6 Romantic Places to Spend Christmas with Your Significant Other
An English Christmas in London
Explore the homeland of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and other charming old standbys as well as newer sights in London for a romantic English Christmas. Fill your stay with Christmassy afternoon teas and carriage rides through Richmond Park.
Take a stroll among the Christmas lights in central London and Richmond Park, attend festive book readings and explore a number of Christmas festivals spread around the city. London certainly offers plenty of romance and charm during the holiday season, making this one of the best Christmas getaways for couples.
Summertime Christmas in Capetown
This is a romantic Christmas getaway you will need to pack the bathing suits and sunscreen for. Christmas falls right in the middle of summer in the southern hemisphere and the beaches are the perfect reprieve from the ice and snow back home.
Capetown’s beaches are great for relaxing and soaking up the rays. When you are ready for a break from the beach, try a romantic meal at Buitenverwachting or Catharinas. Or pack a picnic basket and some bubbly and head up Chapman’s Peak Drive to watch the sunset over Hout Bay.
A trip to the Waitomo Caves is certainly illuminating, particularly if you want to learn more about the glowworms who call the caverns below home.
An Urban Asian Christmas
Christmas falls at the coolest time of year in Bangkok, which means it is a great time to visit this popular Asian city. The temperatures still sit in the 70s and 80s most days, but without the sweltering sunshine that comes in the hot season or the monsoon rains of the rainy season.
There’s plenty of Christmas cheer in the Big Mango, with many of the malls decked to the nines in Christmas decor and plenty of hotels offering fabulous Christmas brunches and Christmas Eve dinners. Check out the Christmas display at Central World and the brunch at Anantara Riverside.
For more inspiration and things to do in Bangkok, check out this round-up of popular attractions along the riverfront.
