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Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories

By Travel + Leisure and Travel + Leisure Staff
February 12, 2013
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“Newlyweds, we climbed Kilimanjaro. Husband’s knee collapsed & I carried his pack down 18,000+ ft. 16 years later: still married.”

Can you tell such a story in a single tweet? In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ve revisited our Super-Short Travel Story campaign—this time with a call for romantic tales, each tweeted in 140 characters or less. The best examples range from a first meeting at 30,000 feet to an anniversary celebration in a fútbol stadium in Spain.

Reviewing more than a thousand tweets with the hashtag #TLStory has given us some insights into what makes for a romantic travel moment. Sometimes it was in the satisfaction of a discovery—say, a secluded beach or a neighborhood café at night. Other times, in surviving an adventure—together—or celebrating a special anniversary.

Of course, there’s nothing quite like the romance of a sunrise or sunset. Our Twitter followers mentioned the sun more than 140 times—further proof that the most romantic experiences don’t require rose petals or jewelry (neither of which was cited at all, in fact).

Read on for some of our favorite romantic Super-Short Travel Stories, and then tweet your own using #TLStory. The best ones will be retweeted by @TravlandLeisure—and a new #TLStory will be published in each month’s issue of Travel + Leisure magazine through 2013.
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Mallorca, Spain

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Mallorca

Sailing off Mallorca with hubby. Boat capsizes. Stuck for 5 hrs in water. Profess our love. "We’ve had a great life." Boat! Saved. #TLStory —@csedlak1

Pictured: Boats docked (safely), Mallorca.

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Rome

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Trastevere, Rome
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Getting a nighttime locals-only tour of Trastevere from my hotel's flirty young concierge #TLStory —@ahodgin

Pictured: The Trastevere neighborhood by night.

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Hawaii

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Hanauma Bay, Hawaii
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#TLStory in Hawaii for work. Flew wife on miles. Watched sunrise from Hanauma bay. Super surf on north shore. Garlic shrimp.Dinner Waikiki —@Jennas_Dad

Pictured: Hanauma Bay.

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Argentina

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Cuesta del Obispo (ruta 33), Argentina
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Rural Argentina; flooded cliff-edge road. My husband drives beside abyss—I open door to abandon ship. Discovered: love's limit. #TLStory —@afarles

Pictured: Cuesta del Obispo (ruta 33), Argentina.

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Bora Bora

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Bora Bora sunrise
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Woke up to Bora Bora sunrise illuminating the overwater bungalow, smiled at my new husband...honeymoon bliss. #TLStory —@LindseyDGil

Pictured: Another beautiful sunrise, Bora Bora.

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Vermont

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Vermont's Green Mountains
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Hiking boot soles detached five steps in to VT Green Mtn trail. Husband + duct tape = happy camper with walkable footwear. #TLStory —@AJDies

Pictured: Camel's Hump, Vermont’s Green Mountains.

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Italy

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Malpensa International Airport (MXP), Milan
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Arrive in MXP. Cute Italian guy approaches me, speaking Italian. I don't understand him. He plants kiss on me. Best welcoming ever. #TLStory —@_Pheeohnuh_

Pictured: Malpensa International Airport (MXP), Milan.

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Hawaii

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: road to Hana, Maui
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400-ft. waterfall. Dolphin kisses. Volcano sunrise. Road to Hana. Geckos indoors. Amazingly clear water. Hawaiian honeymoon. #TLStory —@elizabeth2004

Pictured: Aerial view of the road to Hana, Maui.

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Spain

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: FC Barcelona match at Camp Nou, Barcelona
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Celebrating ten year anniversary in Spain. Visiting the Camp Nou on the 50th Anniversary of the stadium. Messi scores two!!!!! #TLStory —@Migeluch

Pictured: An FC Barcelona match at Camp Nou, Barcelona.

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Istanbul

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: sidewalk cafes in Istanbul
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#TLStory Cafe in Istanbul. Friendly chatting with owner. Offers my husband €25k for me. He refused. We're still married. —@farbav

Pictured: One of countless sidewalk cafés in Istanbul.

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30,000 Feet

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: uncrowded flight
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He had me at Hello. Or maybe it was Good Morning. Could have been, Are you serving breakfast on this flight? Uh...yes, yes, YES #TLStory —@Heather_Poole (flight attendant)

Pictured: A blissfully uncrowded flight.

