Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Spring Edition

By Gabrielle Blitz

February 24, 2014

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We have good news and bad news.

We’ll unload the bad news first: forecasters are predicting that the northern part of the United States may still have heavy winter storms on its doorstep this season. While bursts of warmth are expected, for the most part, there are even more weeks of slipping and shivering to come. (Sorry for that icy slap in the face.)

Ready for the good news?

A freezing January wasn’t felt the world over. In fact, it was one of the warmer Januaries on record according to The New York Times (Atlantans and New Yorkers, we know that doesn’t seem plausible, but it’s true).

With sunny skies in other parts of the world, we asked Travel + Leisure’s Instagram followers to mentally pack their bags and share their dreams of blue waters, flowers in bloom, and anything that makes spring seem even semi-imaginable, and include the hashtag #TLTransportMe.

Whether it was a pink sunset in Paris, colorful cliff-side buildings in Cinque Terre, Italy, or a rainbow in Chilean Patagonia (remember it’s summer way down south), our ideal seasonal palette is anything but snowy white.

Share pictures on Instagram of where you’d rather be in the world, and include @TravelandLeisure and the hashtag #TLTransportMe—you may just make our next edition.

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Mustique

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Not too shabby! #roomwithaview

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Dunton Hot Springs, CO

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The prettiest cabin

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Kauai, HI

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#Napalicoast

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Cuzco, Peru

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Beautiful #architecture in #PlazaDeArmas

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Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

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The Valley of 72 Waterfalls

@jessicalindseyw

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Cap d’Antibes, France

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#cotedazur

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Prague

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I love #Prague

@steven_androphy

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Cancún, Mexico

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Parasailing in Cancún. This view is priceless.

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Andalusia, Spain

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Vida en Las Colinas

@danielodyssey1

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Paris

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Santorini, Greece

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Take your time, don’t live too fast. #greekislands

@nastasiaspassport

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Torres del Paine, Chile

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Buenos días #patagonia #hiking #love #nature

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Cinque Terre, Italy

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This place… #manarola #italia

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Maui, HI

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The feeling from the top of the volcano Haleakala is more like being on the moon than on Hawaii.

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Valencia, Spain

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Bye-bye #Valencia

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Normandy, France

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Fabulous fields of gold in La Manche.

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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The closest heaven on earth.

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Greece

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Monasteries of Meteora.

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Cascais, Portugal

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#peopleinlight

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Geneva

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#lacgeneve #memories

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Vienna

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Machu Picchu, Peru

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Watching the sunrise at Machu Picchu is a magical way to start the day.

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Bali, Indonesia

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The main pool of Anantara Bali Uluwatu Resort

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Sydney

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

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