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Mexico, Zacatecas, Mexico

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Barra de Potosi, Mexico

Barra de Potosi, near Zihuatanejo, is a small coastal village at the mouth of a lagoon. The lagoon, together with long stretches of adjoining beach, are home to over 200 species of birds, endangered butterflies, rare mammals and reptiles, nesting...

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Máncora, Máncora, Peru
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Beach ball

Mancora, a tiny fishing village in northern Peru near the border of Ecuador, is one of the most beautiful beach towns I've ever visited. Walk the beach and you pass fancy boutique hotels, old wooden fishing boats, vendors hawking coconut water and...

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Bar Bulnes, Cabrales, Spain
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Not a Bad Backyard View

There are no roads to the small village of Bulnes, located in the Asturias region of northern Spain. To reach the village, locals and wandering visitors must either ride the funicular (cable railway running through the mountain) or hike about an...

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Oia 84702, Oia, Greece
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Early Morning in Oia

Arrive early and experience Oia, Santorini before it wakes up... you just might be the only ones around and feel as if you have the picturesque village all to yourself... there's nothing quite like it... well, that, and the sunset.

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381 01 Český Krumlov, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
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Cesky Krumlov

Cesky Krumlov is located in southern Czech Republic and has a delightful town bound by an oxbow in the Vltava River. Opposite the town lies Cesky Krumlov Castle, which allows the visitor to experience an "on top of the world" view over the...

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Bozcaada, Tenedos, Turkey
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Bozcaada: Turkey's Best-Kept Secret

In the Aegean Sea, not far off the west coast of Turkey is the little-known island of Bozcaada. Here, time stands still in the most nostalgic of ways. Old men gather in town square to play backgammon over tulip glasses of Turkish tea, shops open...

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Èze, Èze, France
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Eze

Nicest view in the world in Eze looking down at the Mediterranean sea in the French Riviera

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The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland
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It's a long journey to the village of Zermatt, Switzerland. A village magically situated at the base of iconic Matterhorn.

We arrived after driving hours of precariously winding alpine roads, followed by an enchanting but just as precarious train...

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Vernazza, Vernazza, Italy
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Hike Cinque Terre

If you find yourself on the Mediterranean Sea or in Italy then be sure you make your way to Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre, or "The Five Lands" (in Italian), is composed of five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and...

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