a man jumping off a boat near Koh Samui, Thailand.
a bartender pouring a drink at a bar in San Sebastian, Spain.
a young girl jumping over puddles at low tide on Piha Beach, Auckland, New Zealand.
two men playing ice hockey on Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin.
an aerial view of rows of houses in Monterrey, Mexico.
Malaysias landmark Petronas Twin Towers seen between trees in Kuala Lumpur.
a crowd of onlookers watching a surf competition in Gold Coast, Australia.
the Burj Khalifa towering over the Dubai Skyline, United Arab Emirates.
a volunteer loading freshly picked plums onto a cart during the harvest of apricot trees at Guadalupe Historic Orchard on June 25, 2013 in San Jose, California.
the Iceberg project, modern housing units overlooking Aarhus Harbor, Denmark.
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Koh Samui, ThailandThis list was first published in the book The World's Best Cities. One of Thailand’s largest islands after Phuket, Ko Samui’s prosperity and quality of life has risen steadily with the recent influx of visitors drawn to its intoxicating blend of street food stalls, hidden Buddhist temples, jungle waterfalls, and palm-fringed beaches.
Photograph by Thomas Linkel, laif/Redux

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