5 under-the-radar destinations you should visit in 2015
Have you been to Tulum? No? You might be the only person on earth. When a place gets "discovered," it loses that magical quality that made it worth traveling to to begin with.
Here are alternatives to some of the world's hottest vacation spots-places that will make you think twice before sharing your secret.
THE NEW COSTA RICA: Nicaragua
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Where to stay: New York City restaurateur Jean-Marc Houmard and collaborator Yvan Cussigh opened Tribal Hotel (from $125 a night), which features a lush orchid garden and a mosaic-tiled pool, in a former artisan co-op in Granada. The Inn at Rancho Santana (from $249 a night) rests on 2,700 acres of shoreline. The Mukul resort (from $500 a night) has a cigar sommelier and rooms with views of the Pacific.
What to do: Ash boarding, a new extreme sport, sends you zooming down Cerro Negro, a 2,400-foot-high active volcano-on a thin wood or metal board. US.-based Austin Adventures includes the activity on trips (from $2,498 per person).
THE NEW CROATIA: Herdade da Comporta, Portugal
Croatia's beaches are overrun. Herdade da Comporta, a strip of coastal villages an hour outside Lisbon, is where natives unwind.Where to stay: The luxury-hotel group Aman hopes to open its resort within the year, but a crop of modern villas are available now, including the Sublime Comporta (from $237 a night), a 14-bedroom guesthouse, and 3 Bicas ($11,000 a week), a pine-tree-rimmed retreat.
What to do: Chill out on beaches and eat at fish shacks (try the fish soup at Praia do Peixe).
THE NEW ICELAND: The Lofoten Islands
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Where to stay: The Scandinavian design firm Snøhetta is building a spectacular serpentine-shaped hotel jutting out of the mountains. But for now, stay in restored fishermen's lodgings at Eliassen Rorbuer (from $133 a night).
What to do: Chase the Northern Lights between September and March, or soak up 24 hours of sunlight and kayak with orcas in the summertime (rentals start at about $50 a day).
Hot Spots in the Making
THE NEW NAPA VALLEY: Loudoun County, Virginia
What it still needs: Hotels, restaurants
What it has: Wineries. Loudoun's rolling hills are home to more than 40. Winery 32, which opened last July, is known for a killer Chambourcin.
THE NEW MARTHA'S VINEYARD: Lummi Island, Washington
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What it still needs: Cachet, vacationing presidents
What it has: B&Bs, whale watching, and beaches. And Noma-trained chef Blaine Wetzel, who has made Lummi a must-go for foodies with the Willows Inn (from $125 a night).
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