Cape Verde: Sal, Boa Vista and São Vicente
Windswept, musical, sun-bleached, unhurried
24°C in December, and dry · sea at 25° · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights across two or three islands
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Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
Busy, warm, welcoming, unashamed
26°C in December · sea at 26° · 5h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights
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Cape Town, South Africa
Mountain, ocean, appetite, contrast
24°C in December · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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Baía do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Wild, protected, gloriously remote
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 12h 20m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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Tenerife, Canary Islands
Volcanic, sunny, dependably easy
22°C in December · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · a week
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Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
Calm, pale, effortlessly easy
26°C in December · sea at 27° · 6h 10m from Los Angeles · a week
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Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico
Barefoot, undeveloped, blindingly bright
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 7h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights, or a long day trip
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Miami, Florida, USA
Glamorous, sun-drenched, energetic
25°C in December · sea at 24° · 5h 05m from Los Angeles · a long weekend, or a week with day trips
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Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
Calm, residential, quietly perfect
26°C in December · sea at 26° · 5h 30m from Los Angeles · a morning, from a base in kailua or waikiki
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Antigua
Breezy, sandy, sailing flavoured
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 7h 35m from Los Angeles · a week
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Barbados
Easy-going, rum-scented, sea-soaked
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 8h 10m from Los Angeles · 7–10 nights
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The Andaman Coast: Phuket, Ko Phi Phi and Ko Lanta, Thailand
Karst, longtail, slow-burning
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 17h 10m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights
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Hanalei, Hawaii
Green, damp, barefoot and unhurried
26°C in December · sea at 26° · 5h 35m from Los Angeles · 4–5 nights
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Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Barefoot, sunny, quietly polished
27°C in December · sea at 24° · 14h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights
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Sydney, Australia
Outdoorsy, sunlit, harbour-facing
24°C in December · sea at 21° · 14h 55m from Los Angeles · 5–7 nights
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Cancún & Tulum, Mexico
Turquoise, loud, style-conscious
26°C in December · 4h 40m from Los Angeles · a week
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Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean
Dry, colourful, unhurried Dutch Caribbean
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 7h 10m from Los Angeles · 5-7 nights
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The Grenadines: Bequia, Mustique and the Tobago Cays
Salty, small-scale, blissfully slow
26°C in December · sea at 28° · 7h 55m from Los Angeles · 10–14 nights
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Cathedral Cove, Coromandel, New Zealand
White rock, clear water, Christmas red
22°C in December · 13h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights on the coromandel
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Tobago
Green, unhurried, low-key Caribbean
26°C in December · sea at 29° · 8h 10m from Los Angeles · a week
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Moorea, French Polynesia
Dramatic, lush, gently paced
26°C in December · sea at 28° · 8h 25m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights
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Mahé, Seychelles
Lush, granite-strewn, unhurried
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 20h 30m from Los Angeles · a week, combined with praslin or la digue
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The Inner Seychelles: Mahé, Praslin and La Digue
Granite, green, unhurried and pricey
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 20h 30m from Los Angeles · 10 nights
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La Digue, Seychelles
Barefoot, slow, sun-bleached
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 20h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights
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Matira Beach, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Turquoise, languid, quietly glamorous
27°C in December · sea at 28° · 8h 30m from Los Angeles · 4-5 nights
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Praslin, Seychelles
Granite, glassy water, unhurried
26°C in December · sea at 29° · 20h 25m from Los Angeles · a week
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Malaysia's east coast: the Perhentians, Redang and Tioman
Laid-back, reef-fringed, off-grid
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 17h 05m from Los Angeles · a week
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Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Lush, wildlife-rich, easy-going
27°C in December · sea at 29° · 5h 50m from Los Angeles · 2-3 days, as part of a wider costa rica trip
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