How To Plan A Romantic Holiday

Traveling with your partner can be an incredibly romantic experience, especially when you make an effort to actually create it.

Here are some tips to make your next trip more fun and romantic:

Surprise get away

For those who love to travel, there is no better gift than a surprise get away trip – this was what Nathan did the first time that we traveled together a couple of years back.

I will never forget the day when he brought me an envelope and asked me to open it – inside was a poem, and playing on the words all he said was the time and date where he would take me to ”a place which is Nice”.

Quirky as he is, he stood by his words, literally, and took me to Nice in France a week later.

Draw the lottery

A perfect birthday present to your partner is to let him/her know half the surprise, but not the complete story – that way they can look forward to something for a while and feel excited about something – but keeping the ”surprise” part.

Ask your partner to write down the places he would most like to visit on small pieces of paper, which he then puts in a hat or bag.

Mix the bag around, and then you take one of the notes from the bag and read it – whatever is on the note, is the place where you’ll be going, only your partner is not allowed to know.

So all he knows is that you will be going to one of the places he wrote down, but he doesn’t know which one…

Book a romantic hotel in secret

If you’ve already made travel plans to a certain city, or if you want to plan at least the destination together, you can then arrange the rest of your trip in secret.

I knew a couple who went to Seychelles last month, and the boyfriend pretended to have booked a simple budget hostel, but when they arrived he took her to Banyan Tree Seychelles instead – which was an amazing 5 star hotel.

Perfect for a romantic getaway!

Surprise with an experience

You don’t have to make a trip romantic by buying the entire trip, or staying in luxury hotels like the Four Seasons Seychelles, but often it’s the small things that can make a simple trip more romantic.

Surprising your girlfriend by booking an appointment for her or both of you at a Spa, booking a table at a romantic restaurant in advance or buy tickets for a concert with an artist or band that you know your partner likes.

Often it’s not the destination itself or what you end up doing that is romantic, but knowing that your partner took action and took the time to create something special for you.

What was the most romantic trip you and your partner took?

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