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You know you're on vacation when you fall asleep to the sound of the waves lapping against the shore and wake up to the sun rising over a watery horizon.Just ask Sebastiaan Bedaux, a keen traveler who has compiled stunning ocean-based vacation rentals into a new book: "Ocean View: The Perfect Holiday Homes," published by Lannoo, which showcases some stunning sea properties from across the globe."I could get very philosophical or romantic and talk about the endlessness of the ocean, but the ocean – and especially these oceans – is pretty, isn't it?" Bedaux tells CNN Travel."All those different kinds of blue, the sound of the rolling waves, often a beautiful beach, or gorgeous cliffs, right in front of it..."

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