Well, it's been about a year since this trip. Neither of us had been across the seas before... it took courage, prodding, and gobs of money. The best advice I can give is to determine, in advance, where the money should come from... and, of course, pay before you go. This will ease all the tensions of travel to pave the way for pure enjoyment.
What I would change for the future...
Be a bit more prepared to spend for sightseeing admission fees. If you've never been to a country you've long been awaiting a tour of... as the two of us in the photo,
...budget for these possibilities.
We've had a year to talk about what we would have wanted to see if we would have had more time there. It's a long way to travel, from here to there, so plan well.
I chose a difficult photo to guess the location we went to...
where do you think this is?