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11 once-in-a-lifetime winter holiday experiences to make your friends jealous
WINTER IS CLOSING in, the days are growing darker and October has been miserable.
Maybe what you need is a case of wanderlust.
1. The Glacier Express train across the snowy valleys of the Swiss Alps
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2. Sipping cold beer in the hot springs at Iceland’s Blue Lagoon
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3. Gazing out at the Northern Lights from a glass-roofed igloo
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4. Getting up for sunrise over the snow-covered rock formations in Cappadocia, Turkey
5. Sleeping in this bedroom made entirely out of ice in Sweden
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6. Taking in the winter vista over Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
7. Meeting the snow monkeys staying warm in the hot springs of Yamanouchi, Japan
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8. Seeing the sun break through the clouds over the Norwegian fjords
9. Riding the overnight train through the Canadian Rockies
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10. Taking a boat to the Antarctic to meet penguins
11. Or just staying warm among the ‘Fire Mountains’, away from the packed beaches in Lanzarote
Happy wintering!
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