Romantic Honeymoon Ideas and Destinations

by Paris Permenter & John Bigley While the traditional vows endure, the ways to celebrate a marriage have changed right along with the travel industry. Today’s honeymooner may be looking for value, adventure, or variety

It must be the fantasy of many couples to have their own pool villa, a private pool to swim, suntan and laze beside.

Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, is known as a popular travel destination, for skiing in winter, for the beautiful scenery and flowers in summer.

Most renowned for it’s film festival – a celebration of that archetypical brand of intellectual snobbery the French excuse as avant garde – Cannes shelters in a narrow coastal plain that meets the Meditteranean at the upscale La Napoule-plage.

The Mandarin Oriental of Chiang Mai, otherwise known as the Dhara Dhevi, is situated on a sprawling estate, with their own paddy fields and farms, with luxurious villas where you can have all the privacy and romance you crave, even skinny dipping in your own private villa pool.

Set in the rustic, romantic village of Omerovigli, 350 m above sea level, the Iliovasilema Hotel Apartments probably offer the best value for money, and the most romantic resort destination in Santorini, which is saying something.

Perched on the highest point of Santorini island, and boasting a fantastic, spectacular view, the Orizontes hotel is probably as good a destination as any for a honeymoon.

New Zealand Photo-Tour Enjoy our small photo-tour of selected scenic locations around the South Island of New Zealand, from Christchurch to Queenstown, to Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. French Polynesia in the South Pacific The French Polynesian islands and atolls in the South Pacific have long been a romantic spot for honeymooners looking for quiet [...]