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Top spots to spend the holidays
(CNN) -- With Christmas just around the corner, holiday wanderlust is hitting its peak. Travel + Leisure magazine has compiled a list of top 10 holiday destinations from Nashville to New Zealand and everywhere in between. Laura Begley of Travel + Leisure spoke with CNN's Leon Harris about some of the magazine's hot picks. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning. How you doing, Laura? LAURA BEGLEY, "TRAVEL & LEISURE" MAGAZINE: I'm great. How are you, Leon? HARRIS: I'm great. And I'm interested about Boston, because I've never been there, and that's probably the one town on that list I could probably get to pretty easily. You tell me why I should go there. BEGLEY: Boston's a fantastic holiday destination, because you can go on Newbury Street and do some great Christmas shopping. You can have tea at the Ritz Carlton, which was recently renovated. You can go strolling on the cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill and look at all the brownstones sprinkled with snow. It's really romantic, and it's also become a great food destination. ... Fantastic restaurants there. HARRIS: How about Edinburgh, Scotland. BEGLEY: Well, Edinburgh -- actually, Europe -- is great at this time of the year, because the place is fairly reasonable, and you can really experience a city like a local, because there aren't tons of tourists. And we chose Edinburgh because it has an old world ambience. You can picture yourself wearing a kilt and celebrating Christmas, ... watching the fireworks over Edinburgh castle, listening to bagpipers playing "Amazing Grace." So romantic. HARRIS: We only have time for one more. Let me give you a choice here -- Puerto Rico, San Antonio or Santa Cruz, which one? BEGLEY: If I had to choose one, I'd choose Puerto Rico. You don't need a passport. [It's a] quick flight from most cities in the United States, and you can go hiking in the rain forest and have a Christmas picnic on the beach. HARRIS: And you know what, it's also warmer. BEGLEY: It's warm. HARRIS: And there are some of us who like that idea. BEGLEY: I am all about warm destinations for Christmas. HARRIS: All right, good deal. Thanks for making our show this morning one of your destinations. Laura Begley, we appreciate the time, and happy travels to you.
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