16 Places I Can't Stop Thinking About to Travel to Right Now

After visiting Bhutan, which sat at number one on my travel list for years, I found myself in a strange lull. It's like winning a championship—all that buildup, all that emotion, and then it's over. What next?

So I've been thinking long and hard about where to go next. These aren't bucket list boxes to tick or trendy destinations to follow. These are places I genuinely can't let go of in my mind. Here are my top 16, ranked in order of how much they've been occupying my thoughts.