Romantic getaway tips from the world’s longest honeymooners

AP Travel Editor NEW YORK » When you hear about honeymoons or romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day or other occasions, so often the trip involves expensive hotels in upscale destinations.

But Mike and Anne Howard took their honeymoon on the road, threw in a sense of adventure and learned to travel cheaply in trips to seven continents over five years. They blogged about being the “world’s longest honeymooners” at HoneyTrek.com and wrote a book, “Ultimate Journeys for Two: Extraordinary Destinations on Every Continent,” featuring 75 destinations and travel advice. And they recently launched a travel agency, HoneyTrek Trips , to help others experience destinations from the book and other places in what they call “HoneyTrek style” — a mix of “local and luxury with a dash of travel hacking.”

“Adventure can be romantic even if it doesn’t have rose petals on the bed and chocolates on your pillow,” said Mike Howard.

The Howards recently discussed their journey and philosophy on the weekly AP Travel “Get Outta Here!” podcast .

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The book “Ultimate Journeys for Two” is organized by type of place rather than region — mountains, beaches, deserts, road trips, snow and ice, etcetera — with an emphasis on less well-known spots like Tortuguero, Costa Rica,

MIKE AND ANNE HOWARD VIA AP The couple on a trek to Machu Picchu in Peru. The Howards’ book, “Ultimate Journeys for Two: Extraordinary Destinations on Every Continent” grew out of their five-year adventure across seven continents as “the world’s longest honeymooners,” an...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VIA AP “Ultimate Journeys for Two: Extraordinary Destinations on Every Continent.” The book by Mike and Anne Howard grew out of their five-year adventure across seven continents as “the world’s longest honeymooners.”