Friday, February 16, 2007

Outer Banks among top 10 romantic places

Coastal Living has compiled a list of top 10 romantic places to which escape. (Note: The magazine's list -- found on CNN.com's Travel page -- was published just in time for Valentine's Day.)

Making the top 10 are North Carolina's Outer Banks at No. 10.

"The Outer Banks offers the most elementally 'out there' experience of any bridge-accessible U.S. destination," writes CL's Steve Millburg. "Standing on a thin ribbon of sand, with the mainland out of sight over the western horizon and burly Atlantic Ocean waves thundering in from the east, you truly feel untethered from your everyday world." And it is "easy to sneak away and find your own private stretch of beach, with vivid stars overhead, moonlight-silvered surf at your feet, the sea breeze tousling your hair, and magic ready to happen ..."

Coastal Living's Top 10 Romantic Escapes
1. Naples, Florida
2. New York, New York
3. Barbados
4. Sausalito, California
5. Niagara Falls, Ontario
6. Fairhope, Alabama
7. Cannon Beach, Oregon
8. St. Michaels, Maryland
9. La Jolla, California
10. Outer Banks, North Carolina

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