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Post-vow Wows While these locations all offer fab spots for beachy butt-parking, couples desiring more than a marriage of lounge chair and fruity drink should consider our five picks for trips combining adventure with romance. By Granville Greene
The very spine-tingling moment you set foot in Marrakech's Place Jemaa el Fna, the legendary "Square of the Dead," filled with snake charmers, dancers, and acrobats, you'll be seduced. But don't stop there—after luxuriating in one of the city's sumptuous mansion-turned-hotels (try the Dar Ayniwen, doubles, $300- $500; 011-212-44-32-96-84, www.dar-ayniwen.com), make your way 310 miles northeast to the Saharan village of Merzouga and saddle up camels for a trek through the red sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. You can organize camels and Bedouin guides for multiday treks at the Auberge La Caravanne ($425 per person for seven days; Adventures with Ali, 011-212-55-57-79-50, www.adventureswithali.com).
Sapphire waters and sand-ringed anchorages make the BVIs one of the world's best sailing destinations. If just the two of you and a boat sounds about right, organize a yacht with the charter company The Moorings; 36-foot bareboats start at $255 a day for five days, crewed 50-footers at $580 a day for five days (888-952-8420, www.moorings.com). Pick her up in Tortola and let the balmy trade winds blow you to Virgin Gorda, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke, or 33 other islands. When you're not rigging sails, you can snorkel, fish, dive, or just groove on the multihued blues all around you.
Granville Greene is a Santa Fe, NM-based freelance writer, and frequent contributor to Outside.
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