Travel, like love, can change your life. Both force us to strip down to our most honest and real selves. And if you’ve found someone to share a journey with, any place can become paradise. Here are a few.
1. Berlin, Germany

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Berlin: bullet-ridden buildings and graffiti adorned subways.

2. Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia

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Tallinn: fairy tale city with crazy party scene.

3. Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

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Hồ Chí Minh City: French colonial buildings, traditional Asian temples, and a cosmopolitan nightlife, flying through chaotic streets by motorbike (xe om) and exploring old world monuments, sidewalk cafes, and rows of silk, spice, and medicinal markets.

4. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil

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Rio: Carnaval, Samba, footbal.

5. Australia

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Australia: catching the sunrise at Ayers Rock. Diving at the Great Barrier Reef.

6. Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada

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7. Big Sur, California, USA

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8. Koh Chang, Thailand

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Escape the crowds of Phuket and head over to Koh Chang’s empty beaches.

9. Santorini, Greece
Young couple looks down

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Santorini: seaside cliffs, black sand beaches, and blue-and-white houses on the caldera’s edge.

10. Morocco

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Morocco: exotic treats in the Djemaa el-Fna market in Marrakech, getting lost in the twists and turns of the streets of Fes el-bali, surfing Essaouira.

11. Kerala, India
Elephants

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Kerala: floating down the labyrinth of Kerala’s backwaters on a kettuvallom (a thatched-bamboo cargo boat), gliding by coconut trees and seaside villages.

12. Andalucia, Spain

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Andalucia: flamenco, bullfighting (ok, not so romantic), the royal Islamic architecture in the Alhambra.

13. Moscow, Russia

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Moscow, Russia: land of intrigue, vodka, and Doctor Zhivago, the gilded minarets of St. Basil Cathedral and the lantern-lined streets of Old Arabat.