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    • Sofia

      Sofia

      Four faiths, one city square — Sofia’s religious quartet alone justifies the flight. The opera tickets cost less than dinner.

    • Palawan

      Palawan

      El Nido’s limestone cliffs and lagoons are worth the rough road to get there. Puerto Princesa’s underground river is the bonus.

    • Hungary

      Hungary

      Budapest’s thermal baths cost less than a museum ticket and have been running since Roman times. That tells you a lot about Hungary.

    • Cambodia

      Cambodia

      Angkor Wat gets the crowds. The temples of Koh Ker get the silence. Cambodia rewards the travelers who look one stop past the obvious.

    • Oaxaca

      Oaxaca

      Oaxaca’s food scene alone justifies the flight — but the markets, mezcal distilleries, and Zapotec ruins make it hard to leave.

    • Bali

      Bali

      Skip Kuta. The Bali worth your time is Ubud at dawn, Tegallalang before the tour buses, and a temple ceremony nobody planned for.

    • Penang

      Penang

      George Town’s assam laksa alone justifies the flight. The street art, clan houses, and hawker stalls make it hard to leave.

    • Nebraska

      Nebraska

      Nebraska’s Sandhills cover 20,000 square miles and most people drive past them. That’s the whole point — and exactly why you shouldn’t.

    • San Cristobal De Las Casas

      San Cristobal De Las Casas

      San Cristobal’s streets still carry the weight of 1994 — Zapatista murals, Peace Square, and Chamula’s smoke-filled church where Coca-Cola is a sacrament.

    • Sioux Falls

      Sioux Falls

      Falls Park is free, walkable, and genuinely impressive — most people give it 20 minutes and leave before seeing the best angles.

    • Ukraine

      Ukraine

      Kyiv’s golden domes, Lviv’s cobblestone baroque, and the Carpathians — Ukraine rewards the travelers who show up.