Where to go in February

Kochi, Kerala, India

Spice-scented, salt-aired, layered

31°C in February, and dry · sea at 30° · 18h 15m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Bangkok, Thailand

Hot, layered, relentlessly awake

32°C in February · 16h 25m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Franschhoek, South Africa

Green valley, long lunches, mountain light

30°C in February · 19h 45m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Layered, spiced, sea-worn

31°C in February · sea at 30° · 19h 50m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Penang, Malaysia

Sticky, layered, endlessly edible

31°C in February · sea at 32° · 17h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Mendoza, Argentina

Sun-baked, unhurried, wine-soaked

26°C in February · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Humid, layered, late-night eating

31°C in February · 17h 25m from Los Angeles · 2-3 nights

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Marrakech, Morocco

Sensory, labyrinthine, warmly chaotic

22°C in February · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · a long weekend, 3-4 nights

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Singapore

Humid, polished, wide awake

29°C in February · 17h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hoi An, Vietnam

Lantern-lit, low-rise, unashamedly pretty

25°C in February · sea at 24° · 15h 35m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Plaza de España and its canal in Seville

Seville, Spain

Warm, tiled, theatrical after dark

19°C in February · 11h 50m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Hanoi, Vietnam

Loud, low-slung, endlessly sociable

22°C in February · 15h 15m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Humid, musical, gloriously unbothered

19°C in February · 3h 45m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Palermo, Sicily

Raw, baroque, deliciously disorderly

16°C in February · 13h 10m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Austin, Texas

Laid-back, musical, sweaty, unpretentious

18°C in February · 2h 55m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Green, ceremonial, busier than expected

29°C in February · sea at 30° · 17h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Girona, Spain

Stone, water, quietly sophisticated

16°C in February · 12h 05m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Lisbon, Portugal

Steep, sunlit, gently melancholic

16°C in February · 11h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Loud, sun-bleached, permanently outdoors

17°C in February · 15h 05m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Madrid, Spain

Late-night, grand, unpretentious

14°C in February · 11h 45m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Taipei, Taiwan

Late-night, steamy, easy-going

20°C in February · 13h 35m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Collioure, France

Painterly, Catalan, sun-soaked, small

15°C in February · 12h from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Athens, Greece

Ancient, gritty, sociable, sun-bleached

14°C in February · 13h 50m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Verona, Italy

Roman, well-dressed, pleasantly unhurried

12°C in February · 12h 15m from Los Angeles · 2 nights

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Thessaloniki, Greece

Late-night, food-obsessed, unpolished

13°C in February · 13h 30m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Douro Valley, Portugal

Terraced, romantic, wine-soaked

14°C in February · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3-4 nights

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Procida, Italy

Faded pastel, salt-worn, unhurried

14°C in February · 12h 55m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Porto, Portugal

Tiled, steep, warmly unpolished

15°C in February · 11h 20m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Côte des Basques, Biarritz, France

Longboards, Belle Époque, Atlantic light

14°C in February · 11h 40m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Langhe, Piedmont, Italy

Foggy, patient, seriously delicious

11°C in February · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Rovinj, Istria, Croatia

Venetian, salty, softly Mediterranean

12°C in February · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Florence, Italy

Compact, golden, relentlessly beautiful

13°C in February · 12h 30m from Los Angeles · 3–4 nights

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Lucca, Italy

Walled, flat, unhurried Tuscany

13°C in February · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Xi'an, China

Ancient capital, appetite-driven, floodlit

10°C in February · 13h 40m from Los Angeles · 3 nights

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Lugano, Switzerland

Italian warmth, Swiss precision

11°C in February · 12h 10m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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Piran, Slovenia

Venetian, compact, salt-washed

11°C in February · 12h 25m from Los Angeles · 2–3 nights

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