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European cities, South American hours

Best window: Dec – Feb, Mar – May, Sep – Nov

Far away, and worth the flight time

Best window: Sep – Nov, Dec – Feb, Mar – May

Imperial in winter, alpine in summer

Best window: Nov – Dec, Jan – Mar

Calm water on one coast, real surf on the other

Best window: Jun – Aug, Dec – Apr

Small, central and better than its reputation

Best window: May – Jun

Carnival, coastline and a city with a view from every angle

Best window: Dec – Feb

Mountains, prairie and a very short summer

Best window: Sep – Oct, Jun – Aug

Walled city, Caribbean water, endless salsa

Best window: Dec – Mar

A thousand islands and a very short season

Best window: May – Jun, Sep

Prague, and prices that still make sense

Best window: Dec, May – Jun

The oldest city in the Americas, and the best value beaches

Best window: Dec – Apr

The monuments, and a Red Sea most people forget about

Best window: Nov – Mar

Paris, the south, and everything the train reaches

Best window: Sep – Oct, Apr – Jun

Beer halls, alpine day trips and some of the easiest group logistics in Europe

Best window: Jun – Aug, Sep – Oct

Highlife, coastline and the loudest December on the continent

Best window: Dec – Jan

Islands that are worth the ferry and the queue

Best window: Sep – Oct, May – Jun

Vertical, fast and far greener than you expect

Best window: Oct – Dec

Volcanic, expensive and worth every krona

Best window: Jun – Aug, Sep – Mar

Enormous, overwhelming and completely worth it

Best window: Nov – Feb

Bali as the base, and everything east of it

Best window: May – Sep

A small country with a very large welcome

Best window: Jun – Aug

Cities you already know, and coastlines you do not

Best window: Apr – Jun, Sep – Oct

Kingston for the music, the coast for everything else

Best window: Dec – Apr

The most rewarding country to over-plan

Best window: Oct – Nov, Mar – Apr

The migration, and a capital with real nightlife

Best window: Jul – Oct

Two completely different trips in one country

Best window: Nov – Apr

Medinas, mountains and desert within one week

Best window: Sep – Nov, Mar – May

Canals, cycling and one of the best club calendars in Europe

Best window: Sep – Oct, Apr – Jun

Altitude, ruins and one of the great food cities

Best window: May – Sep

Cheap flights, warm water and a festival calendar

Best window: Sep – Oct, Jun – Aug

Small, expensive, and the easiest logistics in Asia

Best window: Feb – Apr, Sep – Dec

Wine, wilderness and a city built under a mountain

Best window: Mar – May, Dec – Feb

A city that genuinely does not sleep

Best window: Apr – May, Sep – Nov

Two coasts, three climates and a country that eats late

Best window: Sep – Oct, Apr – Jun

Spice island beaches with a safari attached

Best window: Jan – Feb, Jun – Oct

Islands, temples and the best value on this list

Best window: Nov – Feb

Two islands, one carnival, and the loudest good time in the Caribbean

Best window: Jan – Feb

Two continents, one city, and a coastline most people miss

Best window: Sep – Oct, Apr – Jun

The source of the Nile, and a music scene worth the trip

Best window: Dec – Feb, Jun – Sep

Winter sun, and a very serious hospitality standard

Best window: Nov – Mar

London year round, and a summer festival calendar that never stops

Best window: Jun – Aug

A different country every few hundred miles

Best window: Mar – May, Sep – Nov

Three climates in one country, north to south

Best window: Oct – Apr, Dec – Apr