Feb 3rd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Need ideas? Yeah, Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and like me, you probably haven't put a shred of thought into it. Take a moment to feel sorry for my wife. Okay, with that done, take a look below at 16 Valentine's Day ideas all involving travel to the Sonoma Valley. Wine, vineyards, resorts ... there's no need to keep thinking! Now, you have choices. Resorts, restaurants and hotels ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Sonoma Valley ideas for Valentine's Day
Feb 3rd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Need ideas? Yeah, Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and like me, you probably haven't put a shred of thought into it. Take a moment to feel sorry for my wife. Okay, with that done, take a look below at 16 Valentine's Day ideas all involving travel to the Sonoma Valley. Wine, vineyards, resorts ... there's no need to keep thinking! Now, you have choices. Resorts, restaurants and hotels ...Love stinks (this year), V-Day spending down
Feb 3rd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Don't expect an expensive gesture this year. Valentine's Day spending is expected to drop 4.8 percent this year, after suffering to the tune of 6.8 percent a year ago. The good news is that we're becoming less romantic at a slower rate this year. Nonetheless, don't plan on a surprise weekend getaway this year. According research firm IBISWorld, the passionate are only going to commit $28.6 ...Indulge in Romance at Badrutt's Palace
Feb 1st, 2009 at 9:00AM: Skip out on the usual box of candy and fistful of roses plopped on the kitchen table and do something interesting for a change. This year, kick around a seven-night ski trip to Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz for Valentine's Day. Doesn't Switzerland sound better than another dinner at your local favorite restaurant? A four-course dinner, by candlelight, at Le Restaurant, completes the experience. ...M&M's Valentine's Day Contest
Jan 28th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Most would argue that red is the color of love and therefore the color for Valentine's Day, but the M&M's chocolate company begs to differ. While to most green is the color of envy, it is Ms. Green who will have you seeing some green ($1500 to be exact) -- as well as experiencing two nights in quintessentially romantic Paris. The only thing you have to do is visit the contest website and ...Rub the One You're With deal from Kimpton
Jan 15th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Valentine's Day is around the corner. If you have a Valentine in mind and you don't plan ahead, not only will you miss the great deals, but you're also kind of a jerk. Kimpton is offering a seriously good getaway package at 29 of their hotels in the United States and Canada. The Rub the One You're With package includes:
Deluxe overnight accommodations (parking included)
Welcome bottle of ...Last Minute Valentine's Idea: Go To Japan, Bathe In Chocolate
Feb 13th, 2007 at 4:21PM: If you're in love with a chocoholic, this may be your ticket never-ending bliss. Just in time for Valetine's Day, one Japanese spa has created a new service: chocolate baths.
Revelers hop into water mixed with cacao and fragrant bath powders, to which staff add creamy chocolate -- pouring it onto the bathers, who then...well...use it accordingly.
With recent research indicating that chocolate ...The World's Sexiest Penthouses
Feb 12th, 2007 at 1:59PM: Private, elegant, and with a hint of superiority, penthouses are, by their very definition, sexy. Way up high, looking down on all the little people scurrying about like so many ants, penthouse users seem eternally to be sipping cold drinks (brought to them by their in-house butler) and snuggling by the fire (sparked by the aforementioned butler). Though I like my adventure a bit more ...Word for the Travel Wise (02/07/07)
Feb 7th, 2007 at 8:00PM: Before puckering up to give your mister or misses a big smooch-a-roo next week, try practicing some of these foreign langs to woo them with over your candlelit dinner. I'm sure his or her corazon (heart) will melt like mantequilla (butter), so long as you stick to one foreign tongue and not two. Oh, and pick up the entire bill, don't go Dutch. Got it? Good. Today I'm supplying you with a list of ...Heart-Shaped Destinations
Feb 7th, 2007 at 6:53PM: Okay, so we wouldn't've known about these heart-shaped places if it hadn't been for the eagle-eyes over at Google Sightseeing. Nevertheless, here are some heart-shaped objects that can be seen from way up high:
There's a heart-shaped forest near the Kansas City airport.
Somebody cleverer than me used weed killer and "drew" a heart (and a smiley face) into a hillside near Simi Valley.
