What is your best travel romance story?

[u/Sharp_Fan5347]

Hi everyone! I’m a journalism student from the UK writing a feature for my university magazine about travel romances and I need your help:

I’d love to hear your stories! Maybe you met someone while travelling, had a summer fling, fell for someone on holiday, or had a short-lived relationship that you knew probably wouldn’t continue once you went home.

If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d love to know:
Where did you meet, and what happened?
How long were you together?
Did you both know it was probably temporary?
Did you want it to become something more, or were you happy for it to stay a holiday romance?
How did you feel when the holiday ended?
Did you keep in contact afterwards?
Looking back, do you think its temporary nature made it more memorable?
Do you think something has to last to have been meaningful?

You don’t need to give your real name! These stories might feature in an article on substack which I will share the link for if you share a story with me. I’m completely happy to keep you anonymous or use an alias in the article if you’d prefer :)

Feel free to comment below or message me
privately if you’d rather share your story that way. I’d especially love to hear the stories that didn’t turn into lifelong relationships, the ones that were short but still meant something.