Jan 19th, 2010 at 1:00PM: After the toll that 2009 took on your spirit and your body, it's time for you to commit to a relaxed and steady 2010. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in on board with this and is kicking in some amazing deals through its Willow Stream spa brand, which is available around the world. So, if you're planning to hit Monte Carlo, Miami or the Mayan Riviera, you'll have a top-shelf treatment ready and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Five steps to a better Valentine's Day from Fairmont
Jan 19th, 2010 at 1:00PM: After the toll that 2009 took on your spirit and your body, it's time for you to commit to a relaxed and steady 2010. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in on board with this and is kicking in some amazing deals through its Willow Stream spa brand, which is available around the world. So, if you're planning to hit Monte Carlo, Miami or the Mayan Riviera, you'll have a top-shelf treatment ready and ...Spend Valentine's Day at the chic Hotel Jules
Jan 17th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Skip the typical Paris hotels this Valentine's Day, and enjoy the "casual chic" environment at the Hotel Jules. Valid only between February 12 and 15, the recently renovated hotel is offering a comfortable price of EUR223 a night for one of the 100 rooms on its six floors. The package includes breakfast daily for two people (this isn't the weekend to go to Paris alone, right?!), red roses and two ...Celebrate romance in the UK with Red Carnation
Jan 16th, 2010 at 10:00AM: The Red Carnation hotel group is rolling out the red carpet for Valentine's Day. At all its UK properties, romance will be shaped by luxury, leaving you to focus on the person with you. You'll be greeted with a bottle of pink champagne, and every evening will be punctuated with a unique romantic turndown service. Enjoy chocolate covered strawberries at any time in your room, and dine on culinary ...Take a stroll down Lover's Lane at the Strand
Jan 15th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Warning: if you surprise your lover with a trip to the Strand this Valentine's Day, you'll have a hell of a time coming up with a gift next year.
Manhattan's newest midtown hotel, the Strand is offering a fantastic deal for the romantically inclined. Stay any weekend in February, and you can take advantage of the "Lover's Lane at the Strand" package. For $498, you'll get two nights in a deluxe ...Do Paris right for Valentine's Day at the Concorde Hotel
Jan 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you're looking to make a splash this Valentine's Day, there's simply no alternative to Paris. So, from February 5 through the end of the month, Concorde Hotels & Resorts is looking to make your Valentine's Day as romantic as possible. Head out to Paris, and you'll be able to pick up a room for as little as $276 a night -- nothing short of a bargain at a Concorde Hotel, and you'll pick up a ...Spend Valentine's Day in Nevis, save 25 percent
Jan 13th, 2010 at 8:00AM: If you want to do something truly spectacular for Valentine's Day, you need to get started immediately. The best spots will disappear quickly. Among the hot deals that are out there is a getaway to the Montpelier Plantation Resort in Nevis. For a mere $574 a night at this upscale destination, you can enjoy the warmth and seclusion of a small Caribbean island accessible only by boat ... but a mere ...Four Twitter deals for Valentine's Day getaways
Jan 12th, 2010 at 4:30PM: You may not be able to say how you feel in 140 characters or less, but you sure can get leads on the best Valentine's Day experience that way. So, instead of tweeting a feeling, use the white-hot social media platform to grab the top travel specials for the most romantic day of the year. Several resorts are running Twitter-only Valentine's Day specials this year, so follow the right people, and ...Valentine's Day in St. Maarten - you're worth it
Jan 6th, 2010 at 4:30PM: Valentine's Day is coming, folks. Don't screw it up.
Even if you've spoiled your honey all year round, Valentine's Day is a time to surprise your loved one with some wonderful gift that will make them feel all loved up. If the thought of forced gift-giving aggravates you, consider getting him or her something that is a gift for you, too. It may be a selfish tack, but everyone wins. A vacation ...Internet search results show soldiers are thinking of home
Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Life in Iraq isn't necessarily what you think. While there are tough conditions for those outside the gates, life on the large camps that shares some startling similarities with major U.S. military installations at home. On Camp Anaconda, for example, you can visit a library, shove some fast food fare into your mouth and burn your quads at the gym. Of course, the occasional mortar does get through ...Hearts from around the world: Ten heart images for Valentine's Day
Feb 14th, 2009 at 5:30PM: With February being the month for celebrating Valentine's Day and American Heart Month, here are 10 images of hearts from around the world. I chose these photos because they caught a photographer's eye and I could find information about where each heart might be located.
