Jaunted - Tag: Love Travel http://www.jaunted.com/ The Pop Culture Travel Guide en-us Copyright 2006 - SFO MEDIA 2012-02-11T13:54:02Z Jaunted Jaunted Jaunted http://www.jaunted.com/images/jauntedw.jpg http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Love%20Travel How Does Travel Affect Your Relationships? http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/4/15/103517/785

Eve Brown-Waite already wanted to get away -- falling in love with her Peace Corps recruiter only sealed the deal. In her new memoir First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third World Adventure Changed My Life, Brown-Waite describes her twin loves of travel and her husband John and how it took them all over the globe.

Brown-Waite's travelin' life was not without its bumps: Right after meeting John, she was sent to Ecuador for a two-year posting which she was later forced to end early when a traumatic event made it difficult for her to complete her assignment.

Once reunited in the States, John found a great job -- in post-Amin Uganda, a "hardship posting" where snakes infested her furniture and electricity was only available for three hours. Despite the lack of creature comforts, Brown-Waite tagged along and worked to put her experience teaching about HIV/AIDS into an entirely different cultural context. ]]> egw 2009-04-15T16:09:53-05:00 Relationship Vacations: Finland Tries Another Excuse for Holidays http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/4/17/10025/2263

We love you, Finland. A country that gives workers 25 days off a year--plus holidays!--is now looking to add even more vacation time to the calendar.

But people won't be able to take off for just any reason. A proposed law to create "love vacations" is under consideration to reduce the country's high divorce rate and, says the bill's sponsor, help Finns reconnect:

On an erotic as well as emotional level.

The bill hasn't been approved yet, so Finns should hold off on booking those procreation vacations for now. And the opposition party might spoil the fun before the plan becomes law:

"People can take love vacations but shouldn't be paid for them," said Bjarne Kallis, the head of the Christian Democrat delegation. "You have a lot of free time already today."

Related Stories:
· Finland: A Plan for 'Love Vacations' [Bloomberg, via NYT]
· Heidi and Spencer on a Different Kind of Relationship Vacation [Jaunted]
· Finland Travel coverage [Jaunted]]]> pbb 2008-04-17T10:03:53-05:00 Search Jaunted Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/