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Budget-friendly alternatives

This year's dollar-friendly destinations, according to Concierge.com

1. Little Corn Island, Nicaragua: the poor man's Costa Rica

2. Buenos Aires: the poor man's Barcelona, Spain

3. Portugal: the poor man's Italy

4. Santa Ynez Valley, Calif.: the poor man's Napa Valley

5. Jordan: the poor man's Dubai

6. Barbados: the poor man's Hawaii

7. Hoi An, Vietnam: the poor man's Phuket, Thailand

8. Warsaw: the poor man's Prague, Czech Republic

9. Tunisia: the poor man's Morocco

10. Isla de Holbox, Mexico: the poor man's Anguilla

-- McClatchy-Tribune