Winter presents many people with a great challenge. Here are the right tips for escaping the winter and enjoying even the dark hours.
Do you suffer from the cold and dark winter days and want to escape? Then you can either make the most of your time in your own four walls or take a short trip. Here’s how you can use a vacation, trip to a spa, or your own home to escape the winter.
1) A journey into the warm
When winter is in full swing and temperatures are below freezing, an easy solution to escaping this nasty weather is by booking a trip to a warmer country. Travel is often associated with high costs. But if you are only looking for a warmer travel destination, then there are cheap travel destinations for the winter even within Europe.
Portugal, for example, still has relatively pleasant temperatures even in winter. However, if you want to enjoy real warmth, then certain regions in Turkey or Egypt are ideal. The flight to these destinations takes only a few hours and the costs are relatively low. The places are regularly flown to and you can count on the fact that some German is also spoken at the holiday destination.
Even if you can’t get a vacation, you can still use the holidays to switch off and escape the winter.
2) A trip to the wellness oasis
Holidays abroad are certainly the best way to escape the winter in Germany. But there is not always enough time for this or the budget is not enough for the whole family. A visit to a wellness facility in the vicinity can give you a holiday feeling and help you get through the dark and cold days.
Whether you prefer to stay in the sauna, take a warm bath, or enjoy a massage. In winter it makes a lot of sense for your own well-being to spend a weekend in this warmer environment. Especially at Christmas time, many resorts offer vouchers to give away and reduced prices. As a gift idea, these are welcome and will probably make every recipient happy. Or make yourself a winter spa at home.
3) Experience the Christmas market
Winter can also present itself from a beautiful side. The Christmas market is one of the amenities that can only be admired in winter. You can immerse yourself in a fairytale world with your own children and, if the Christmas market offers it, also admire small animals.
In the evening you can meet up with friends for a mulled wine and warm your body a little from the inside. The Christmas market offers a variety of opportunities to spend some time with family and friends. Do you remember how you admired the big Christmas tree with warm cocoa as a child? Pass on some of this Christmas spirit and you will notice that winter can also have its beautiful sides.
4) Visit the solarium
Some people can hardly see anything positive about winter. Dark and cold days can quickly spoil the mood. Winter depression has become a real problem and poses an ever greater threat to the population. More and more people are tied to the office during the day or have to do household chores.
Lack of sunshine leads to decreased production of vitamin D. Studies have shown that this is a direct cause of poor mood. But if the sun hides behind the clouds and you hardly have the opportunity to use the few hours of sunshine a week, then going to the solarium is a way of stimulating the production of vitamin D. It’s not about looking as tanned as possible. A visit a week or every two weeks is enough to put some vitamin D back into the body. Your mood will rise noticeably and you will feel better.
5) Make yourself comfortable at home
You don’t always have to look far to escape the winter. Winter is a lovely time to curl up at home with family. Enjoy a relaxing movie night or do handicrafts with your children. Such moments are often neglected during the summer. After all, the children are out and about more often and spend a lot of time outside.
In winter you can get closer as a family again. There are some activities you can do at home during the dark season. Handicrafts, baking cookies, or making music can provide a short break from winter.
Of course, you can also spend time in nature. Walks or sleigh rides are also a nice change
