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Cartagena, Colombia
A colourful haven jutting into the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena will whisk you into an entirely new dimension after a (roughly) five-hour flight (and with only a one-hour time difference). The sweetheart of Colombia's seaside towns, it brings together great freshly ground coffee, languid meals consisting of just-caught fish and copious amounts of wine and after-hours dance parties fuelled by all of the above. To make the most of Cartagena's prime waterfront location, rent a boat with your friends and jet out to the cerulean-rimmed Rosario Islands for a day of skinny dipping and dancing on deck.