From FoxNews,By Cassie Carothers
Do you spend your days staring longingly at glossy shots of celebrities lounging poolside?
Well, it's not too hard to join them.
Travel experts say there are a lot of tropical destinations you can go to that aren't very expensive, but let you vacation like a movie star nonetheless.
Florianapolis, an island off the coast of Southern Brazil, is the next "it" destination for celebrities, and it's still affordable for the rest of us, according to Jason Harper, editor at concierge.com, the companion Web site to Conde Nast Traveler.
“It’s the kind of spot where a lot of supermodels end up going,” Harper said, adding that Gisele Bundchen and her current surfer beau Kelly Slater have frequented Floripa, as it’s more commonly called. “It’s a hot surfing spot, so a lot of those people hang at the local bars.”
Harper also said the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Brazilian real makes the area a particularly attractive vacation destination.
“South America is totally affordable,” Harper said. “So where you might have gone to St. Tropez, you can recreate that feeling in South America.”
More and more boldfaced names are also showing up in Miami. So far this winter, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Matt Damon, Leonard DiCaprio, Mischa Barton, Ricky Martin and Shakira have all hit the Latin-infused hot spot. And the city is noticing, said Teen People editor Shirley Halperin "“I know they’re making an effort, the city of Miami, to draw more celebs around the year,” Halperin said. “There’s a lot of construction going on and I think people will buy condos there. That place is really exploding with development.”
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