5 ROMANTIC TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS

5 ROMANTIC TRAVEL RESOLUTIONS
BY: PARIS PERMENTER & JOHN BIGLEY



a new year always means a chance for a new
START. YOU AND YOURS CAN BEGIN THIS NEW YEAR BY
making some travel resolutions together,
regardless of your time and budget restraints.
PUT ASIDE THOSE OLD TRAVEL HABITS AND MAKE SOME
new ones! let this be the year that your travel
plans focus on fun, fantasy, and festivities!




(1) we're going to plan a real vacation. no, it
doesn't have to be an around the world cruise or
FIRST CLASS GETAWAY (BUT IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT,
what are you waiting for?) it does have to be an
honest-to-goodness vacation, though. no cell
PHONES, NO LAPTOPS. MARK THE DATES ON THE
calendar and keep it just like you'd keep any
business appointment. the business of romantic
TRAVEL, THOUGH, IS A FUN ONE AND AN ACTIVITY
that the two of you can plan for months.

(2) WE'RE GOING TO INVOLVE EACH OTHER IN THE
trip planning. all too often, one partner gets
the job for planning a trip...and that task
QUICKLY BECOMES A BORE. PLAN YOUR TRIPS
together! anticipation is half the fun. visit a
travel agent. collect brochures. buy a
GUIDEBOOK. RENT A VIDEO ABOUT YOUR DESTINATION.
search the internet for information.

(3) WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER
done. here you can be as mild -- or as wild --
as you dare. go whitewater rafting. rent a
HOUSEBOAT. TAKE A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE. SPEND
the night in a local bed and breakfast. learn to
scuba dive. dance the whole night away under the
STARS. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

(4) we're going to take one mini-vacation every
MONTH. WHETHER IT'S FOR THE NIGHT OR JUST FOR
the night out, plan one tiny slice of a vacation
every single month. the only rule: you must
PRETEND YOU'RE ON VACATION. BOOK A NIGHT AT A
local bed and breakfast. call your local hotel
and find out their non-peak nights (in
BUSINESS-ORIENTED CITIES, IT'S USUALLY FRIDAY
and saturday) then plan a short romantic
getaway.

(5) we're going to go to at least one festival.
special events take place at just about every
COMMUNITY AROUND THE WORLD. WHATEVER YOUR
interests -- from square dancing to sandcastle
building -- you'll find a festival celebrating
WITH A DAY OR TWO OF FUN AND FOOD. IF YOU DON'T
have the time or budget to go far, contact area
chamber of commerce or tourism offices within a
DAY'S DRIVE OF YOUR HOME FOR THEIR CALENDAR OF
events. if you can, extend your trip into a long
weekend. if you've got the time and resources,
CHECK OUT SOME OF THE MAJOR FUN FESTIVALS:
carnival, mardi gras, rio's carnivale. don't
forget your costume!

HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM PARIS PERMENTER AND JOHN
bigley edit the award-winning lovetripper.com
[2] (www.lovetripper.com), a romantic travel
MAGAZINE AND RESOURCE FEATURING HONEYMOONS,
destination weddings, and romantic getaways
worldwide.

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