| A new year always means a chance for a new start. | | | | Go whitewater rafting. Rent a houseboat. Take a hot |
| You and yours can begin this new year by making | | | | air balloon ride. Spend the night in a local bed and |
| some travel resolutions together, regardless of your | | | | breakfast. Learn to scuba dive. Dance the whole |
| time and budget restraints. Put aside those old travel | | | | night away under the stars. The choice is yours. |
| habits and make some new ones! Let this be the | | | | (4) We're going to take one mini-vacation every |
| year that your travel plans focus on fun, fantasy, | | | | month. Whether it's for the night or just for the night |
| and festivities! | | | | out, plan one tiny slice of a vacation every single |
| (1) We're going to plan a real vacation. No, it doesn't | | | | month. The only rule: you must pretend you're on |
| have to be an around the world cruise or first class | | | | vacation. Book a night at a local bed and breakfast. |
| getaway (but if you can afford it, what are you | | | | Call your local hotel and find out their non-peak nights |
| waiting for?) It does have to be an | | | | (in business-oriented cities, it's usually Friday and |
| honest-to-goodness vacation, though. No cell phones, | | | | Saturday) then plan a short romantic getaway. |
| no laptops. Mark the dates on the calendar and keep | | | | (5) We're going to go to at least one festival. Special |
| it just like you'd keep any business appointment. The | | | | events take place at just about every community |
| business of romantic travel, though, is a fun one and | | | | around the world. Whatever your interests -- from |
| an activity that the two of you can plan for months. | | | | square dancing to sandcastle building -- you'll find a |
| (2) We're going to involve each other in the trip | | | | festival celebrating with a day or two of fun and |
| planning. All too often, one partner gets the job for | | | | food. If you don't have the time or budget to go far, |
| planning a trip...and that task quickly becomes a bore. | | | | contact area chamber of commerce or tourism |
| Plan your trips together! Anticipation is half the fun. | | | | offices within a day's drive of your home for their |
| Visit a travel agent. Collect brochures. Buy a | | | | calendar of events. If you can, extend your trip into |
| guidebook. Rent a video about your destination. | | | | a long weekend. If you've got the time and |
| Search the internet for information. | | | | resources, check out some of the major fun |
| (3) We're going to do something we've never done. | | | | festivals: Carnival, Mardi Gras, Rio's Carnivale. Don't |
| Here you can be as mild -- or as wild -- as you dare. | | | | forget your costume! |