Escapes That Take Your Breath Away: Indulge With Your Sweetheart in a Valentine’s Vacation

From New Zealand to the Americas, there is a destination for your sweetheart on every continent.

The overwater bungalows of the boutique luxury resort of Milaidhoo in the Maldives provide for extraordinary accommodations in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Milaidhoo Maldives/TNS

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service

When it comes to sharing Valentine’s Day with your one true love, don’t think diamonds and hearts and fancy gourmet restaurants. Instead, think getaway, as in it’s the one time of the year to get away from it all and indulge (read: splurge) in one or two or all of the world’s most luxurious hotels. Instead of a dozen roses, here are a dozen romantic escapes scattered from one corner of the world to the other to treat your sweetie.

Kenya’s Fairmount Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki