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🌺 Paradise on Earth: Places Too Beautiful to Be Real (But Totally Are) 🌍✨
TravelReport Weekly Issue 052
Daniel Lowry & Sasha
October 17, 2025
In partnership with
💌 Hey besties!
Let’s drift into the kind of places that make your heart skip and your brain whisper, “Is this even real?” ✨
This week, we’re stepping into true paradise-on-earth moments — places so serene, stunning, and soul-soothing they feel like they belong in dreams, not on maps.
From rose-colored atolls in French Polynesia, to car-free alpine villages in Switzerland, to Brazilian islands where dolphins dance at sunrise, this edition is for slow breaths, warm waters, and postcard scenes that actually exist.
Get your SPF, snow boots, or sarong — depending on your mood. We're going everywhere beauty hides. 🌍
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🧐 Travel Trivia: Paradise Edition
Question:
Which remote island destination features beaches made of pink sand, thanks to crushed coral and shell fragments?
A) Tikehau
B) Maldives
C) Fiji
D) Seychelles
👉 Hit reply with your guess! No Googling 😘
🧳 Health & Safety Tips: Paradise Edition
🌡️ Vaccines & Visas:Brazil and French Polynesia may require proof of yellow fever vaccination if arriving from certain countries — check entry rules
Some Swiss villages are remote — confirm your travel insurance covers alpine rescue or evacuation
☀️ Don't skip SPF!
Even in snowy Zermatt, UV at altitude is no joke
And tropical sun? Stronger than your beach read. Pack reef-safe sunscreen for ocean destinations
🧴 Mosquito Watch:
Bring repellents for Brazil and the Pacific — paradise bites back if you forget!
🚰 Water Safety:
In Tikehau, stick to bottled or filtered water — hydration is key, but make it safe
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🌍 Spotlight Destinations: Paradise, Perfected
🐚 1. Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 🇧🇷
Vibe: Wild ocean + volcanic cliffs + barefoot bliss
A protected marine paradise, this archipelago off Brazil’s northeast coast is home to crystal-clear bays, spinner dolphins, sea turtles, and Brazil’s most pristine beaches. With visitor limits and zero plastic allowed, it’s nature's VIP section.
☀️ Slow moment: Float in Baía do Sancho — repeatedly ranked one of the world’s top beaches
🐬 Tip: Go in the morning to see wild dolphins from the cliffs above
🔗Explore Fernando de Noronha
🔗Watch the video here
❄️ 2. Zermatt, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Vibe: Matterhorn views + snow-kissed rooftops + Alpine luxury
Welcome to winter heaven. Zermatt is a car-free mountain village nestled beneath the iconic Matterhorn, where you can take a cogwheel train into the clouds, sip mulled wine under twinkle lights, and ski year-round on a glacier.
🔥 Slow moment: Soak in a heated rooftop pool with snowflakes falling all around
🥾 Tip: Hike the 5-Seenweg trail in fall — five mirrored lakes and unbeatable peak views
🔗 Visit Zermatt
🔗Watch a video here
🌺 3. Tikehau, French Polynesia 🇵🇫
Vibe: Pink-sand lagoons + coral gardens + pure stillness
Forget Bora Bora — Tikehau is the one if you're craving total peace. This untouched atoll is known for its rose-tinted beaches, electric-blue water, and coral gardens buzzing with marine life. Fewer resorts = more paradise for you.
🧘 Slow moment: Paddle across the lagoon, then nap in an overwater hammock as reef fish swim beneath you
🐠 Tip: Dive or snorkel the outer reef — Jacques Cousteau called it one of the richest atolls on Earth
🔗 Visit Tikehau
🔗Watch a video here
✈️ Flight Deals to Watch (Oct 24–30):
💸 We spotted some paradise-worthy roundtrip deals this week:
LAX → Papeete, Tahiti from $669 roundtrip on French Bee (Nov–Jan departures)
NYC → Zurich from $432 roundtrip on United/Lufthansa
MIA → Recife, Brazil from $479 — perfect springboard to Fernando de Noronha
🧳 Pro tip: Use flight alerts with Hopper or Google Flights for flexible dates — shoulder season = softer prices!
✅ Trivia Answer: A) Tikehau 🌸
Tikehau's iconic pink sands come from red coral crushed naturally over time — giving the atoll's beaches a soft, rosy glow that feels straight out of a watercolor dream.
Want to swim in real-life cotton candy? Tikehau’s waiting.
💫 Until next Friday...
May you wake with salt on your skin, snow in your lashes, or stars in your eyes — whatever paradise looks like for you.
Here’s to catching your breath in faraway places, finding magic in quiet moments, and always leaving space in your suitcase for wonder.
With barefoot joy, mountain hush, and island light,
Sasha ✨🌍
Editor, Travel Report Weekly
📬 P.S. Got a secret paradise? Share it with us at [email protected] — your favorite escape could inspire our next edition.
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Stay safe, travel smart, and enjoy every moment of your journey. Until next week, happy travels!