Sø•travel: Cold Climate, Hot Destinations

SøEdited Team
​SøCultures Editor: Alexander James
​SøEditor-in-Chief: Chris Saint Sims 
​SøFashion Director: Savannah Barthorpe
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​Yes, we get it, you’re just itching for escape from long nights and a combined overdose of Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Don’t just settle for any old bolthole, rent the whole building, igloo, cabin or even an entire castle to match your travel desire. That’s what is on offer with a game-changing platform that makes Airbnb look like a miserable minnow.

Lesser-known portals, such as the design-minded accommodation folks at Welcome Beyond have winter travel picks that extend from log cabins in a former Colorado mountain ghost town, to spectacular igloo stays in a winter wonderland.
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For example, you can escape to a backdrop beneath the Northern Lights. The Austnesfjorden, Aurora Cabin is a cosy hideaway in the Lofoten Islands, Norway. It features three bedrooms and interiors crafted from untreated wood by a local carpenter.

​Or nestled in a quiet corner of the Dolomites, Castel Maurn is a 1,000-year-old residence now transformed into a luxury boutique hotel featuring spacious suites, a luxurious spa and a swimming pool. Then there’s the Fjellhytte cabin located in Trysil, Norway - Innlandet, a winter resort. Set amongst trees with stunning views of mountains, Trysil is a walking and skiing paradise, with options for cross-country downhill skiers and snowboarders, or just kicking back on fur drapes.

​You can soak in a thermal hot tub cabins in Tranyslvania, or rejuvenate in a spa, that was also once a prison, in Berlin.
Located in the heart of Romania, Portal Village is an adults-only retreat near the UNESCO-listed village of Sibiel. Meanwhile, Berlin’s Wilmina was converted over ten-years reformation project from jail to sanctaury, complete with lush gardens and interflowing courtyards.

​For some good deals to winter destinations, check out Fly Norse Atlantic: Norse Atlantic Airways (flynorse.com)