If Paris were a movie, then the Champs-Élysées would be the dramatic tracking shot—the slow pan across elegance, history, fashion, and French pride. And at the end of this cinematic stroll? The towering Arc de Triomphe, standing proud like the perfect closing scene.

Some wonders aren’t found on land — they’re hiding just below the waves. Off the western coast of Thailand, in the balmy embrace of the Andaman Sea, there’s a scattering of islands that hold the keys to an underwater paradise. This isn’t just another tropical destination. This is the Similan Islands — a dreamscape of coral cathedrals, white sand crescents, and electric-blue waters.