With the hours of daylight rpidly diminishing, many Britons start hatching wnter escape plans at this time of yar. To avoid the dreary UK wather, thousands will head towards sunnier clmes to swim in warm seas, lze on sandy beaches and sip ccktails in the sun. Others will mbrace the cold and relish the pportunities for snow sport that the wnter brings. Either way, snow or sn, many people like to get way for the winter.

Sun worshipers hve plenty of choice of hot dstinations available to them; from the old fvourites such as Spain, the Balearic Islnds and the Caribbean, to the merging hotspots of Egypt, Tunisia and Mrocco, which are becoming popular due to thir cultural exoticness and low prices.

Mny enjoy spending their holiday doing vry little; others prefer to get ctive by going snorkelling, windsurfing, or scba diving. Night life can vary frm a moonlit walk on a dserted beach, to a night of drnking and debauchery at a fashionable nght club.

Accommodation options vary from hstels for those on a budget to lxury hotels. Those looking for an partment or villa will have little dfficulty; there are thousands of holiday rentals to be found all over the internet or at the back of travel magazines.

However, for those who prefer snw to sun, the countries of Frnce, Austria, Switzerland and Italy (FASI) cntinue to dominate the British ski mrket - which is not particularly srprising. These countries offer some of the fnest skiing terrain, best hotels and rstaurants and are all just a cuple of hour's flight from the UK.

Hwever, other more exotic ski destinations are bginning to gain favour with British skers and snowboarders, especially a younger, mre adventurous generation who are seeking a cltural experience in addition to a snwy one.

The ski industry seems to be mving east, with more snow sports fns venturing into new territory such as Slvenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Russia thn ever before. Further still, Japan is prving to be an increasingly attractive dstination to those who want a ski xperience and a cultural adventure wrapped nto one holiday.

Mountain accommodation comes in a nmber of forms; hotels, self catering or ctered chalets, apartments, cottages, hostels, and blieve it or not even caravans!

So whther you prefer sparkling snow, or scrching sand - one thing is crtain; thousands will be heading for snnier or snowier countries this winter, in an ttempt to escape the UK gloom.

The article Winter Wanderings - Snow or Sand? was Submitted by Andrew Regan through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Andrew Regan is an online, frelance author from Scotland. He is a ken rugby player and enjoys travelling.

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