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The whitewashed

village of Oia

clings to Santorini’s

volcanic cliffs.

SEPTEMBER

SANTORINI,

GREECE

Once the kids go back

to school, the crowds that

throng this Aegean isle

fade, leaving you to stomp

freshly harvested grapes in

the vineyards, hike ancient

ruins, and take in the Interna-

tional Music Festival. BTW,

holing up in a cave hotel with

a caldera view is a must. (Try

luxe, lofty Mystique, doubles

from $732; mystique.gr.)

OR GO TO ...

ARUBA, which is outside

the hurricane belt, so

great weather is practically

guaranteed, even in the

height of the Caribbean’s

stormy season.

MONTE CARLO to party with

the beautiful people during

Classic Week, when yachts and

antique skiffs fill the harbor.

OCTOBER

THE SERENGETI,

TANZ ANIA

By this month, the Great

Migration—that heaving

mass of wildebeests that

travels back and forth across

eastern Africa—has shifted

south from the Mara to the

Serengeti. See those crea-

tures, along with the Big Five

(lions, buffalo, elephants,

rhinos, and leopards), from

Asilia Kimondo, a posh new

mobile camp that moves

with the herd. All-inclusive

doubles from $1,590;

kimondo.asiliaafrica.com.

OR GO TO ...

GERMANY’S ROMANTIC ROAD

for medieval towns, iconic

castles (including the inspira-

tion for the Magic Kingdom’s

iconic turrets), and fall foli-

age—with a stop in Munich

for the last few days of

Oktoberfest, of course.

PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY, to

bask on the beach and catch

the DJs arriving from Miami

for the presummer season.

Two million

animals are

on the move

in Serengeti

National Park.

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