A gift for loved ones & the planet: Tourism Fiji and the Coral Gardeners introduce the Coral Bouquet It is the season of love, and how better to express your feelings to your loved one than by giving a bouquet of red roses, a box of assorted chocolates, a romantic dinner date, or a long drive. At Tourism Fiji it’s time to twist this age-old tradition and talk sustainable. This year, Fiji, the South Pacific archipelago and top honeymoon destination is offering lovebirds a sustainable alternative in the form of a Coral Bouquet planting for Valentine’s Day. Home to the third-largest barrier reef in the world (The Great Sea Reef, known as Cakaulevu), Fiji is surrounded by beautiful but also fragile corals at threat from warming oceans. 100% of the proceeds from this alternative ...
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Valentine’s Day is not just about hearts and cake. It’s also no more just about a day. It is a celebration which starts much before and even continues after. There are more ways to celebrate the season of love. Whether a grand gesture or tiny thoughtful moments, whichever you plan to celebrate, here is a curated list of experiences picked from each side of the hemisphere for an indulgent Valentine’s Day week in 2023. A dreamy photo shoot in Seychelles It’s not for nothing that Seychelles is touted as the site of the original Garden of Eden, thanks to it being home to the sensuously-shaped coco-de-mer. Ride on a ferry to La Digue, the third largest island in the Seychelles archipelago, and nearly car-free. Rent bikes on arrival at the jetty and set on a journey to Anse Sour...
Read MoreIt was Valentine’s Day 1917 in the Minnesota farming village of Lewiston, and Fred Roth — a fourth grader — seems to have come up with just the way to express his love for his sweetheart, Louise Wirt. He gave her a card. This image shows a Valentine’s Day card from 1917, given to Louise Wirt by Fred Roth when he was in the fourth grade. The couple married years later and the card remained near Louise's bedside until her death at 91. (Nancy Roth via AP) The folding, pop-up Valentine’s Day card, on stock so heavy it remains in good shape 106 years later, reads: “Forget me not!/I ask of thee/Reserve one spot/In your heart for me.” And so she did. Years later they married, and Louise displayed the cherished card, tucked into the fretwork of a bedroom dresser, for decades to come. She...
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