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

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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

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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

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9. Riding the overnight train through the Canadian Rockies

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10. Taking a boat to the Antarctic to meet penguins

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11. Or just staying warm among the ‘Fire Mountains’, away from the packed beaches in Lanzarote

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Happy wintering!

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