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    • Slovakia

      Slovakia

      Bratislava Castle overlooks three countries at once. Most visitors miss that — and the Old Town streets below it entirely.

    • Saint Lucia

      Saint Lucia

      The Pitons look best from the water at dusk — but the real Saint Lucia is a bowl of pepperpot stew in a fishing village.

    • Dominican Republic

      Dominican Republic

      Pico Duarte is the Caribbean’s highest peak and most people skip it for Punta Cana. That trade-off tells you everything about the DR.

    • Peru

      Peru

      The Inca Trail’s high passes hit 4,200m before Machu Picchu even appears. That suffering is the whole point.

    • Tanzania

      Tanzania

      Three UNESCO sites, one country: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Kilimanjaro alone justify the flight to East Africa.

    • 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.

    • Zell Am See

      Zell Am See

      Zell am See skis in winter, swims in summer, and somehow never feels like a tourist trap. The Grossglockner drive alone justifies the detour.

    • Montana

      Montana

      Going-to-the-Sun Road alone justifies the trip — 50 miles of 1932 engineering cutting through the Continental Divide at 6,646 feet.

    • Tenerife

      Tenerife

      Mount Teide hits 3,715m and you can take a cable car most of the way up. The views over the Atlantic make everything else on the island look small.

    • Tamarindo

      Tamarindo

      Tamarindo’s surf breaks are beginner-friendly, but the real draw is Las Baulas at dusk — leatherback turtles on a near-empty beach.

    • 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.

    • Austria

      Austria

      Hallstatt is worth rearranging your entire Austria itinerary. Vienna’s coffee houses, though, are where you actually understand this country.