Take inspiration from these local celebs on how to spend quality time with your significant other
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, some may still be wondering how to spend the day with their significant other. If you or your partner want to try out something new for this special day, check out this list of fun date ideas, ranging from sporty to relaxed. There’s something for everyone here, whether you’re a couple that favors adventures in the outdoors or something calmer to wind down together.
Winter sports were clearly a trend this past winter season as celebrity couples like Kim Chiu and Xian Lim, as well as Ellen Adarna and Derek Ramsay spent their holidays skiing and lounging in the cold. While this exact experience can’t be replicated in the Philippines, there are still local options available for winter sports, namely figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey. To try out these sports, visit the ice rinks in SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, or SM Seaside Cebu.
Just before 2022 ended, Anne Curtis and Erwan Heussaff trekked through Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania. You and your partner can also go on nature walks through beautiful parks in the Philippines this Valentine’s for some quality time under the sun. Some of the best parks for this include Mount Apo Natural Park in Davao del Sur, La Mesa Nature Reserve in Quezon City, and Masungi Georeserve in Rizal.
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For fun and sporty outdoor activities, you and your partner can try out rock climbing, bouldering, and hiking. You can take after celebrity couple Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil who hiked together for the first time in Hulugan Falls, Laguna in 2021. And while nothing quite beats the outdoors, if you both prefer air-conditioned spaces, then rock climbing and bouldering gyms like Climb Central Manila and The Bouldering Hive could be worth a shot!
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Water sports are similarly fun to do when outdoors, as Andi Eigenmann and Philmar Alipayo could attest. Especially for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day, why simply swim when you can go flyboarding at the beach? Aside from surfing in known spots like Baler, you and your significant other could also explore other options such as kayaking in El Nido, snorkeling in Coron, windsurfing in Cuyo, kiteboarding in Boracay, and stand-up paddle boarding in Bohol.
You can never go wrong with a nice picnic date with your partner. However, one way for you to make this date even more memorable is to bike to your destination. It’s best to opt for routes that would result in the best views, such as cycling through Intramuros. You can also bike through Spectrum Linear Park in Filinvest City, Alabang, or—for a proper challenge—you and your partner can bike through the mountain trail in Timberland Heights, San Mateo.
Playing racket sports is another great activity that couples could do together, whether it be against each other or playing as a doubles team against another couple or a ball machine. Some examples of racket sports you and your significant other can do together are lawn tennis, badminton, and padel. To make a staycation out of your Valentine’s Day date, you can stay at hotels with the best tennis courts, such as Ascott Makati and Edsa Shangri-La. To play padel, you can go to Manila Padel Club in Taguig.
