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Costa Rica is best known for its volcanoes, greenery, and famous wildlife — but the beaches are absolutely worth daydreaming about. Because of its rich biodiversity, the country offers a little something for anyone from the surfer to the yogi to the casual sunbather. Here are eight beaches that are worth adding to your Costa

Roughly half of the country's international tourists land in Bali, but Indonesia is so much more than one enticing island.  One day, you can be strolling beneath the glistening skyscrapers of a modern city; the next, climbing the freezing-cold summit of a puffing volcano or beating through tropical rainforests in search of orangutans or tigers. You can start

Hiking in Malaysia is the perfect way to get away from the country’s teeming cities and get close to the sights, sounds and sensations of Southeast Asia’s oldest tropical rainforest. Malaysia's quintessentially equatorial sea-meets-jungle terrain is best appreciated from the top of its forest-clad mountains. The Malaysian peninsula is split in two by the 2183m

As the largest archipelagic country in the world, majestic Indonesia showcases a wealth of jaw-dropping natural wonders across its 17,000-or-so islands. From leviathan volcanoes and lakes that hang uniquely above the sea to pristine sweeps of white sand and rivers that wind through rainforest like shoelaces, its agrestal beauty is seemingly endless. Here are

From fabled golden bays to little-known coves, no shell has been left unturned during our hunt for the world's best beaches. Lonely Planet's talented writers have traveled the globe in search of sublime, surf-pounded shorelines and remote pockets of hard-to-reach paradise that are worthy of featuring in Best Beaches in the World. From Albania to Tanzania