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  • Bermuda

    Bermuda

    Bermuda is not Caribbean — it’s a British territory with pink sand beaches, 300+ shipwreck dive sites, and judges still wearing powdered wigs.

  • 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.

  • Lake Garda

    Lake Garda

    Sirmione sits on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Garda — the Roman ruins and medieval castle alone justify the detour from Verona.

  • Burgundy

    Burgundy

    Burgundy’s wine route costs nothing to drive and the villages along it — Pommard, Meursault, Gevrey — are reason enough to slow down.

  • 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.

  • Puerto Vallarta

    Puerto Vallarta

    Puerto Vallarta’s cobblestone Zona Romántica beats any resort pool. The street tacos on Basilio Badillo alone justify the flight.

  • 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.

  • Tulum

    Tulum

    The clifftop ruins at Tulum are real — but the cenotes just inland are what keep people rearranging their return flights.