Where we'd go

The Guides.

6 live · more on the way
Southern Europe · Rome · Amalfi · Florence

Italy.

The food, the light, the chaos. There's a reason everyone ends up here.

10 regions·100+ hotels·240+ restaurants·the guide + the budget edition

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Mediterranean · The Cyclades · Athens · Santorini Refreshing now

Greece.

The water is actually that color. Pick an island — almost any of them — and figure out the rest when you get there.

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Also live

Four more we'd be on a plane for.

Thailand — limestone stack in Phang Nga Bay
Southeast Asia · Bangkok · Chiang Mai · The Islands

Thailand.

The kind of country you think you know until you get there.

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Amsterdam — canal houses along the Damrak
Western Europe · The Jordaan · De Pijp · Museumplein

Amsterdam.

Better on a bike, best in autumn. The city that rewards slowing down.

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Israel — view from Masada over the Dead Sea
Middle East · Tel Aviv · Jaffa · Jerusalem

Israel.

Ancient, loud, and completely alive. The kind of place that gets under your skin and stays there.

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Japan — sake barrels at Meiji Shrine, Tokyo
East Asia · Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka · Hakone

Japan.

Meticulous, ancient, and completely itself. Go slow.

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On the List — in research, coming when it's ready
  1. 01
    Europe

    London

  2. 02
    Southeast Asia

    Cambodia

  3. 03
    North America

    New York

  4. 04
    East Asia

    Hong Kong

  5. 05
    East Asia

    China

  6. 06
    North America

    California

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