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When it comes to a little Valentine's romance, there's a special place for
everyone. Consider these top destinations across the globe for lovebirds
struck by one of Cupid's arrows: • As promised, there's something for
everyone in this story, even for you single women out there. Ladies,
consider booking a trip to Scotland for Valentine's Day, where there are, at
last count, more than 450,000 single men between the ages of 20 and 40. Just
think, almost a half-million Ewan McGregors, Sean Connerys and Rod Stewarts
in those cute little kilts. Once you arrive and can tear away from the
Highlander hunks for a while, you might also want to check out the dramatic,
ethereal beauty of Scotland's lochs, castles and purple heather-covered
mountains. Continental Airlines (www.continental.com) flies directly into
Edinburgh and Glasgow from the United States.
• Exploring the countryside of
Italy's Tuscany region is like opening a treasure chest of cultural
jewels. From the great Renaissance artwork and museums of
Florence, to the sumptuously undulating, vineyard-covered hills, to the
grand Italian architecture, to fields of poppies and sunflowers, to rustic
farmhouses, to the finest of wines, to the best of gastronomic delights, to
medieval towns, Tuscany has all the ingredients for a romantic Valentine's
getaway.
• If you're looking for the ultimate getaway for romance, take
a train ride from
Zurich through the Swiss Alps to the stunning village of
St.
Moritz, and then let the gracious staff of Badrutt's Palace Hotel pick
you up in its vintage Rolls Royce and whisk you to this historic five-star
hotel that is a favorite retreat for celebrities, royalty and everyone in
between. After sipping wine in the hotel's Renaissance Bar, the place to see
and be seen in St. Moritz, take a horse-drawn carriage ride, complete with
jingle-jangling of sleigh bells and cuddling under warm blankets, or ski in
tandem down slopes of snow as fine and powdery as confectioners' sugar.
• To really impress your sweetie for Valentine's, take him or her
Down Under to
Australia and the
Chateau Yering, a Victorian estate set on 250 acres in the Yarra Valley
north of
Melbourne. Located in the heart of Australia's wine country, this
luxurious Relais & Chateaux property, dating to 1854, awaits with dazzling
sunsets, vineyards ready for early morning strolls, relaxing massages, four
poster beds, wood-burning fireplaces, claw-foot tubs, lavish gardens and
blue skies just right for hot air ballooning.
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