetic holo taco pictures that will come out!!

[@bladepanthera]

AHAHAHA OMG the pineapple thing!! I thought that only applied to ornaments at home! Not sure where I heard about it, but if you visit someone and they have an upside down pineapple ornament it's supposed to indicate they are swingers. 😂 I did not think it applied to fabric patterns. 😂😂😂

[@manicpixiecremegirl]

i was thinking the same thing. i remember hearing about gifting pineapples as a proposition, but i never heard about it related to clothing at all

[@christinegunzelmanatt1674]

Totally fair that babies don’t remember these tropical vacations and in a lot of ways make the vacation more difficult to be fully relaxing. However, until you have babies, it’s hard to understand that even if parents do have someone to watch the baby, it may not be possible for a mom to separate from the baby for feeding purposes. Depending on the family, this could go for months or years. In my experience it’s often better for the Mom to still take a trip by bringing baby than stay stuck at at home for years on end. It’s not only about the pictures you can take in the sun. Also, babies are much easier to travel with than mobile toddlers needing constant naps and schedules.

[@stardoll1995]

All I have to day is "until you have babies" would be assuming everyone wants babies, which newsflash them and myself don't so yeah we don't really want a crying, screaming, trashing, tantrum making baby on your relaxation vacation.

[@sarahe.1159]

@@stardoll1995 i mean on the other side babies are also people. imagine banning handicapped people with a brain disorder from vacation. as a society i think there is a point in accepting all people that are part of the society. we are not only talking about the resort here but also the plane. which is like public transport. you never know where someone is headed. maybe to grandma, maybe to a funeral. you are all sitting on this plane, which is also very damaging to the climate btw. so I cannot really understand why people feel entitled to be mad about a baby. There are also babies in trains. Without babies there weren't any adults either. I also think the person who commented did not mean until in like a ... when you have babies, but in like if you have them you learn some things you would not have guessed before. same with cats until you have them you have no idea how quickly you will be awake in the morning when you hear them puking. doesn't mean I want you to have them.

[@nadiabishop5650]

@@sarahe.1159 I have had to fly my infant for medical appointments! We love regional and have to fly to the city to go to the hospital! It would be an 18 hour drive so I don’t think babies should be banned from flights 😂😂😂

[@nlellison99]

@@stardoll1995 no ones assuming that ur the one saying it just stop grow up

[@qest6889]

@@stardoll1995 ok ok we get it. you don't like babies. I mean yea they can be annoying but that's obviously obvious.

[@Mlee03]

Regarding adults throwing tantrums on planes - I feel like the adults of right now were raised with the “respect your elders” mindset, and now that they are older they think that means they don’t have to listen to anyone younger.

[@gimandri5577]

the ocean nets are also there to keep sharks and other creatures out and theyre not always in bays, ive seen them attached to poles too :)

[@manicpixiecremegirl]

aww, where do the sharks go on vacation then? jk lol

[@lizalove91]

“I’m like MONK EH!” Love that Ben brought his 1989 Swiftie hat 🥰

[@AkaGinny]

From my limited knowledge of travel. Once you arrive into a new country and that country is your final destination you must clear customs with your luggage regardless of if it is the city that will be your final destination. Similar experience when I landed in LA or coming back to NZ. It wasn't the city I was going to but it was my entry into the country. Your trip looked wonderful! Good on you for upgrading! Sensation views 😍

[@Cutiepenguin42]

My husband and I went to a concert that was a couple hours away, so we got a hotel that was pet friendly and brought our cat. To our surprise, the hotel had a loft and our cat LOVED it. The stairs, the ledges, he thrived. I honestly keep wondering where else we could go to stay at another pet friendly place.

[@StargazingDragon]

Upgrades and private beaches are the best part of taking vacations outside a busy season. As a single mom, I love being able to not bother anybody or have to constantly worry about safety. Makes me yearn for the sand lol

[@jessalilly8602]

The pineapple bit was hilarious. If you go to The Villages, Florida...pineapples and different colored loofas are very popular.

