For couples, France and its abundant beauty provide an ideal metaphoric backdrop for the newly lovestruck or the long married.

BBC: Travelling solo in the world��s most romantic country

For long stretches there was nothing to look at but the stunning beauty of the rocky coastline.

FORBES: Money Meditations from a Motorcycle Trip

If record-low temperatures, snowstorms and blizzards are getting you down, why not rejuvenate for a long weekend of sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty?

BBC: Canc��n and the Riviera Maya: The perfect long weekend

People eyeing the Air for its speed, thinness and beauty should also give the Samsung Series 9 a long, hard look before pulling the trigger.

ENGADGET: MacBook Air review (13-inch, mid 2012)