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

Source: Germán Saavedra R./X'trapotrenes.

Source: Arctic Wolf Pictures

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2. Sipping cold beer in the hot springs at Iceland’s Blue Lagoon

Source: Martin Lopatka

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3. Gazing out at the Northern Lights from a glass-roofed igloo

Source: Kakslauttanen

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4. Getting up for sunrise over the snow-covered rock formations in Cappadocia, Turkey

Source: Anne Dirkse

5. Sleeping in this bedroom made entirely out of ice in Sweden

Source: Wikipedia

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6. Taking in the winter vista over Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

Source: И. Максим

7. Meeting the snow monkeys staying warm in the hot springs of Yamanouchi, Japan

Source: Chi Tranter

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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

Source: Shutterstock

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10. Taking a boat to the Antarctic to meet penguins

Source: Liam Quinn

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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