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4. Meet orang-utans
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Top five winter ideas1: The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) This flickering curtain of green, red, blue and violet light occurs as a result of solar particles colliding with the gases in the Earth's atmosphere, and it's an eerily beautiful sight. The best places to view the Northern Lights are Northern parts of Alaska, Northern and middle parts of Canada as well as the Northern bits of Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Finland and Sweden. The most frustrating thing about this phenomenon is that nobody knows for sure when you'll be able to catch it, although chances are best between October and March. Our advice would be to go somewhere far from artificial light, take some (very) warm clothes, and have patience - be sure to book for more than just one night. We assure you, it'll be well worth it. Click here >> for more Denmark information Click here >> for more Finland information Click here >> for more Iceland information Click here >> for more Sweden information Click here >> for inter-rail information - see Europe by train with one rail pass! 2: Experience the Arctic Fancy huddling up under layers of blankets while a team of cuddly huskies pull you around a carpet of pure white snow on a sled? What about trying to spot polar bears and walruses frolicking in their natural habitat as you learn to build an igloo? How about eating at an ice restaurant or sleeping on reindeer skins in an ice hotel? If you like saying brrrrr a lot, then experiencing the Arctic is a must.Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia make up the Arctic circle, one of the most fascinating and extreme areas of the globe. Not a place to travel to solo, be sure to book a tour with a recognised company who'll happily sort out all the snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and ice fishing that you can handle. Then all you've got to do is practise saying mush! Click here >> for more on the ice hotel Click here >> for information on an Arctic Safari weekend in Finland Click here >> for an extreme Arctic expedition Click here >> for more Canada information Click here >> for more Denmark information Click here >> for more Finland information Click here >> for more Iceland information Click here >> for more Sweden information Click here >> for inter-rail information - see Europe by train with one rail pass! 3: Work a ski season The perfect way to combine earning a few quid with brushing up your ski or snowboarding skills is by bagging yourself a job on the slopes. Then you can spend your winter working in the mornings, hitting the slopes in the afternoons before indulging in a little apres ski of a night time. Whether it's Whistler in Canada or the Remarkables in New Zealand that takes your fancy, they all need seasonal staff. There are a whole range of jobs on offer too, ranging from chalet maid to bar work, hotel staff to lift operators.Also for those that are up to it, there's the ultimate job - working as a ski or snowboard instructor. That way you can work and ski or snowboard at the same time! There are loads of courses out there to get you up to instructor level and then it's just a case of grabbing your salopettes and goggles and heading to the slopes. Just think of it, getting paid to go on the piste... Click here >> for our snow zone Click here >> for snowsports instructor courses Click here >> for more Canada information Click here >> for more New Zealand information 4: Glaciers of New Zealand Experience living remnants of the last Ice Age. Fox Glacier is the largest and longest of the magnificent West Coast glaciers but perhaps most impressive is the fact that it descends almost into temperate rainforest, only 250 metres above sea level and a mere twelve kilometres from the sea. The you've got it's neighbour, Franz Josef - officially the fastest moving glacier in the world. Quite a double act...As two of the most accessible glaciers in the world, it's easy walk right up to the towering terminal face of the Fox Glacier or to go on a guided hike of Franz Josef. There are plenty of local guides in the area willing to take you on a snow walks onto both glaciers - however, this should not be attempted without an expert. Also, downhill and cross country skiing takes place on the Fox Glacier during the winter months, so why not try to catch that? There are loads of guesthouses and small hotels within Glacier Country, so you shouldn't have trouble finding a good base to explore these natural wonder. Just be sure to pack super-warm clothing and a sense of adventure. Click here >> for more New Zealand information Click here >> for New Zealand bus tours via the glaciers Click here >> for New Zealand work starter packs 5. Hot springs of Iceland Iceland is officially the daddy of hot springs. Boasting the highest level of high temperature geo-thermal activity, sulphur streams and springs in the world, it's not unusual to see columns of steaming hot water shoot 60 metres into the air in this place. The top place in Iceland for hot spring activity is Geysir (which is where the world geyser comes from) which has a whole load of active geysers, including Strokkur which erupts regularly every seven to 10 minutes. Many of the hot pools are treated as hot tubs by visitors, so be sure to schedule a dip in your itinerary. We imagine that sitting in a natural hot pool in a blizzard somewhere in the middle of nowhere is quite an experience and one you don't get everyday. Something to think about if planning to see the hot spings in Iceland is the fact that it's light for 24 hours a day in June and dark for a similar period in December. Also, even though Iceland isn't traditionally as cold as most places so far north, but be sure to pack your thermals anyway... Click here >> for more Iceland information |
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