[@TheCyberPlush]

omg...I live near there and its full of older people, old people swingers 🤣

[@TiannNChong]

@@TheCyberPlush I mean... they gotta find something to occupy the time and keep themselves active..

[@kristib6983]

You guys speak my thoughts about air travel, babies, vacations without screaming children, i agree! Lmao

[@ryleesilva8072]

Congratulations for having dinner 😂😂😂😂

[@bladepanthera]

Guavas are green fruit with pink interiors and tomato-like seeds. Passionfruit are the hard cased (sometimes wrinkly, mostly purple or yellow) with yellow pulpy interior and black seeds.

[@EmmaAus]

*As far as customs* generally you have to clear customs with your bags at the *first point of entry into your destination country...* So for example, if you wanted your bags to go all the way through, try to simply have your connecting flight be in the US instead (or any other country besides Canada) ❤

[@Victoria-fp8nc]

The dinner story was just too good 😂

[@lauralanthalasa7]

1000$ a night, omg... I spent 150€ for two people for a week and thought I went crazy. Oh to be rich 😍

[@kikibirdball]

€150 for a whole week?? Where is that? :O

[@lizalove91]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a room less than $150 a night where was that 😅

[@tanie3543]

1000 a NIGHT??? i can pay for a year of college with that money. Not even kidding. Everyday i curse myself for being born in a third world country

[@lauralanthalasa7]

@@lizalove91 I'm a poor european so I only go to european islands 😂 No Caribbean for me... But places like Crete, Corfu, Fuertaventura, Mallorca and a bunch of others are doable even when you are broke. But I must say I don't go on all inclusive, I plan and buy everything myself, wait for cheap plane tickects, book my room on booking and rent a car instead of going on paid excursions. I pay for 2 people and can do week vacation between 500 and 900€ 😅

[@janellegreene9339]

I was so offset yesterday that the episode hadn't come out yet until I realized it was Monday and not Taco Tuesday yet. Is the fact that I have watched every episode a problem??? You guys are always such positive vibes. Literally makes me feel better just to hear you both speak. And always so respectful of each other and the world around you. You make my day/week 🎉💙

[@mygirl737g2]

I am inspired, I need a vacation too! Congrats on your vacation and I'm so glad you enjoyed yourselves.

[@angiegurl33]

Yay, very glad you finally took a much needed vacation, good job!! Loved hearing your stories and seeing the photos, hopefully you take MANY more and much more often! 😃

[@silent_day]

This trip was so nice to hear about. I'm glad you guys got to get away and relax!

[@sofi0212]

Perfect timing! I was thinking about you guys ❤

[@yudvid5430]

you guys' podcast is the best thing that happened today!

[@sarabechtol]

Loved hearing your vacay stories! Glad y'all enjoyed a nice break (even without any monkehs) 😊

[@Candlesticksify]

Finally! You guys took a vacation! I’m so glad!! Remember that you guys 100% deserve it!

[@kaylaaranda1029]

SO HAPPY y’all got to take a well deserved vacation!!

[@radgamerrach]

Welcome back from your vacation. I hope you don’t mind if I live a little vicariously through you. You look like you both had a great time! 💗😊

[@andreamendez2295]

there's a lot of cats roaming around in Greece, so Beyn use that as a way to convince Christine to go on a longer flight!!

[@PrincessElisa8]

He actually showed her a video of cats of Greece on the last stream!

[@ivanahettnerova3533]

Just FYI people with babies often goes to vacation spots to ease baby's exema or allergies. My friends daughter had her first flight at 6 month old, on doctor recomendation (we are in middle of europe so going by car is not good option with a baby because the trip is close to 24 hours of driving if you want to go to the sea which is warm and good to bath in it) to ease her painful exema, yes she was crinf whole flight, but she was cryhing her whole life from pain. And after a week by the sea she had most of her skin vcleared for months.

[@ivanahettnerova3533]

@@KingGarfieldJFC it can help, as a kid I went to seaside to ease my allergy on medical care expenses. It helped better than any immunizations injections.

