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Single? Where Not to Go Today

Singles can salvage the day, if they know where (not) to go

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 14, 2009 1:12 PM CST

(Newser) – Valentine’s Day can be exhausting—for singles looking to avoid nauseating sightings of canoodling lovers. Travel and Leisure magazine offers tips on how to sidestep Cupid:

  • Ditch New England B&Bs for “groovy southwestern spas known for their (cough, cough) group activities.”
  • Candlelit restaurants are “a regrettable reminder that no one’s heart burns for you.” Instead, choose “nightclubs with flattering lighting.”

  • Skip the cozy ski lodge—“woe betide the lodger with no snow bunny of his own”—and hit slopes like Jackson Hole, where hot singles congregate.
  • Chocolate shops will have you gorging on “your own box of bittersweet bites,” but at cafés-cum-bars, small talk can become big love.
Click the link below for the full list.

The key strategy to getting around on the red-letter day without tripping over adoring couples is planning ahead, Travel and Leisure Magazine says.
The key strategy to getting around on the red-letter day without tripping over adoring couples is planning ahead, Travel and Leisure Magazine says.   (Shutter Stock)
According to the U.S. Travel Association, although 21.8 percent of travelers are single, only 11 percent of the population travels alone.
According to the U.S. Travel Association, although 21.8 percent of travelers are single, only 11 percent of the population travels alone.   (Shutter Stock)
Despite the best-laid plans, evasion is sometimes fruitless. “I was on a flight recently and a couple actually held hands across the aisle for at least the first hour of the trip, one woman recalled.
Despite the best-laid plans, evasion is sometimes fruitless. “I was on a flight recently and a couple actually held hands across the aisle for at least the first hour of the trip," one woman recalled.   (Shutter Stock)
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Adventure holidays for singles are big. With something like weekend cycling or hiking, people can join in on an activity and it takes the focus off of finding a mate. - Diane Redfern, travel expert

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