Stop at Rick’s Cafe
to leap off the cliffs. FEBRUARYNEGRIL, JAMAICA
So over winter? Fly here now
and you’ll have all the sun-
shine and rum punches a
couple could want, plus days
of reggae on the cliffs. (The
annual Bob Marley Birthday
Bash is held there the first
week of February.) After par-
tying like a dancehall star,
sleep it off at Sandals Negril,
on Seven Mile Beach, then
wake up and do it all again.
All-inclusive doubles from
$478; sandals.com.
OR GO TO ...
VENICE for Carnival, to min-
gle with the masked revel-
ers in St. Mark’s Square.
EASTER ISLAND, CHILE, to see
the mysterious monoliths in
the summer and attend the
Tapati festival, featuring
traditional competitions like
haka pei (a race down a vol-
cano on banana-tree sleds).MARCHBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
Among this city’s obsessions: wine (tasting rooms are
everywhere), food (the steaks are legendary), and dance
(the tango was born here). And then there’s fashion, a
preoccupation that’s in full effect during Fashion Week in
March, when temps drop from sweltering to sultry. Buy
a ticket to the runway shows or just hit the shops—BA is
famous for its leather goods—then check in at Alvear
Palace Hotel, where Karl Lagerfield stays when he’s in
town. Doubles from $480; alvearpalace.com.
OR GO TO ...
FIJI for insane snorkeling and diving while the South Pacific
waters are still bathtub warm and rates are at their lowest.
AMSTERDAM to rage at the electronic music festival
5 Days Off and wander the famous Keukenhof Gardens
at the start of tulip season.Grand architec-
ture makes Plaza
de Mayo a Buenos
Aires must-stop.APRILHAWAII ISLAND
You can’t get any more
Hawaiian than the hula, and
this isle (a.k.a. the Big Island)
hosts the largest hula gath-
ering of them all, the Merrie
Monarch Festival, in lush
Hilo from April 5 to 11. Even if
the only thing you want to
do is sip mai tais and chill on
the sand—Mauna Kea Beach
Hotel’s powdery strand is
especially stunning (doubles
from $399; princeresorts
hawaii.com)—April is a great
time to come: Some of
the Aloha State’s best
weather and lowest rates
happen in springtime.
OR GO TO ...
BODRUM, TURKEY, to chill in
“the St. Tropez of Turkey”
before the summer crowds
take over the resorts.
T USC A N Y, I TA LY, for dozens
of Easter celebrations, from
fireworks on Florence’s
Piazza del Duomo to out-
door markets in Chianti.Splurge on a
helicopter tour
(try paradise
copters.com) over
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