If Puerto Rico is your Valentine's Day destination, check out the deals offered at some of San Juan's hotels:

• The Verdanza, formerly the Holiday Inn, has a very cool three-day Love Potion 8020 Package which includes room upgrade (as long as they're available), a bottle of champagne and fresh strawberries in your room, a three-course dinner at Eighty20 Bistro, a 30-minute couple's massage, and daily buffet breakfast for two. Rates are $269 per couple, per night based on double occupancy.
• The Intercontinental San Juan offers up a "Romantic Rendezvous" menu at Affreddo, their Italian restaurant, which kicks off with a lobster & foie gras cappuccino .... need I say more?
• The super-sexy Renaissance La Concha Resort has an Escape! Romance including a daily breakfast at Level 25 and a bottle of sparkling wine in room, starting at $302.

Ok, now don't get the wrong idea. All I meant by that headline is that, on Valentine's Day, if you're looking for an alternative to a romantic menu at a local restaurant or a weekend special at a hotel (I'll have those deals for you soon), I've found a pretty good one. Ever heard of Fuerza Bruta, or "Brute Force" in Spanish? If you have, chances are you're already getting excited.

Fuerza Bruta is a visual, musical, and aerial spectacle that almost literally knocks your socks off. Think Blue Man Group on fast forward, think a gritty Cirque du Soleil, think of the totally unexpected. The production is the brainchild of the people behind De La Guarda, and it landed in Puerto Rico on February 3. Tickets ara available through Ticket Pop, and while you certainly don't have to wait for Valentine's Day to catch a show, you have to admit it's a unique way to commemorate the occasion!

Wow, February 2010 is a busy, busy month in Puerto Rico. There are so many important events and holidays, combined with so many smaller festivals, that there is practically something to do every day, and certainly every weekend. The highlights? Start with the Ponce Carnival, the island's biggest party and the annual stage for the island's vejigantes to strut their stuff. Of course, we can't forget about Valentine's Day, and I'll soon have plenty of information about what local restaurants and hotels are offering on the "Day of Love," as many people in the Latin world know it. Then there is a smorgasbord of fairs and festivals celebrating everything from classical music to silver. And finally, there are sporting events, highlighted by the self-styled "World's Best" 10K Race and a skydiving freefall competition. And I'm not even counting whale-watching and flamenco dancing.

In other words, February in Puerto Rico truly offers something for just about everyone.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and what better way to get ready for it than by ushering in a new blog carnival. Courtesy (quite appropriately) of Susan Breslow Sardone, your About.com guide to honeymoons/romantic travel. From the U.S. to Japan to Puerto Rico (check out my romantic hotels list), Susan brings you a world full of love. There are even a few ideas for those of you who want to plan something special, like, say, a spa or a Valentine's cruise. So if you believe, like Susan does, that love makes the world go round, check out what the world is doing this Valentine's Day.