Love Tailormade

8 DESTINATIONS FOR EVERY DYNAMIC DUO

- ROOPLEKHA DAS

EVERY COUPLE MOVES THROUGH THE world differently.

Some chase altitude and adrenaline, happiest when crossing living root bridges or tracing waterfalls under mossy canopies. Others move slower, drifting along backwaters or settling into quiet hill towns where mornings are languid and evenings stretch on with conversations. Then there are the culture-seekers—the ones who fall for old palaces, colonial facades, hidden chapels, and cities with stories still stitched into their architecture.

Travel reshuffles your senses, and Valentine's Day heightens the awareness of how you like to wander together. Do you wake early for sunrise kayaking, or are you happiest wandering through palaces and promenades? Whatever your answer, India offers every kind of romantic escape. From rugged adventure towns to cultural capitals, here are eight getaways that match not just your map, but your V-Day mood.

* FOR THE ADVENTURE BUFFS *

Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

CHERRAPUNJI, LOCALLY KNOWN AS Sohra, is for couples who crave the wild, rain-soaked theatre of nature and don't mind trading beaches and boutiques for cloud forests, caves, waterfalls, and quiet Khasi villages. If your idea of holiday involves suspension bridges straight out of fantasy books or forest hikes that leave you talking about life between gulps of fresh air, you'll feel right at home here.