[@isoneolivier]

Definitely a summer beach theme polish line coming ❤

[@FadedThreadsAndFeelingDead]

We knew this day would come! Congratulations! 🎉

[@angelawith2as]

Really love the hoodie! So happy ya all went on vacation!!! Yay! Congratulations on vacation and eating dinner on the beach 😂

[@dianarodriguez5781]

I just need to share that my cat loves this podcast for some reason. I had never noticed but today I played the video on my tv (I never do) and he can’t stop watching you guys talk. He even moves his head back and forth depending on who’s talking. He doesn’t normally watch tv and I can’t stop laughing 😂

[@Amata0882]

This was such a nice get away for you guys. The beach dinner looked lovely even if no one was getting proposed to. 💜

[@ComplicatedKnots]

Sorry folks, the pineapple thing is definitely a thing!

[@staceylee9688]

Sounds so nice I’m having post vacation blues just from listening 😭

[@redblacklife]

Thanks for sharing, we're all invested! Turkey is the land of stray cats (videos are so cute).

[@sillymunchkins4life]

👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 CONGRATULATIONS now it's time to plan Next Year's Vacation woo woo let's gooooooo🥳🥳🥰

[@joannakyp8770]

There are many friendly kitties at the Greek islands and May/September are perfect for a less crowded but sunny vacation!

[@annalisavasquez]

I remember the looks I got when I boarded a plane with my toddler and my newborn strapped to me 😂😅 luckily my baby slept the entire trip from NJ to CA

[@elliejackson7353]

And the looks of judgement are really isolating! Can't we show more support to parents? Our social life is already suffering, don't take this away from us too.

[@annalisavasquez]

@@elliejackson7353 definitely! I think empathy and understanding have been the last thing on everyone’s minds and it’s a shame

[@annalisavasquez]

@@butt.whytho oh yeah! This society seems to have had this concept that children should be seen and not heard and that’s very harmful.

[@PrincessElisa8]

I can fully admit and need to work on the fact that I’m such a hypocrite when it comes to this! I don’t like to be bothered by noise of children and babies on planes or vacation (I purposely choose adults only resorts) but when it comes to my nephews or I’m sure my soon to be born baby, I prefer them over anyone or anything so I’m totally fine if THEYRE noisy lol it’s other kids I don’t want to hear! But soon as I see the parent is trying and being apologetic, it makes me want to help them and feel bad for judging.

[@annalisavasquez]

@@PrincessElisa8 I mean same 😏😂 with my own kids I know how to react and what they need in the moment. Sometimes I get overstimulated with the commotion that kids can bring. But in a situation like being on a plane, I know it’s stressful for the parents and the child so why bring more stress and just offer help if it’s needed. If anything get noise canceling headphones.

[@mobuckey]

My partner is from the DR 😍I can't wait to rewatch this together and I'm so happy you both went. If you want the best Dominican breakfast, you need to try tres golpes with a morir soñando to drink. I fell in love with DR food after that!

[@katieamarshh]

I’m so happy you finally had a vacationnnn!

[@giaguu514]

i love ben and simply talkin about their vacation...i dont know why it's so entertaining

[@gabiwasabi2249]

I am a flight attendant and I have to agree with Ben. It feels like before COVID people behaved differently than they do now. There *is* a lot of inter-company memos about how this has been happening more, but as far as I know, the companies haven't released statements about it

[@sazjay3174]

glad you had an awesome time it looked stunning. Also it made me laugh everytime i saw the emoji on your nails too to hide a new polish? yeah vacation cats are so awesome I saw them when i went to spain years ago i ended up feeding them lol

[@Simply_Shanails]

I’m so happy you guys had fun on my home land!! I would love to hear more about ben’s experience of going to Australia in a future podcast! ♥️

[@ritaa1359]

If he goes there again he would want to take Christine with him and because that’s a long distance flight and Christine isn’t used to that idk when the next would be

[@leslietaboada1491]

Someone tell Cristine about the cat island😂

[@AnnaLarsen8480]

I think they have talked about it on a previous podcast (I believe it is the one that was deleted, the hypothetical vacation one) where she said she felt the flight was too long.

