If your wanting to travel to some of the most exotic places on earth, it's best to
visit them when they are in their prime. For example, you wouldn't want to travel to the tropics in
the middle of monsoon season would you?
Just like your hometown, every place has their best time to visit... Here's a list of some of our
favorite places to vacation and the best time to travel.
 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Best April-Oct, worst Jan, Feb.
January and February in Amsterdam are nothing but cold and wet. This is a city you want to be able to walk or ride bikes around in... at this time of year you'll be miserable... |
| Barcelona, Spain
Best April-June, Sept, Oct, worst Aug.
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| Berlin, Germany
Best May - Oct, worst Jan, Feb
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| Brazil, South America.
Best April-Sept
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| Cambodia, SE Asia.
Best Dec- Feb
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| China, Asia.
Best May-Oct
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| Copenhagen, Denmark
Best May- Sept, worst Jan, Feb.
In January and February it is nothing but darkness in Copenhagen. You see, they are so close to the North Pole that in the winter they have very long nights and in the summer they have very long days...
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| Costa Rica, Central America.
Best Dec-April
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| Cuba, Caribbean.
Best Nov-April
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| Dublin, Ireland
Best May - Sept, worst Jan, Feb
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| Ecuador, South America.
Best Oct-May.
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| Edinburgh, Scotland
Best Apr-Oct, worst in winter.
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| Egypt, North Africa.
Best Oct-March
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| Florence, Italy
Best April-June, Sept - Dec, worst July, Aug
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| Helsinki, Finland
Best June - Sept, worst Jan, Feb
Think about it... Finland is practially in the arctic circle. Do you really want to be there in the middle of winter when you will freeze?
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| India, South-Central Asia.
Best Nov-March
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| Indonesia, South-East Asia.
Best May-Sep
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| Israel, Middle East.
Best spring & autumn
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| Istanbul, Turkey
Best April - Nov, worst winter
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| Japan, Far East.
Best March-May, Sept-Nov
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| Jordan, Middle East.
Best spring & autumn
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| Kenya, East Africa.
Best Jan-March, July-Sept
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| London, England
Best May-Sept, worst Jan, Feb.
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| Madagascar, off South Africa.
Best May-Oct
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| Madrid, Spain
Best spring, autumn, worst the rest.
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| Mali, Saharan Africa.
Best Nov, Dec
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| Mexico, Central America.
Best Nov-April
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| Morocco, North Africa.
Best Feb-May, Sep, Oct
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| Nepal, Asia.
Best Feb, March, Oct, Nov
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| Oman, Middle East.
Best Oct-April
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| Oslo, Norway
Best May- Sept, worst Jan, Feb
Norway... hmmm... VERY COLD IN WINTER! Think about it! You're better off visiting this place in the summer when its tolerable to be outside. |
| Papua New Guinea, Australasia.
Best May-Oct
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| Paris, France
Best April-June, Sept, worst Jan, Feb, Aug.
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| Peru, South America.
Best Apr, May, Sep, Oct
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| Prague, Czech Rep.
Best Apr-June, Sept, worst July, Aug.
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| Reykjavik, Iceland
Best June-Aug, worst Jan, Feb.
Same thing goes for Iceland. C'mon now, visit these places when they are habitable.
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| Heidelberg, Germany
Best April-Sept, worst Dec-March
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| Rome, Italy
Best April-June, Sept, Oct, worst July, Aug.
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| Seville, Spain
Best Oct-April, worst June-August
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| St. Petersburg, Russia
Best May-Sept, worst winter.
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| Stockholm, Sweden
Best May-Sept, worst Jan, Feb
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| Thailand, SE Asia.
Best Nov-Feb
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| Tunisia, North Africa.
Best March-June, Sept-Nov
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| Turkey, East Europe.
Best April-June, Sept, Oct
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| Venice, Italy
Best Feb-June,
Sept, Oct, worst July, Aug.
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| Vienna, Austria
Best May - Sept, worst Jan, Feb.
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| Vietnam, SE Asia.
Best Nov-April
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| Yemen, Middle East.
Best Apr, May, Oct, Nov
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Here are some links to world time clocks:
World Timeline Maps:
Time Zone - a colorful, printable map of the standard world time zones
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