







With so much negativity in the media, the world is often portrayed as risky, dangerous. And yet, as travelers, we learn the same lesson over and over: Preconceived notions of places and cultures are almost always wrong.

The world is, in fact, safer, more hospitable, more open and accepting than non-travelers could ever imagine. If only people everywhere could realize that on the opposite side of the globe are people not so different, so foreign, as they might believe.

The Matador Network team put together this list of best places to travel so that you can make 2017 the year of traveling fearlessly. These places are just starting points. The next step is taking action. Here are 35 of the world’s best places to travel in 2017: