150 Places You'd Rather Be on a Monday

By Jessica Plautz
June 05, 2017
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It's Monday.

For many people, it's the start of the workweek. And even if you love your job, there's something about having all those days stretching ahead to the next weekend that can bring you down. Which is why we advocate planning your next vacation, stat.

Related: How This Picture-perfect Couple Makes Six Figures While Traveling the World Together

From a hammock in Belize to a giraffe manor in Nairobi to the Mediterranean coast, here are 150 destinations around the world that would be far preferable to the office.

And if you need more motivation than changing your view from cubicle to tropical isle, consider this: Planning a vacation — even before taking it — has been shown to boost happiness. So if you've got a case of the Mondays, start planning your way to a better mood.

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Calo des Mort

Ambroise Tézenas
Formentera, Spain
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Bangor

Kira Turnbull
Belle Île, France

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Nyhavn

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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Unguja island

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Masai Mara National Park

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Kenya

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Andros Island

Kira Turnbull
Bahamas
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Cappadocia

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Turkey

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Waewaetorea Island

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New Zealand

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Brant Point Lighthouse

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Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Cherry blossoms

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Kyoto, Japan

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Amalfi Coast

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Italy

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Victoria Falls

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Zambia
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The Giraffe Manor

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Nairobi, Kenya

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Dingle

Kira Turnbull
Ireland

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Dorset

Kira Turnbull
United Kingdom
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"Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone

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Las Vegas, Nevada

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Erg Chebbi

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Morocco

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Cliffs of Moher

David Alexander Arnold
County Clare, Ireland
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Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

David Alexander Arnold
Manaplan, Florida

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Hearst Castle

David Alexander Arnold
San Simeon, California

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

David Alexander Arnold
Orlando, Florida
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Hotel Jadran

David Alexander Arnold
Split, Croatia

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Point Kamenjak

David Alexander Arnold
Istria, Croatia

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Sunset Key Cottages

David Alexander Arnold
Key West, Florida
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Linkeng Ancient Village

David Alexander Arnold
Zhejiang, China

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Market Street

David Alexander Arnold
Kinsale, Ireland

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Kylemore Abbey

David Alexander Arnold
Connemara, Ireland
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View from The Confidante

David Alexander Arnold
Miami Beach, Florida

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

David Alexander Arnold
Monterey, California

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Naples Grande Beach Resort

David Alexander Arnold
Naples, Florida
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Morada Bay

David Alexander Arnold

Isla Morada, Florida

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New York Edition

David Alexander Arnold
New York, New York

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Nomad Bar

David Alexander Arnold
New York, New York
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Pérez Art Museum Miami

David Alexander Arnold
Miami, Florida

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Pietro Nolita

David Alexander Arnold
New York, New York

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Prvić, Croatia

David Alexander Arnold
Prvić Luka, Croatia
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Plitvice Lakes National Park

David Alexander Arnold
Karlovac County, Croatia

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Luka Rovinj

David Alexander Arnold
Rovinj, Croatia

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Scofflaw

David Alexander Arnold
Chicago, Illinois
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Seascape Resort

David Alexander Arnold
Aptos, California

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

David Alexander Arnold
San Francisco, California

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Seiganto-ji, Temple of the Blue Waves

Eirik Anders Johnson
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
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Seven Mile Bridge

David Alexander Arnold
Marathon, Florida

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Atacama Desert

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Chile, South America

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Daigoji Temple

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Kyoto, Japan
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Dubrovnik, Croatia

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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