27 Jun 2012
Posted by Stephen Wright 
Seasoned travellers love nothing more than compiling, amending and flaunting their bucket lists. For those who like to travel with their other half we’ve compiled a list of the most romantic things to do around the globe.
We’ve tried to include a wide variety of activities from around the world but Europe seems to have accumulated more than it’s fair share. Ones which didn’t make the list include a boat cruise, horse drawn carriage ride and an island retreat. These were cut mainly because we couldn’t come up with a definitive geographical location for them.
Leave us a comment letting us know how many you’ve ticked off.
1. Embrace Under the Eiffel Tower
If Paris is the most romantic city on earth, then a kiss under the ‘Tour Eiffel’ must surely be the most romantic place to exchange saliva. For those willing to drop some Euros, there is a restaurant in the tower which sees nightly proposals.
FACT: During the German occupation of Paris in WWII, the tower’s lift cables were cut so that Adolf Hitler would have to climb the steps to the top.
2. Ride a Gondola in Venice
There is no more romantic vessel than a long, hard, wooden, stick-propelled Gondola. A ride through the canals of this ancient Italian city provide ample opportunity for snuggling and kissing, but too much exertion might result in a dip in the murky waterways.
FACT: Boats similar to Venetian gondolas can be found in the English cities of Oxford and Cambridge where punting is a popular tourist activity.
3. Midnight NYE Kiss in Sydney
A New Years Eve kiss is essential for even the most conservative of couples. The Sydney harbour is the perfect place to bring in the new year. Not only is it summer in December, but it’s also the first major landmass to see the New Years. You can be celebrating 2013 before LA has even woken up.
FACT: The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932.
4. Join the Mile High Club
Only the most daring attempt to join the mile high club. Although the reality of intercourse in a public lavatory at 35,000 feet isn’t quite as sexy as the name sounds – we respect those who dare attempt it.
FACT: Most planes actually fly 6.6 miles above the ground.
5. Buy Matching T-Shirts in Asia
Anyone who’s travelled to the major cities of Japan, Korea or China will have spotted couples wearing matching his and her’s t-shirts. Wearing one of these at home, be it ironic or not, is a guaranteed talking point.
FACT: Packs of matching family t-shirts are also available.
6. Leave a Love Lock in a Foreign Land
Also known as love padlocks, these symbols of an everlasting bond are fixed to fences, gates, bridges and other notable public structures around the world. To name a few: the Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin, the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence and the Pont des Arts, Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor and Pont de l’Archevêché bridges in Paris.
Fact: In 2007 the mayor of Rome introduced fines for anyone leaving a padlock on a lamp post on the Ponte Milvio.
7. Go Through Food Poisoning Together
Travelling is an assault on the senses. You experience higher-highs and lower-lows than you might at home. Arguably the lowest low is getting really really sick in a foreign country. Leaking from both ends is not only physically draining but also mentally exhausting. Getting through this as a couple is a sure sign of strong relationship.
FACT: Foods particularly prone to getting you sick include: raw meat, ‘ready to eat’ foods such as soft cheese and pre-packed sandwiches and dairy products.
8. Eskimo Kiss in Alaska
To most of the western world, eskimo kissing is the act of rubbing two noses together. And what more fitting place to do this than Alaska?
Fact: Similar traits are shown in greetings of other people in Hawaii, New Zealand and Mongolian nomads of the Gobi desert.
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15 Comments
Eskimo kissing is also used as a greeting in Socotra, Yemen!
One night in Kathmandu over a few vodkas, I marvelled – “Steve has never had to clean up my spew!”
Steve spent the wee hours of the very next morning cleaning up my potent vodka spew.
the sweet romantic side of TSL. i like it!!
nice post with some good ideas *except* the matching t-shirt one. that’s just plain silly. i’d laugh at anyone who is so whipped that they were wearing matching t-shirts. are you a toddler & afraid you might loose on another in a crowd? no, i didn’t think so.
xxx – lola
Haha agreed it’s pretty tacky but I thought it was something random and fun. What would you add to the list?
i’d add an island tryst of some sort. roughin’ it in a posh, romantic kind of way. you know, like having to motor boat yourself to a private island to be met by a butler who has champagne on ice & a table for dinner in the tide. later, a bonfire on the beach & then sleeping under the stars (and other stuff)
xx
I could add soooo many suggestions for this list, but my lady would KILL me… LOL
Actually, matching t-shirts in Asia is just the tip of the “ice berg”. Take a stroll past some of the lingerie shops in Korea and marvel at the matching undies.
now you are talking!! matching undies is far more sexy & cute than matching t’s
Next week we’re running ‘The Single Traveller’s Sexy Bucket List’ – any ideas for that?
i’ll get the wheels turning on that one!
I suffered from food poisoning while visiting Koh Chang with my boyfriend last year. It was really our first trip together and I remember thinking during those ten days of death in a tiny shack in Thailand, if he still wants to be with me after this, it must be love…
When in Beijing at the beginning of this year, my then boyfriend and I got terrible food poisoning literally at our first meal in the city. We spent the next 8 days in our small, freezing cold hostel room alternately sprinting to the toilet, spewing out of both ends. We are definitely stronger for it though. We got engaged last month!
You forgot the classic:
Sex on a secluded paradise beach.
And:
A bang on top of Mt Everest qualifies for Mile High as well. Just dont forget your oxygen mask.
I prefer the Singles Bucket List done as a couple than this list.
single or couple – i prefer a tub, instead of a bucket. now u know what i mean.