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.

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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

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Formentera, Spain

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Bangor

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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

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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

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Ireland

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Dorset

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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

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County Clare, Ireland

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Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

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Manaplan, Florida

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Hearst Castle

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San Simeon, California

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

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Orlando, Florida

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Hotel Jadran

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Split, Croatia

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Point Kamenjak

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Istria, Croatia

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Sunset Key Cottages

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Key West, Florida

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Linkeng Ancient Village

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Zhejiang, China

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Market Street

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Kinsale, Ireland

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Kylemore Abbey

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Connemara, Ireland

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View from The Confidante

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Miami Beach, Florida

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

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Monterey, California

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Naples Grande Beach Resort

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Naples, Florida

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Morada Bay

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Isla Morada, Florida

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New York Edition

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New York, New York

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Nomad Bar

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New York, New York

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Pérez Art Museum Miami

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Miami, Florida

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Pietro Nolita

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New York, New York

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Prvić, Croatia

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Prvić Luka, Croatia

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Plitvice Lakes National Park

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Karlovac County, Croatia

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Luka Rovinj

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Rovinj, Croatia

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Scofflaw

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Chicago, Illinois

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Seascape Resort

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Aptos, California

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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San Francisco, California

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Seiganto-ji, Temple of the Blue Waves

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Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

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Seven Mile Bridge

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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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Glen Canyon National Recreational Area, Utah

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Glen Canyon National Recreational Area, Utah

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Deadvlei

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Namibia, Africa

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Halong Bay, Vietnam

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Halong Bay, Vietnam

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Great Wall of China

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China

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Hamilton Pool

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Dripping Springs, Texas

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Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland

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Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland

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Lone Cypress, 17 Mile Drive

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Monterey, California

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Lake Michigan

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Chicago, Illinois

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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Monastriraki Square

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Athens, Greece

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

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Masai Mara National Park

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Andros Island

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Cappadocia

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Waewaetorea Island

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Brant Point Lighthouse

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Amalfi Coast

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Victoria Falls

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The Giraffe Manor

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Dingle

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Dorset

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"Seven Magic Mountains" by artist Ugo Rondinone

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Erg Chebbi

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Cliffs of Moher

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Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

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Hearst Castle

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

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Hotel Jadran

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Point Kamenjak

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Sunset Key Cottages

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Linkeng Ancient Village

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Market Street