These images also occured without human coaxing--meaning, they weren't manipulated to look this way.
Also, heart-shaped leaves ...Heart-shaped Croatian island attracts curious, lovebirds
Feb 14th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Croatia's geography lends itself to love. The country is blessed with a scenic coastline along the Adriatic Sea - a stretch of land that is dotted with picturesque rocky islands and scenic beach towns like Dubrovnik and Hvar. Not surprisingly, Croatia has long attracted tourists and couples - during the summer months, it's the perfect spot for laying on the beach, island-hopping and plenty of ...Get out of the doghouse fast
Feb 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: You missed Valentine's Day. Or, your gift (or other effort) just plain sucked. So, you're in trouble, and you need a quick solution. Of course, you can't spend a lot of cash on this endeavor. You need a cheap, good idea that will make your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend or anyone else forget that you failed at romance. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts thought of this already. Check out the company's ...A Valentine's Day scavenger hunt in Brooklyn
Feb 14th, 2009 at 8:00AM: My apologies for the poor quality of this photo. You can click on it to get a better view of it through Flickr.com.
This image is actually a design composed by Steph Goralnick of street heart art made by Chris Uphues. Goralnick boasts a large collection of professional designs and photographs on her website, but for this particular holiday she decided to disperse her collection of Valentine's ...Take a romantic vacation--alone
Feb 13th, 2009 at 3:30PM: If you don't have a person to cuddle up to for Valentine's Day--that sweet, special someone to whisper endearments in your ear--the type of person you wrote about in your middle school diary who you envisioned going with to a romantic destination once you grew old enough--to heck with it. Go alone.
I'm a firm believer that, although going somewhere with someone else can be superb--awfully ...Is a romantic getaway in your future?
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Feb 13th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
Nothing beats dashing off for a weekend of pure bliss. Your husband, wife, girlfriend, whatever plans a great trip to a romantic spot, and you're the main event. Well, you've probably noticed in my Valentine's Day posts that there's a lot of belt-tightening going on. And, the news just keeps getting worse.
A pool by SpeedDate.com shows that first dates are costing the bare minimum. Most ...Gadling's Valentine's day giveaway - day 2 - his and hers Cruising Caddies
Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Welcome back to day 2 of the Gadling Valentine's day giveaway. Today, you can enter for your chance to win a his and hers Cruising Caddy. The Cruising Caddy is a water bottle/mobile phone/camera tote designed to carry your stuff. The caddy is large enough to hold a 1.5 liter bottle, as well as most other stuff you drag along with you on a daytrip or shore excursion. For a chance to win, all you ...Love in the air - Germans most likely to flirt, Swedes most likely to have sex
Feb 12th, 2009 at 10:30AM: It's the most romantic time of the year - which means companies are releasing all kinds of love related news and surveys. The latest comes from British Airways, who did a quick interview of European travelers, and how often they flirt with their fellow passengers. According to the survey, Germans are the most likely to try and hit on you in the sky, followed by the Swiss. The "passionate" ...Galley Gossip: My Bollywood Valentine's Day
Feb 12th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
There we were, the husband and I, standing up in a dark movie theater with a huge smile across our faces. We had gone to see the movie Slumdog Millionaire and were just about to leave, but when the credits began rolling the Bollywood dancers started to move their bodies in sync. "Wait, I want to see this!" my husband exclaimed as I began to walk up the aisle.
"Really?" I asked, even though I ...Photo of the Day (2-11-09)
Feb 11th, 2009 at 4:30PM:
With Valentine's Day coming up, I searched for a photo that had something to do with love. When I typed in the word love to Gadling's photo pool, this lovely homage to the color blue appeared. Hmmm. Let's go with it. Love can be blue as in the song that goes, "Blue, blue my world is blue, blue is my world when I'm without you. . ."
In StrudelMonkey's case, this glorious blue world of stone was ...Undiscovered New York: Romance in the Big Apple
Feb 11th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Given that this Saturday is Valentine's Day, it's only fitting that we dedicate this week's Undiscovered New York to a closer look at some of the city's most amorous locations. At first sight New York (especially in February) can seem a vast, cold and lonely place. But this initial impression held by many visitors is an oversimplification. Delve beneath the "hard" exterior of pushy, fast moving ...
