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TRAVEL CONNECTION

Places of the heart

Romantic destinations around the world

by PETER GREENBERG

Romance is where you make it, I have heard it said, but it never hurts to have a little help with the right ambience. Here are a few of my favourites.

Fiji

Just the phrase “South Pacific” evokes romance. And Fiji, with 333 islands, offers an abundance. In Fiji, it’s not about day-to-day deadlines, but about celebrating time together. Time to discover secluded palm-fringed beaches, intimate thatch-roofed resorts and glittering, clear Pacific waters. Time to share a kiss under one of the many waterfalls. Time to treat yourselves to a Sunday church service, where you’ll be gently serenaded with some of the most beautiful a cappella harmonies you’ll ever hear.

Saint Lucia

The teardrop-shaped island of Saint Lucia is a picture-perfect blending of coconut-laden palms, secluded sandy coves, waterfalls, romantic sunset cruises and the pastel gingerbreadstyle buildings in the island’s capital, Castries. Have a toes-in-the-soft-sand wedding or an intimate mountainside ceremony. For a truly sensuous experience, head for the Caribbean’s only drive-in volcano for a do-it-yourself mud bath at Sulphur Springs Park, then rinse off together under a waterfall.

End your perfect day with a tiki torch–lit romantic dinner on a private deck overlooking the water at Rock Maison, where Champagne is delivered on a zip line from the hotel above.

Paris

Paris is where you fall in love, profess your love and, years later, reclaim and reaffirm your love. You linger in intimate cafés, walk through little alleyways, stroll along the Seine at night, as Paris’ landmarks seem magically lit. Have a drink at the Hemingway Bar at the Ritz, hop on a small bateau mouche for a sunset cruise on the Seine. Visit Le mur des je t’aime (The I Love You Wall) in the small Jehan-Rictus Garden in Montmartre, where tiles spell out the phrase of endearment in more than 300 languages.
a couple looking at the Eiffel Tower
Romantic reflection in Paris
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