During the time of year when many people begin staying inside more and making holiday plans, the great outdoors still beckons adventurous souls into the chilly air or to destinations where warmer weather prevails. Get your thrills far from the crowds at these off-the-beaten-path destinations, ranging from glaciers in Iceland to a barrier reef in the Bahamas and various locales in between.

Between November and March, powerful seasonal storms create enormous white-crested waves that pummel the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. They are so mesmerizing to witness that storm watching has become a tourist draw. The trend started in the 1990s in the town of Tofino , where the Wickaninnish Inn was built on a wind-swept rocky outcropping specifically for seeing the aweso

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