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A server brings a seafood platter to a shaded waterfront table overlooking a boat-filled bay.

Playa Flamingo Costa Rica: Swim, Boat, Stay

Playa Flamingo Costa Rica: The bay stays calm for swimming most days, but clear water starts 30-45 minutes out at the Catalina Islands, not off the sand.

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Open-air food stalls line a shaded path beside the beach in Sanur, Bali.

10 Things to Do in Sanur, Bali, Timed Around Tides and Boats

Things to do in Sanur Bali, timed right: a 5 km beach path, a tide-timed swim, 30-45 minute boats to Nusa Penida and two market shifts.

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Sailboats and motorboats fill a marina along a green coastline in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

What Are the Best Things to Do in Fajardo, PR?

Things to do in Fajardo: Seven Seas Beach, Icacos boat trips, the Laguna Grande bio bay, Cabezas de San Juan, and the Ceiba ferries to Vieques and Culebra.

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A sailboat crosses turquoise water beside a rocky, shrub-covered shoreline under a cloudy sky.

What Are the Best Things to Do in Key West?

Things to Do in Key West: Fort Zachary Taylor delivers a fort, beach and snorkel in hours; the Dry Tortugas ferry eats an entire 9.5-hour day.

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Rocky coastline and surf near Aguadilla, with an airport along the shore at sunset.

What Are the Best Things to Do in Aguadilla?

Things to Do in Aguadilla: Crash Boat for swimming and snorkeling, the Punta Borinquen surf breaks, and short drives to Isabela and Rincón.

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Castillo de San Marcos stands across the water from a rocky shoreline in St. Augustine.

Things to Do in St. Augustine, Florida: What Fits in a Day

A 5:15 p.m. fort exit and a 6 p.m. lighthouse cutoff shape things to do in St. Augustine, Florida more than any list does.

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Miami Beach's shoreline and waterfront buildings glow at dusk beside the ocean.

4 Areas for Things to Do in Miami Florida

Things to Do in Miami Florida: walk South Beach's Art Deco district and Wynwood's murals free, then beat the Shark Valley lines by arriving before 10 a.m.

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Visitors cross the cobbles of Parliament Square at Trinity College Dublin toward the Campanile at dusk.

Book of Kells: Trinity's Gospel Manuscript Explained

Book of Kells: what the Gospel manuscript is, what the display case actually shows, and which of Trinity's five ticket options fits your time.

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Dublin Castle's courtyard is lined with historic stone buildings at dusk.

Dublin Castle: 3 Things to Check Before You Book

Dublin Castle shut its gates in June 2026 for the EU Presidency and stays closed through December 31; here's what reopens and what it costs.

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A clear tidal pool sits among rocky shores beside the sea at sunset.

Things to Do in Ponce, Puerto Rico: A Two-Day Plan

Ponce's art museum is closed, so here's how to sequence the things to do in Ponce that remain open, from a timed hilltop tour to a booked island crossing.

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The Guinness Storehouse atrium rises beneath a glass roof, with curved visitor galleries around its brick interior.

Is the Guinness Storehouse Worth the Crowds?

Guinness Storehouse tickets start from €24, the official 90-minute average works best as a minimum, and the Luas is the quickest way to St James's Gate.

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Malahide Castle stands amid green lawns and trees beneath a sunset sky.

Is Malahide Castle Worth Visiting From Dublin?

A 45-minute castle tour, a 90-minute Thursday garden tour, and 268 acres of parkland: here's how to fit Malahide Castle into a half day near Dublin.

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