| This week: Seek out warmer climes this winter. | | | Hot stuff coming your way | It was still 80°F in New York City when I started planning my Thanksgiving trip to Oahu, Hawaii (pictured above), my December trip to Abu Dhabi, a New Year's trip to Mexico City and a darkest February getaway to Eleuthera. I grew up in LA and [cough] years later, I still fear and hedge against the misery that comes with a seemingly never-ending succession of gray, icy, icky, dark-at-4:45pm days. Booking these heat-seeking escapes well before the first flake of snow falls is the only way I can get through these troubling times. I hope my aggro will inspire you to plan some sunny beach days come winter, or any activity that doesn't require wool socks or puffy coats. Warm regards! | Senior Director of Content | | | | | Sleep in an Indian palace | Many of India's most beautiful heritage hotels are former royal palaces, where you can luxuriate in the grandeur and grace of a bygone era, if only for a night. | | | | | Spend a perfect week in the Azores | | | | | Swim the crystalline cenotes of Tulum | An estimated 6000 cenotes are scattered across the Yucatán Peninsula, with several in the vicinity of Tulum. Here's our guide to the best. | | | | | Check out under-the-radar Bonaire | Roll out of bed and step right into the ocean. With year-round sunshine, there isn't a "bad" time to visit Bonaire, a Caribbean island with its own protected marine park. | | | | If you've never done it, you really ought to go to London during the holiday season: the lights along Regent Street, festive store decorations, ice-skating at Somerset House, carol singers and of course, Christmas markets. Live your very own Love Actually! | More hot reads from this week
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