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    • 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.

    • Cuba

      Cuba

      Ninety miles from Florida, Cuba feels like another world — crumbling Havana facades, 1950s Chevys, and son music spilling onto every corner.

    • 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.

    • North Dakota

      North Dakota

      North Dakota’s night sky alone is worth the detour. Add the Badlands, Teddy Roosevelt’s park, and trails Lewis & Clark once walked.

    • South Dakota

      South Dakota

      West of the Missouri River, South Dakota shifts fast — Great Plains give way to Black Hills forests, canyon walls, and lakes most people never reach.

    • Penang

      Penang

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

    • Bulgaria

      Bulgaria

      Bulgaria does Thracian ruins, Orthodox monasteries, Black Sea beaches, and ski resorts — all for a fraction of what Greece or Croatia will cost you.

    • 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.

    • Ukraine

      Ukraine

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

    • Indonesia

      Indonesia

      Bali gets the headlines, but Raja Ampat’s reefs and Komodo’s dragons are why Indonesia keeps pulling people back.

    • Malaysia

      Malaysia

      Kuala Lumpur is easy. Malaysian Borneo — orangutans, Mulu’s caves, longhouse stays — is where the trip gets interesting.

    • Morocco

      Morocco

      Fez has 9,000 alleyways and no logical grid. Get lost on purpose — that’s where Morocco actually lives.