All 100 places to chase the sun

Last updated . 12 September 2023

Here, you’ll find all 100 places to chase the sun to help your summer daydream run wild. These holidays will let you escape to warmer days around the globe.

Asia

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1. Canna Bali resort, Nusa Dua, Indonesia
2. Seasalt restaurant, Alila Seminyak, Indonesia
3. The province of Palawan, Philippines
4. One&Only Desaru Coast resort, Malaysia
5. The Datai Langkawi resort, Malaysia
6. Ky Co Beach and Quy Nhon, Vietnam
7. ATOLL restaurant, Phuket, Thailand
8. Japan’s southern islands
9. Japan’s summer festivals
10. Taiwan’s summertime spots
11. Kosmos resort, Ulleungdo, South Korea
12. South Korea’s cherry blossom cities
13. The Singapore Grand Prix
14. Tropical resorts in the Maldives, Sri Lanka
15. LUX* Chongzuo resort, Guangxi, China
16. Wildflower Hall resort, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
17. Aramness Gir safari lodge, Gujarat, India
18. Train rides across Sri Lanka
19. COMO Hotels, Punakha, Bhutan
20. Five local dishes to try in Cappadocia, Turkey

Middle East

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21. The pleasure domes of Abu Dhabi
22. The Al Hajar Mountains, Oman
23. Caravan by Habitas, AlUla, Saudi Arabia

Africa

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24. Island of Mozambique, Mozambique
25. Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa
26. Thanda Safari Lodge, Zululand, South Africa
27. Mauritius
28. Mahali Mzuri, Masaai Mara Reserve, Kenya
29. Egypt’s summer hits
30. Tangier, Morocco
31. Marrakech, Morocco
32. Taghazout, Morocco

Southern Europe

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33. Büyükada Island, Turkey
34. O by Myconian Collection, Mykonos, Greece
35. The island of Milos, Greece
36. The best of the glorious Greek islands
37. Santorini swimming pools
38. Split, Croatia
39. On the sunflower trail in Tuscany, Italy
40. Dining heaven in Positano, Italy
41. A bar-hop along Naviglio Grande in Milan, Italy
42. Mercato Trionfale in Rome, Italy
43. Lu Monferrato in the province of Alessandria, Italy
44. A Sicilian summer in Marina Corta, Italy
45. E-biking around Matera in Basilicata, Italy
46. Village hop along the Cinque Terre

Western Europe

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47. Les Perles de Monte-Carlo, Monaco
48. Onboard an Azamara cruise to Marseille, France
49. Paris Plages, France
50. La Tartane, Saint-Tropez, France
51. Val d’Isère, the French Alps
52. The lavender fields in Provence, France
53. Saint James Paris, France
54. The Lighthouse Way, Galicia, Spain
55. The Beach Caves of Six Senses Ibiza, Spain
56. Ivens Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal
57. A culinary tour of Barcelona, Spain
58. The seaside town of Cascais, the Portuguese Riviera

Central Europe

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59. Summer walking tours all along Central Europe
60. Beer Gardens in Berlin, Germany
61. Oerol Festival on the Dutch island of Terschelling
62. A perfect sunny weekend in Zurich, Switzerland
63. St Anton am Arlberg, the Austrian Alps

Northern Europe

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64. Arctic Bath, Swedish Lapland
65. A bright night-time stroll through Reykjavik, Iceland
66. A seak-kayaking tour in Greenland

The British Isles

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67. The Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney islands, Scotland
68. Edinburgh, Scotland
69. The English Countryside
70. Sheen Falls Lodge, County Kerry, Ireland
71. Cotswolds, England
72. Coleton Fishacre, Devon, England
73. Summer festivals in the UK
74. London, England
75. Mersea Island, Essex, England

The United States

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76. Yosemite National Park, California
77. The Midnight Sun Game, Fairbanks, Alaska
78. Hawaii
79. The shops in Palm Springs, California
80. Breweries in Denver, Colorado
81. The rooftop bars of New York City, New York

Canada

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82. The bike routes in Vancouver, British Columbia
83. Winnipeg, Manitoba
84. Montréal, Quebec

Latin America

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85. The beaches of Mexico
86. One&Only Mandarina, the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
87. Habitas Bacalar, the Yucatán Peninsula
88. The jungles of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
89. Soho Beach House, Canouan Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines
90. Restaurants across the region
91. Montañita, Ecuador
92. Lake Deseado, Tierra del Fuego
93. The beaches in Rio de Janeiro
94. Colca Canyon region, the Peruvian Andes

Pacific and New Zealand

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95. A sunny stay in Fiji
96. Bora Bora, Tahiti
97. Uepi Island, the Solomon Islands
98. Raglan, New Zealand
99. Waitematā Harbour, New Zealand
100. Lochmara Lodge, the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand