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Top 10 Romantic Hideaways Caipirinhas & log cabins By Ethan Gelber
Two hours south of Rio de Janeiro's blistering bluster, you enter a softer world. Just off the Green Coast, tranquil, tropical, blissfully vehicle-free Ilha Grande ("Big Island") is a crag-spined nature preserve of pristine protected rainforest, secluded lagoons, waterfalls, salt marshes, mangroves . . . and 106 beaches. The 90-minute ferry trip from the mainland's Angra dos Reis or Mangaratiba to AbraãoIlha Grande's commercial hub, with fewer than 500 inhabitantsis a glide halfway into lovers' castaway fantasies. To slip fully into oblivion, hike from Abraão or boat directly to the more remote communities of Araçatiba, Sítio Forte, Bananal, Saco do Céu, Vermelha, or Itaguaçú. All have an assortment of relaxed pousadas (guest houses). Days are easy: In a two-seater kayak or by foot along any of the 16 signed trails, head off with snorkels and masks in hand, weighing anchor at your pick of any number of private sandy inlets. For the less sedentary, scuba dive the shoals of the nearby smaller islands, or scale the 3,221-foot heights of Pico do Papagaio ("Parrot's Peak"). Then, as the rhythm of day recedes, unwind with nothing but a chill caipirinha and one another to twist your screws. Prescott, Arizona Known locally as "Everyone's Hometown," Prescott, Arizona, is tucked into the mountains northwest of Phoenix.
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