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This is more of a "way to travel". My advice is find an event that you want to do somewhere that sounds cool. I used to be really into triathlons. Did them multiple places in Europe, the US, and once in New Zealand. It gives your trip a focus and sort of a "mission", if you will. I.e. Aimlessly wandering the seashore in the Canary Islands is fun, I'm sure. Combing the shops in the Canary Islands for someone who can fix a hole in your wetsuit is a fun mission! At least for me.

I like sports stuff like that. But it can be anything. A heavy metal festival in Germany. A painting trip to Croatia (or for that matter, Idaho). Otherwise I find myself going somewhere and saying "OK, so where's the cool shit?" You don't have to do that if there's a goal. And you can build in extra time for touristy stuff of course.

If you're so inclined the best Ironman Traithlon is in Nice, France imho. But I'm a bit if a francophile.

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