In other words, their sheer beauty and serenity is unmatched.

Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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A colorful illustration referencing retirement themes

Coastal view with sailboats in a harbor, tropical vegetation, and buildings on a hillside

Aerial view of a beach

Harbor in Ponza, Italy

A plam tree on a beach

Streamers hanging over a cobblestone street

two people walking on a beach

Palm trees on a beach

An aerial view of Longboat Key, Florida

Town of Gadir, small beach with boats on the water

Bequia Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

beach paradise with palm tree’s and rocks. The Baths National park, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.beach ocean scenic vacation destination

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre colorful colonial architecture in historic city center.

Willemstad embankment in Curacao, Caribbean.

Colorful buildings

Beautiful white sand beach in Saint Lucia, Caribbean Islands

Grand Palladium Jamaica - Beach

The Colonnade

A view of Porto Timoni beach, Corfu, Greece.

Caldeirao crater on Corvo island

Sunset over the Maldives

Diving off a boat in Thailand.

Aerial view of Cabbage Key ,Florida

A beach in Honduras.

Capilla Santa Cruz Catholic Church Building Exterior on Waterfront. Small stone Catholic church, Cozumel, Mexico.

View of the harbor, Livadi village and Sifnos island in the distance from Chora, Serifos island in Greece.

Peaceful sunset at the island of Andros, Bahamas

A Jamaica beach during sunset

Aerial view of a sailboat moored in St.John, USVI

High angle shoot of Turtle Beach, Culebrita Island, Puerto Rico

Yahct deck with hot tub and dining table

Malta, Gozo Island, Xlendi, watchtower and salt pans at sunset

Monastery of Agios Ioannis Thymianos at Kos island

The black sand beach of Waianapanapa State Park on Maui

Small boat on an empty beach on San Blas Islands

Aerial view of the east coast with coral reef and mangrove edged shoreline, Yap Island, Micronesia.

Aerial view of Ischia island, at the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Composite photo

Kapolei, Hawaii on the west coast of Oahu, Hawaii, and its resorts and lagoons

Stunning Pinney’s beach with Coconut Palms, and the Volcano in the distance, at Nevis. Caribbean

Beautiful scenery with harbor of St Croix, green mountain, water and town along the coastline.

People riding horses in the crystal clear water from Provo Ponies

Boca Grande Lighthouse & Shoreline, Gasparilla Island,Florida

Aerial of Meads Bay Beach, Anguilla

elevated view of Cinnamon Bay, St. John

A quiet beach with palm trees and hammocks.

Tropical beach

View from up high of the St Bart’s harbor

A family on a sandy inlet on Baby Beach

A surfer in Bali

Aerial shot of boats going around Peanut Island

A small outboard motor boat moored to a wooden pier in the tropical paradise of the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas.

Scenic view of an idyllic beach at Nassau, Bahamas, on Paradise Island.

Blue domes at Oia

Panoramic sight of Portoferraio in Elba Island, Tuscany, Italy.

The exterior of the Pendry Barbados with beach and pool

Tropical beach setting on Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Aerial view of the overwater bungalows at Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea

Window with wooden shutters opening on a wild white tropical beach, blue sky, sun in the frame, Seychelles, North Island, North Island Lodge, East Beach

Woman reading in Julep Print Room at Hotel de la Ville

Assorted images of Heron Island underwater on the southern great barrier reef

Visitors on Lundy Island make their way up the steep road from the harbour onto the main Island in the UK

Beach Access Boardwalk Over Sand Dunes Amelia Island Florida

Aerial view of Ambergris Cay