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The “Hidden Port” has blossomed into one of the most enjoyable spots on the whole of Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Still very much a fishing and market town, Puerto Escondido is famed above all for the legendary surf break known as the Mexican Pipeline. Along with its surf scene, Puerto has several calm beaches good for swimming, tanning and snorkeling. Offshore you can go diving, sportfishing or looking for turtles, dolphins and even whales. There’s a great café and restaurant scene, a spot of good nightlife and live music, and plenty of attractive and well-priced accommodations. Within easy day-trip reach are the coastal lagoons of Manialtepec and Chacahua, teeming with birdlife. Best of all is that development here has remained low-key and on a human scale. Puerto’s new smattering of imported sophistication has not dented the laid-back charm of the Mexican fishing port and beach town that it has always been. Leave it off your itinerary at your peril!

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Paraty is a UNESCO designated fishing village located in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. The architecture of this village is a well preserved example of the colonial Portuguese period. Paraty is a very popular tourist destination because of its historic qualities, excellent restaurants and pousadas, and access to many pristine islands off its coast.
The cultural attractions in Paraty also include a cultural center with nice historic exhibitions, museums, a theatre, as well as a myriad of annual cultural and party events and festivals in Paraty.

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The beautiful and luxurious boutique hotel Mina A Salam has a superb, central location right on the harbour. Madinat Jumeirah is superbly well located in the prestigious area of Dubai known as Jumeirah.

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Tunnel Beach is located along the Dunedin to Brighton coastal road. Here you will find sea-carved sandstone cliffs, rock arches and caves a mere 15 minutes walk from the road. Tunnel Beach is 2 kilometres south of Dunedin, draws its name from a passage that was hand carved in the 1870s through a rock promontory to allow access to a secluded and sheltered beach at the base of the cliffs.
Tunnels gets its name from both the lava tunnels and the shape of the surfing break, which surfers compare to a tunnel.

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Capsis Elite Resort  is a 5-star deluxe hotel complex located on a private peninsula surrounded by a luscious Botanical Garden of 167.000 m2 that captivates your senses with its majestic Aegean views. From the convenience of the hotel, guests will be able to enjoy a wide range of attractions and amenities, including shopping and dining venues. The international airport of Heraklion is only 20 minutes from the Out Of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort Agia Pelagia.

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Porto da Barra Beach is located in the city of  Salvador, Bahia. It is located at the entrance of the Baía de Todos os Santos, with a small, white colonial fort at one end and a whitewashed church sitting up on a hill at the other. Salvador is surrounded by beaches. There people go to relax, cool off, chill, socialize, eat, drink, dance, exercise, surf, and of course swim. They vary from crowded city beaches great for meeting people to tropical idylls up and down the coast. One of the first beaches that most people get to know in Salvador is Porto da Barra. On weekends, especially Sundays, the beach can get very crowded, and you have to watch out for your stuff. The beach is set within the bay and the water is much calmer than on the oceanside beaches; it’s good for swimming.

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The Aqua Aloha Surf and Spa is located three blocks from Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The hotel a hip budget boutique hotel located 2 blocks to the beach and steps from world class dining and shopping.

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The Boca Raton Bridge Hotel, a magnificent property and the best kept secret in the city, is located near the beach in a beautiful enclave of prestigious Palm Beach County, where shops, restaurants, activities and sports. Steps away from the Beach and located on the Intra coastal Waterway, The Boca Raton Bridge Hotel features a spectacular panoramic water views from each of the 121 guest rooms and suites.

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Lunuganga is a breathtakingly beautiful place. Its gardens are amid the wider wilderness of Sri Lanka and Geoffrey Bawa renowned architect and designer of Sri Lanka’s Houses of Parliament, spent 40 years transforming this abandoned rubber estate on the island’s west coast into a tropical idyll, with elegant Italianate gardens, courtyards, pools, walkways, pavilions – and inspirational views over the lake and jungle. This is no ordinary hotel. Discerning travellers have the chance to stay in one of 4 self-contained antique-filled rooms and suites.

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If you want a cool place to chill in the sun, Farol Design Hotel is the right destination. The hotel is sited above the rocks and views stretch for miles across the water to the Setubal peninsular, while sailing boats and cargo ships zip in and out of Lisbon. Sophisticated contemporary interiors are all around you. A wall of glass and ocean views in the dining room, a beautiful art deco mirror in reception. Stone floors give way to shiny boards, chrome spider lamps hang over groovy armchairs.

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