- Ice hotels are one popular fad that has cropped up in recent years as an option for winter travelers. A village in Sweden, for example, features an ice hotel with cylindrical igloos that have beds made from blocks of ice and covered in fur and skins. Common areas feature an ice couch and ice bar for those who want to relax in a unforgettable environment with a chilled martini. You can find similar hotels in Quebec, Alaska and Norway.
- Just because it's the dead of winter doesn't mean you can't put on a bathing suit for some water fun. For example, H2Oasis in Anchorage, Alaska, is an indoor water park featuring 84 degrees and 350,000 gallons of water as temperatures drop below freezing outside. The park has a water coaster, a wave pool and a meandering river. A few hotels are nearby as well as a local pub for hungry visitors.
- Instead of going to a typical skiing destination like Aspen, Colorado, take a trip to the isolated town of Courchevel, France. The town is just 138 miles from the Italian border and has grown in popularity in recent decades to the point that it now has two Michelin-starred restaurants as well as plenty of shopping. The area attracts plenty of celebrities who want to try out the slopes of the Alps.
- If you're sick of the cold weather and don't have a whole lot of money to spend, migrate south for the winter. You can find good deals for hotels in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even at five-star establishments, and restaurants are also fairly cheap. The winter months in the northern hemisphere are the summer months in the southern, so it will be a time when a lot of locals have left the city, leaving behind bargains for travelers. You might also check out Patagonia, the southernmost part of Argentina and Chile, which offers spectacular scenery.
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