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AUGUST

VANCOUVER,

BRITISH

COLUMBIA

With nature, nightlife, and

a killer farm-to-table food

scene, this seaside spot

deserves its rep as one of the

most beautiful cities in the

world. Vancouverites live

outside in summer, quaffing

local chardonnay at side-

walk bars and hanging

at cool events like Honda

Celebration of Light, a

fireworks competition and

music festival. Tuck it

in at the mod Opus Hotel,

where celebs like Justin

Timberlake spend their

Vancouver nights. Doubles

from $349; opushotel.com.

OR GO TO ...

MAINE to sail up the coast,

with stops at Acadia National

Park and Rockport for the

tail end of the lobster festival.

BERMUDA for pink beaches

and the close of the Cup

Match, a cricket game and

island-wide excuse to party.

Make a pit stop

at Senanque Abbey,

a 12th-century

working monastery.

JULY

PROVENCE, FRANCE

For epic road-trip selfies, go to Provence, where the

countryside looks like this in the summer (#nofilter). Zip by

endless fields of lavender and sunflowers, stop for tastings

at a few vineyards, then bed down at the idyllic Villa Gallici

in Aix-en-Provence; ask for a suite with a private garden.

Art-loving honeymooners can also sign up for tours of native

son Paul Cézanne’s studio, a short walk away. Doubles

from $540; relaischateaux.com.

OR GO TO ...

FRENCH POLYNESIA for the glorious weather and Heiva I

Tahiti, a multiweek event celebrating the islands’ dance,

music, and culture.

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, to take advantage of the long days

by partying all night: In July, the sun sets close to midnight

and rises before 5 a.m.

Filled with bars and

restaurants, Yaletown,

a former warehouse

district, is one of Van-

couver’s hippest nabes.

SECRETS OF

SHOULDER

SEASON

You can find amazing

deals (and weather) dur-

ing the transition from

a destination’s high

to low season. Here’s

where to go when.

CARIBBEAN

End of Apr il–June &

mid-November–mid-December

Room prices drop by

as much as 30 percent.

HAWAII

April–May &

September–November

Ironically, the best

weather and the best

rates happen between

snowbird season

and summer vacation.

MEDITERRANEAN

May–June &

September–October

The crowds are

gone, but the weather

is lovely.

CENTRAL AMERICA

May–June & early November

The beginning

of the rainy season

is still pretty dry,

and you can land some

sweet deals.

PACIFIC ISLANDS

April & November

Look for great rates right

before cyclone season.

EAST AFRICA

October

If you want to see

tons of wildlife

without going broke,

this is your month.

AUSTRALIA

May & October

Airfare dips in the

spring and fall, but the

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