Top 10 Places to Beat the Winter Blues

• Introduction
• 1. Antarctica
• 2. Banff
• 3. Belize
• 4. Búzios
• 5. Key West
• 6. Los Angeles
• 7. Melbourne
• 8. Rajasthan
• 9. Red Sea
• 10. St. Barths

Búzios

For a ritzy St. Tropez-like escape in the dead of winter, you can’t beat Búzios – located at the tip of a long beach-fringed peninsula about 100 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. Much beloved since the days Brigitte Bardot strolled the shores of the area's Ossos Beach, this former fishing village retains much of its old-world charm but now boasts a slew of glitzy boutiques, restaurants, and beachfront mansions to complement its fantastic string of 20+ beaches, rugged coastline, and darling town. December to March is the best time to visit, since Brazil’s summer weather is just right for a dose of Brazilian pleasures. Beat the winter blahs this year by sunbathing to you heart’s content, sipping caipirinhas at beachside cafés, and, at night, hitting the happening Rua das Pedras – a popular street lined with galleries, restaurants, and bars.

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