Planning a vacation as a Valentine's Day gift is an excellent gift idea for couples who have been dating for awhile and are looking for a really fun and unique gift. Whether you plan a weeklong vacation in an exotic location or a weekend getaway near your home, you and your date can have a great time as long as you do a little advanced planning to make sure the whole trip runs smoothly. This article will provide information for those who want to plan a Valentine's Day vacation but are just not sure exactly how to go about planning this type of trip.
The first thing to consider is the relationship and whether or not your partner will view a vacation as an appropriate Valentine's Day gift. This is important for a number of reasons. First of all even a short weekend getaway is likely to be significantly more expensive than the typical Valentine's Day gifts such as flowers and candy. If you and your partner have not been dating for long, your partner may feel as though this type of gift is a little too much.
Another thing you should carefully consider is whether or not your partner will be comfortable traveling with you. If you have taken trips together before it should be no problem but if you have not and you have not discussed the possibility of vacationing together you and your partner may not be on the same page with the subject. For example you might assume it will be acceptable for you and your partner to share a room on the vacation but your partner may assume there will be separate accommodations. To be safe you should discuss this issue with your partner before planning the trip. It will ruin some of the element of surprise but it will also help to avoid a potentially awkward and uncomfortable situation.
Work schedules should also be carefully considered when planning a Valentine's Day vacation. You may have a great deal of vacation time to use and may be able to do so at short notice but your partner may not have the same luxury. If your partners schedule is variable or you do not know about the vacation policy at your partner's place of employment it might be best to verify the potential dates with your partner before making any solid plans. You can either choose to include your partner in the vacation planning or you can just discuss the dates with your partner ahead of time and keep the rest of the plans a surprise.
The vacation destination should also be carefully considered when planning a Valentine's Day vacation. Presumably you are planning the vacation as a gift for your partner. Therefore the location you choose should be a location your partner will really enjoy. For example, a vacation on an exotic beach might sound great to you but if your partner does not like the ocean or the beach, it might be a good idea to choose another type of location. Likewise you may think a week in a rustic cabin in the woods is incredibly romantic but if your partner is not used to this type of travel and is not the type to enjoy outdoor experiences it might not be an enjoyable trip for your partner.
Finally, when planning a Valentine's Day vacation you should give some careful consideration to the budget for the trip. The budget should depend on both your financial resources as well as the depth of the relationship. You may be very wealthy and have a great deal of money to spend on your partner but unless it is a rather solid relationship this type of extravagant gift might not be appropriate. Conversely you may have a very small budget and want to do something really nice for your partner on Valentine's Day. In this case you can search for affordable weekend getaways which will be really special without causing you to go well over your budget for Valentine's Day.
Are you tired of the same old Valentine's Day box of chocolates and dozen long-stemmed red roses and dinners out that make you feel like a gold-fish in a gold-fish bowl. This is the year to do something different, something unique that tells the person you love that you care, and that you took the time to think of something different this year.
A bottle of Vouvray is a better present than chocolates, and much more clever than roses. Even better still give a half case. This gift says I love you and intend to be here for you as we grow older together. Chocolates last at most an hour, flowers if you lucky last a week, and jewellery and clothes are something not really shared by the two of you together.
This Valentines Day, give a bottle of sweet Vouvray a Loire Valley white wine with a reputation for extraordinary longevity, finesse and a delightful versatility. Any way you taste it, Vouvray is a great white loaded with flavours and layers. Vouvray wines range from dry and tart to medium sweet, and even a sparkling version. The sweet versions are generally superior to the dry ones.
Vouvrays are produced in a little town in the picturesque Chateau country of France's Loire Valley called Vouvray and its here that the world's best Chenin Blanc wines are made. The Chenin Blanc grapes are also known locally as Pineau de la Loire.
Vouvray makes a terrific food wine to complement chicken, veal, pork and fish. A blast of acidity delivered with each sip makes sparkling Vouvray an excellent bubbly to accompany rich foods such as sauteed seafood, and cream sauces.
Vouvray has developed a deserved reputation for being extraordinary wines of longevity, finesse and delightful and often surprising versatility. It's often made dry with a bit of sweetness, or can even be medium sweet, but that's tempered by its tingly acidity that dances across your palate, kind of like honey and lemon together.
Vouvray are among the most age able white wines, getting mellower and lush over time. The best of these wines can be put away to cellar for 10, 20, even 30 years. Open one this Valentine's Day and lay the rest down opening one together every five years on Valentine's Day. It is much more likely you will enjoy another bottle of Vouvray in 5 years together when the novelty boxer shorts from previous Valentine's Days no longer make it out of the chest-of drawers or sadly do not fit anymore.
If your budget can not stretch to a half a case do not fret. Buy one very special bottle of Vouvray instead. Go out and buy a bottle of sweet Vouvray made in the year of our better half's birth available because sweet Vouvrays age indefinitely.
The best vintages have heralded from 2005, 2002, 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1985, 1976, 1971, 1969, 1959, 1949, 1947, 1945 and 1921. The 2005 vintage is one of the greatest vintages. There were no spring frosts to damage the flowers, and a long dry autumn with sunny days and cool nights followed.
This is not the easy option as it will take some leg work or some research because unfortunately, aged Vouvrays are not well understood by many people still in the mindset that you do not age white wines being totally ignorant of the aging characteristic of Vouvray and many other Loire Valley white wines. Still, with a little luck in fine wine shops or on-line, you will be able to find some older Vouvrays of the right year.
A great aged Vouvray - 20 years old or more - is an experience every wine drinker should have at least once in their lifetime. This Valentine's Day do something different and share a bottle of aged Vouvray and plan to repeat the occasion every 5 years with that special person in your life.
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