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Tanzania

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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#TLStory Newlyweds, we climbed Kilimanjaro. Husband’s knee collapsed & I carried his pack down 18,000+ ft. 16 years later: Still married —@katebetts

Pictured: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

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Nightclub

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Havana, Cuba
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"You dance like a Cuban girl" whispered through a heavy accent. Rum tobacco sweat, thick in humid air. Music, slow, sad. Close. #TLStory —@NomadOnTheMove

Pictured: A night club, Havana, Cuba.

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Las Vegas

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Chapel of the Bells, Las Vegas
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On a plane to Vegas for an Elvis-attended friend's wedding, I sit next to a woman who a month later sets me up with a boyfriend. #TLStory —@KellyTravels

Pictured: Chapel of the Bells, Las Vegas.

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Turkey

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Turkey
Credit: Kerri Theaker

#TLStory my husband proposed early one morning while we were watching the sunrise on our gullet cruise around Turkey —@kerritheaker

Pictured: Kerri Theaker with her fiancé, Turkey.

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Venice

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Rialto Bridge on Venice's Grand Canal
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Sailing into #Venice on your 10th anniversary, knowing you just made your wife's dream of visiting this amazing city come true! #TLStory —@Tripcity_CH

Pictured: Rialto Bridge on Venice’s Grand Canal.

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Bora Bora

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Paul Gauguin cruise ship, Bora Bora
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Walking on the bottom of the ocean floor, feeding fish in Bora Bora while on our honeymoon aboard @PaulGauguin cruises #TLStory —@lori_gold

Pictured: A Paul Gauguin cruise ship, Bora Bora.

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New York City

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: NBC Studios
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Armisen in Odysseus outfit solicits me before sirens seduce w/ "No Scrubs." Then, @ SNL, I'm stared down. It’s Usain Bolt. #TLStory —@mindypeanuts

Pictured: NBC Studios, where Saturday Night Live is taped before a studio audience.

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Morocco

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: desert dunes, Morocco
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Wrapped under a duvet with hubby watching sunrise over Moroccan Sahara sand dunes. A camel ride later to see sunset from a dune top. #TLStory —@OurTour_co_uk

Pictured: Desert dunes, Morocco.

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France

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Seine riverfront, Paris
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#TLStory The Seine with my lover, eating fresh strawberries with creme on Pont-Neuf, 1979; later, first taste of Orangina on Champs-Élysées. —@rrple

Pictured: The Seine riverfront, Paris.

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South Africa

Favorite Trips of 2012: South Africa
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Went to #SouthAfrica on a whim to find myself, found love instead. #sappytweet #outofcharacter #buttotallytrue #TLStory —@BySarahKhan

Pictured: Sarah Khan and her now-fiancé, Cape Town.

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Vietnam

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
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A night on a private junk boat, Ha Long Bay #Vietnam, My husband, No tourists, Balmy weather, Full moon, Rosé, Music, Breathtaking. #TLStory —@LK_inLA

Pictured: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

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Cook Islands

Super-Short Travel Stories: Polynesian Dance Show at the Aitutaki Beach Resort and Spa, Cook Islands
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Spending Christmas Eve with the hubby on #Aitutaki, Cook Islands, dancing with the locals! #TLStory —@valeriegarcia1

Pictured: Polynesian Dance Show at the Aitutaki Beach Resort and Spa, Cook Islands.

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Super-Short Travel Stories: Mangerie restaurant, Istanbul
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In Istanbul, an autistic girl stood up from table next to mine, come towards me, kiss me on both cheeks and went back to her table. #TLStory —@goshimish

Pictured: Mangerie restaurant, Istanbul.

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Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: Evening gondola traffic, Venice
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#TLStory Venice '06: family at hotel invited us to go on midnight gondola ride. Their son played violin. Full moon, clear night. Perfection! —@OhBootsy

Pictured: Evening gondola traffic, Venice.

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Open Road

Romantic Super-Short Travel Stories: open road
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Me: Where does this road go? He: Where do you wanna go? Me: You tell me... (And he travelled happily ever after) #TLStory —@anuragamuffin

Pictured: A rural European road.

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