...The Most Romantic Places on Earth
Feb 7th, 2007 at 5:56PM: Of course, Valentine's Day is largely about romance. In my opinion, the most romantic place I've ever been was on top of Table Mountain. After riding the aerial cableway car to the top, my wife and I found a secluded spot, whipped out a bottle of South African wine, and watched the sun set. It was beautiful. However, many people might not think of a mountaintop as particularly romantic. To that ...Paris: Romance Perfection or Romance Disaster? You Decide.
Feb 7th, 2007 at 5:01PM: Now, that this day has been filled with love, here's the other side of the coin. Paris is touted as the city for romance. Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes there. Gene Kelly danced through puddles to "Singing in the Rain" in An American in Paris. Frank Sinatra crooned "I Love Paris," (click for lyrics) Cole Porter's song. We've all seen pictures of the Eiffel Tower backlit with kissing couples ...Celebrity Honeymoons
Feb 7th, 2007 at 3:58PM: Tom and Nicole went to Venice and stayed at the Hotel Cipriani, where Casanova reportedly woo'ed many women. Richard Burton and Liz Taylor visited Botswana's Chobe Game Reserve, where the views of the stars rival the views of the wildlife. Bill and Melinda Gates celebrated at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai in Hawaii, where they reserved all the rooms and all the airplane seats into the island to ...Photo of the Day (2/7/07)
Feb 7th, 2007 at 3:36PM: Since we've committed the day to helping you get your act together for the big V-day next week, I went in search for a friendly photo reminder of what you could get your sweet. The idea is simple: flowers. This photo was captured by londonsir well after purchasing hours in London. London Flowers is the name of the shop window in question and as one might guess love is the flowers. It's all about ...Valentine's Idea: Visit Valentine
Feb 7th, 2007 at 3:01PM: Believe it or not, there are actually a number of cities named Valentine. For example:
Valentine, Nebraska ("America's Heart City") is home to the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge. According to the website, the Heart City plans to host a Valentine's Day event, although -- like shy suitors -- they haven't expressed their feelings about it yet. In 2005, the town hosted a chili cook-off. ...Last Minute Valentine Destinations
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Feb 7th, 2007 at 2:45PM: I'm going to cut right to the chase here. Valentines Day is right around the corner and you want to whisk your date away but don't know where to go.
Suggestions are popping up all over the internet. Turn, for example, to msnbc.com, which highlights romance deals to Paris, Philadelphia, Alberta (Canada), and Jekyll Island, just off the coast of Georgia.
Or, check out a similar story carried by ...Valentine's Idea: Chocolate Tours
Feb 7th, 2007 at 1:55PM: What better way to celebrate this sweet occasion than by stuffing your face with the sweetest sweet on earth -- chocolate!
Every Saturday, Boston's Chocolate Tour takes guests on a trolley ride through Boston's finest culinary landmarks. Of course, guests enjoy a sumptuous array of decadent chocolate desserts from the city's best chefs, and are treated to the history, myths, trivia, and ...Valentine's Day: Fanning or Finding Love at an Art Museum
Feb 7th, 2007 at 1:11PM: Art museums make me feel amorous. It's true. A walk through rooms filled with paintings, particularly if they're from the Impressionism art movement, soften me right up. The sounds of shoes on marble or wood floors, the polite guards making sure people don't get too close to the artwork, the creativity and genius of human beings in an outpouring of color and images. Yum!
Evidently, I'm not alone ...Luxury Valentines Day Aboard the Orient Express
Feb 7th, 2007 at 11:48AM: Train travel, when done properly, can be a very romantic venture; and there is no better way to travel by train than the Orient Express.
Thankfully, the folks over at the Orient Express are well aware of the magic that their luxury train service inspires and have put together a variety of Valentines packages for the sophisticated romantic.
Their Valentines Day lunch, for example, is a $440 ...Soak Your Way to Romance with a Hot Tub Spa Experience
Feb 7th, 2007 at 11:30AM: There's something about a hot tub spa experience that makes a person feel warm. Add another person in the equation and you have the perfect Valentine outing. You can steam up some romance while basking in the steam-or if you haven't had much time to talk lately. This is a terrific way to float stress away while muscles relax and you bask in uninterrupted time.
Here are three places I've been ...
