Franschhoek, South Africa
Green valley, long lunches, mountain light
31°C in January · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights
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220 places fit what you asked for in January, showing the first 36.
Nosara, Costa Rica
Barefoot, sandy-roaded, unhurried
32°C in January · sea at 29° · 5h 50m from Los Angeles · a week
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Koh Yao Noi, Thailand
Flat lanes, karst views, quiet
32°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights
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Kochi, Kerala, India
Spice-scented, salt-aired, layered
30°C in January · sea at 30° · 18h 15m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights
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Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand
Karst-framed, boat-only, laid-back
31°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights
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Radhanagar Beach, Havelock, Andaman Islands
Barefoot, forested, far from everything
28°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 15m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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Koh Lipe, Thailand
Sandy lanes, clear water, no rush
29°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights
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Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Dusty, barefoot, surf-and-yoga
29°C in January · sea at 30° · 5h 50m from Los Angeles · 5 nights or more
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The Wahiba Sands, Oman
Silent, amber, star-heavy
26°C in January, and dry · 16h 45m from Los Angeles · one or two nights, inside a week in oman
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Cape Town, South Africa
Mountain, ocean, appetite, contrast
26°C in January, and dry · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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Sayulita, Mexico
Sociable, barefoot, faintly bohemian
26°C in January, and dry · sea at 26° · 2h 55m from Los Angeles · 3–5 nights
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Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
Barefoot, generator-lit, deliberately slow
30°C in January · sea at 29° · 16h 30m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights
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The Andaman Coast: Phuket, Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta, Thailand
Karst, longtail, slow-burning
28°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights
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Ko Nang Yuan, Thailand
Postcard sandbar, crowded by noon
27°C in January · sea at 28° · 16h 55m from Los Angeles · a half-day trip from ko tao
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Koh Lanta, Thailand
Long beaches, low key, easy going
30°C in January · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · a week
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Dubai, UAE
Glossy, ambitious, larger than life
25°C in January · 16h 30m from Los Angeles · 3-5 nights
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Abu Dabbab, Marsa Alam, Egypt
Hot, still, entirely underwater
23°C in January, and dry · sea at 24° · 15h 50m from Los Angeles · a week
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Phú Quốc, Vietnam
Warm, salty, still half-built
28°C in January · sea at 29° · 16h 30m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights
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Cape Verde: Sal, Boa Vista and São Vicente
Windswept, musical, sun-bleached, unhurried
22°C in January, and dry · sea at 24° · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights across two or three islands
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Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
Palm-shaded, easy-going, faintly bohemian
28°C in January · sea at 27° · 6h 35m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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The Maldives
Barefoot, slow, sun-bleached and blue
28°C in January · sea at 29° · 19h 10m from Los Angeles · 7 nights
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Palm Beach, Aruba
Breezy, dependable, resort-comfortable
27°C in January · 7h 05m from Los Angeles · a week or more
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Southern coast, Sri Lanka
Spiced, sociable, unhurried
30°C in January · sea at 28° · 18h 30m from Los Angeles · a week to ten days
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Chapman's Peak Drive, South Africa
Cliff-edge, salt-sprayed, cinematic
22°C in January, and dry · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · a half-day, as part of a peninsula circuit
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Mendoza, Argentina
Sun-baked, unhurried, wine-soaked
28°C in January · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights
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Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico
Barefoot, undeveloped, blindingly bright
26°C in January · sea at 27° · 7h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights, or a long day trip
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Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
Dry, quiet, reef-obsessed
27°C in January · sea at 28° · 7h 15m from Los Angeles · a week or more
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Anse Chastanet, St Lucia
Volcanic, green, reef fringed
29°C in January · sea at 28° · 7h 55m from Los Angeles · a week
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Key West, Florida, USA
Sunburnt, boozy, cheerfully eccentric
23°C in January · 5h from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights
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Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Volcanic, calm-watered, winter-warm
20°C in January, and dry · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · a week
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Antigua
Breezy, sandy, sailing flavoured
27°C in January · sea at 27° · 7h 35m from Los Angeles · a week
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Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean
Dry, colourful, unhurried Dutch Caribbean
27°C in January · sea at 28° · 7h 10m from Los Angeles · 5-7 nights
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Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barefoot, communal, golden hour
31°C in January · 12h 40m from Los Angeles · an evening within a rio stay
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Great Ocean Road, Australia
Windswept, cinematic, ocean-side
23°C in January · 15h 45m from Los Angeles · 3 days
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Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa
Windy, golden, easily romantic
20°C in January, and dry · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · an evening from cape town
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Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Calm, residential, quietly perfect
25°C in January · sea at 25° · 5h 30m from Los Angeles · a morning, from a base in kailua or waikiki
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