This year, I went for the more sedate environs of Tulum, a nice uncrowded beach with perfect turquoise water (and a beachside Maya ruin).

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Also, in Nice, there are jellyfish in the water, so this is hardly an internal issue.

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"San Francisco is a very nice city, surrounded on three sides by water, and there's an utter lack of supply, " he says.

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"My idea of retirement would be having a nice boat, sailing around the world and exploring and being able to relax and enjoy being on the water -- to just enjoy life without running around quite so hectically!"

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