Living in Florida can make it difficult to understand why anyone would opt for a vacation in the wind-filled and snowy north. Maybe this list of reasons why winter vacations can be fun and memorable will have you to planning an icy vacation.
1. Seasonal Transformation
In the wintertime northern cities really transform, especially when there is snow involved. Even if you have already been to a particular city in the summer, going there again in the winter will give you a completely different experience.
2. Winter Sports
Winter Sports are are fast, cold and fun! If you don't know how to ski or ice skate, challenge yourself to learn. If you'd rather take a more passive route, travel to a destination where there will be a major winter sporting event and plan your vacation around it. Sports tourism is a unique way to enjoy a new city.
3. Shopping
You definitely need an excuse to buy that cute scarf and matching gloves that you saw the other day. (You definitely don't have that excuse if you stay in Orlando.)
4. It's really romantic!
Think ski lodges, cafes, cozy hotels, train rides in the snow and beautiful views... Even if you are traveling solo, winter travel provides a romantic atmosphere.
5. Indoor Culture
The winter season usually brings an amazing schedule of indoor cultural events with it, such as operas, ballets and symphonies. It's also a great time to check out exhibitions that you won't have a chance to see back at home.
6. Nightlife
Have you ever noticed that the colder it is outdoors, the more fun you have indoors?
7. Winter Holidays
Festivals, markets and parties during the chilly season make the winter a memorable time to take a vacation.
8. Sick of tourists?
If you pick a non-holiday week during the low tourism season or if you go to an atypical destination, you will not be surrounded by swarms of other tourists. Try to get a taste of what life is really like beyond the pages of a guidebook. Talk to locals. Observe what locals wear and how they go about life differently in the cold season. Maybe you'll learn about a winter tradition that doesn't exist back at home.
9. A Higher Appreciation for The Sunshine State
Once you come back to the 80-degree weather in Orlando, you will understand and appreciate why Florida is one of the best places to be in the winter. Lucky you!
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