Buckle up, accelerate, and leave expensive getaways in the dust with this week's escape to Daytona Beach.

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Finally, to escape from the beach, head into the hinterland to Casa Susegad, a restored Portuguese villa set in the atmospheric, seldom-visited village of Loutolim.

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Until about two decades ago, Cox's Bazar was a sleepy beach town which attracted mostly Bangladeshis looking to escape the noise and pollution of big cities like Dhaka and Chittagong.

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Another escape from the old-money Hamptons can be found at Sunset Beach, a bar, restaurant and hotel on Shelter Island, which lies between the north and south forks.

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Then during our escape, she and I plunge off a broken skyhook into a manmade beach.

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At that point, he couldn't see how he would ever escape his father's life, much less the world of North Beach.

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Plum TV broadcasts in escape towns for the rich, like Aspen, Martha's Vineyard, Miami Beach and the Hamptons.

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