| As someone who has lived in northerly climates for | | | | cheap, but there are actually many southern portions |
| much of my life, I know well that feeling that sets in | | | | of the continent that make great affordable winter |
| around late January or early February. You reach that | | | | travel ideas. Spain and Portugal are relatively cheap, |
| upsetting point where you can hardly remember | | | | as are many Mediterranean islands and the southern |
| what warm weather feels like, and just the idea of a | | | | portions of Italy. And then there are beautiful, historic |
| 70 degree day is enough to send you into one of | | | | Greece and Turkey. All of these areas are warm, |
| those hour-long daydreams that can really get in the | | | | affordable, and full of everything you could want as a |
| way of one's productivity. Personally, I find that | | | | traveler. |
| winter is much easier if I can escape to a warmer | | | | Africa: If you've never explored the diverse natural |
| climate at least once during the harsh winter months. | | | | climates of Africa, now may be the time to get |
| If you can afford it, it can help keep your energy up | | | | started. Practically the entire continent is warm |
| as you wait for those first achingly glorious warm | | | | year-round, and the people in the most well-traveled |
| April days. | | | | parts of Africa are famously welcoming and kind to |
| That's why I'm offering these affordable winter | | | | outsiders from all over the world. |
| travel ideas. In today's economy, many of us can't | | | | Caribbean and Mexico: Some of the most beautiful |
| afford the luxury Hawaii or Bahamas vacation. But if | | | | beaches in the world are within just a few hundred |
| you just want to relax and enjoy yourself while | | | | miles of the southern U.S., but many of us never get |
| escaping the blustery winds of the north, there are | | | | to see them. If you're looking for affordable winter |
| plenty of things you can do. | | | | travel ideas, look into places like Puerto Rico, the |
| South America: Don't forget that the winter months | | | | Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Mexico. U.S. dollars |
| for us are summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, | | | | can go quite a long way in places like this, and there |
| South America is a very broad category, but there | | | | are more than enough tourist amenities to keep you |
| are so many parts of the continent that are perfect. | | | | happy and comfortable during your stay. |
| Air travel is relatively cheap, and countries like Chile, | | | | Thailand: Thailand stays warm year round, and it is |
| Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Brazil are quite | | | | most comfortable during the winter months. It's an |
| affordable for people from the U.S. Personally, I love | | | | increasingly popular destination for Australian and East |
| Buenos Aires for my city enjoyment, but I also love | | | | Asian travelers who want both beautiful beaches and |
| the diverse natural landscapes of Chile. If you've | | | | exciting modern cities like Bangkok, but there are |
| never been to South America, try it out. Many North | | | | often some very good deals for flights from the U.S. |
| Americans are surprised by what a warm, beautiful, | | | | They don't come around every day, though, so you |
| and welcoming continent it is. | | | | have to snatch them up when you find them. |
| Southern Europe: Many parts of Europe aren't exactly | | | | |