[@legendarydragoon3224]

23:04 the amount of times baby was said made it not a word anymore.

[@yamilethdeleon3873]

All beaches in the DR are clear and aqua blue gorgeous! I’m glad you loved your trip ❤

[@peteryan69]

I really enjoy when this couple goes on vacation.. "Normal" down to earh ppl that share their true experiences. The last vacation was 😂 with thread banger. Love the vibes and yall just relaxing for a change.

[@cosmohella8879]

I also traveled recently to help my mom relocate. The pet love on return is the best. My Zenny was so lap hungry when I got back ❤

[@jasmingovers4403]

I'm glad Ben got his vacation 😊

[@biancagrigore7066]

You definitely have the vacation glow, you both look great

[@karolmedina2331]

Hiii, I’m from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 soo glaaad you came!! ❤

[@geemaroe]

ben being confused about why people take their babies to resorts is so funny to me. I don't get it either but the way he's asking questions is great lmao. all babies belong on the no fly list

[@jessejoyce]

Aww it looked amazing! Congrats on the trip! 1000 islands would be an fun camping vaccay! (The castles a fun day trip too!)

[@lilfishboy253]

Hello from Perth, Australia! Was so glad when I saw you'd been on holiday :) Knew Ben would be so happy 🤭

[@lilfishboy253]

58:48 I think Zyler has probably also gotten used to having you both around most of the time since you've been working from home! 🐱🐈🐱

[@katilia16]

I can sympathize with the flight delay stuff… we lost a whole day of our honeymoon because JFK (Delta specifically) let our bags sit for literally 4hrs. We could have gone and gotten them ourselves, and we asked like 3 times if we should do that, and ended up staying overnight at JFK to get our bags and fly the next day. I’m happy your vacation was mostly relaxing and fun 😊

[@iris_sagitta]

god i love this podcast so much

[@PrincessElisa8]

Can’t wait for the Island vibes holo taco nail polish 💅

[@carinen8119]

Love the proposal congratulations for making it to dinner!! And regarding needy cats and ageing: our cat also definitely got cuddlier and needier as she aged, and tolerated us leaving for holiday less and less. I think the fact that she was generally less active and therefore had less distractions might have played a role, making us an even more essential part of her routine than before. We never took her with us to a holiday destination, though, as we felt it would be too stressful since she was not used to it. Cats usually need a few weeks to acclimatise to a new place (at least that's my experience when moving)

[@andinkify]

Cristine, you could visit Aoshima, a Japanese cat island. It's full of cats. Apparently, cats are important in japanese culture in general, but on this island they have a huge population and people feed them. Another place is Egypt, cats are everywhere in the city (and they also have a history of adoring cats)

[@magnoliadevore7143]

Ive never been so early. What a treat. What a dream.

[@dailylovejuice]

The end was very funny to me! I’m currently visiting my sister in the Philippines and over the weekend we went to a national park called 100 Islands - but we kept making jokes and references about it being 1000 islands, haha. But also, the flight here was 15 hours. Longest flight I’ve ever been on! And despite my body getting somewhat sore, it was more doable than I expected. And definitely worth it! Just some encouragement because I hope Cristine takes the opportunity to fly to the UK! And once you’re there, visiting the rest of Europe is so much easier ☺️

[@user-re6rh2wt2g]

i am shook at yall saying the food in DR was not very good. this has to be a resort thing because actual dominican food is SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD

[@petalchild]

Same! That comment confused me so much because all the Dominican food I've had has been delicious.

[@eeveefae]

The food at resorts is not Dominican food. Its made for international tourist who can’t handle too many spices and seasonings.

[@mckenziee395]

Y’all should go to Istanbul after releasing a holo taco cat collection and take photos with all the cats!

[@athenacaputo]

Oh, this is a good idea!