Rio de Janeiro is a bucket list destination due to its world-class beaches, mountains, and Christ the Redeemer Statue
Laos, a landlocked country with Buddhist monasteries and calm mountains, lives slower than its neighbors. The old city of Luang Prabang in the north includes stunning temples and maze-like back lanes with colorful street vendors.
Despite winter cold, Liguria receives eight to nine hours of sunshine per day in summer and little rain.
From November to April, Ho Chi Minh City is dry, and from May to October, it rains. Its year-round warmth and sunny sunshine make it better than northern cities.
Nelson, on the South Island, is known as "Sunny Nelson" due to its 2,308 annual hours of sunshine.
The world's oldest desert, the Namib Desert, surrounds Swakopmund, which receives 2,435 hours of sunlight annually.
Though it has a rainy season from September to October, Langkawi is a year-round destination due to its short, tropical rainstorms and 27°C (80°F) temperatures.