Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Spring Edition
By Gabrielle Blitz February 24, 2014
Credit: bumbyfoto
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.
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
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Mustique
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Not too shabby! #roomwithaview
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Dunton Hot Springs, CO
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Dunton Hot Springs, CO
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The prettiest cabin
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Kauai, HI
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Kauai, HI
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#Napalicoast
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Cuzco, Peru
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Cuzco, Peru
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Beautiful #architecture in #PlazaDeArmas
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Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
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The Valley of 72 Waterfalls
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Cap d’Antibes, France
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Cap d’Antibes, France
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#cotedazur
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Prague
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Prague
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I love #Prague
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Cancún, Mexico
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Cancún, Mexico
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Parasailing in Cancún. This view is priceless.
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Andalusia, Spain
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Andalusia, Spain
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Vida en Las Colinas
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Paris
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Paris
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Santorini, Greece
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Santorini, Greece
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Take your time, don’t live too fast. #greekislands
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Torres del Paine, Chile
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Torres del Paine, Chile
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Buenos días #patagonia #hiking #love #nature
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Cinque Terre, Italy
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Cinque Terre, Italy
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This place… #manarola #italia
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Maui, HI
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: 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
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Valencia, Spain
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Bye-bye #Valencia
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Normandy, France
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Normandy, France
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Fabulous fields of gold in La Manche.
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Jakarta, Indonesia
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Jakarta, Indonesia
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The closest heaven on earth.
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Greece
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Greece
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Monasteries of Meteora.
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Cascais, Portugal
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Cascais, Portugal
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#peopleinlight
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Geneva
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Geneva
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#lacgeneve #memories
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Vienna
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Vienna
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Machu Picchu, Peru
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: 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
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Bali, Indonesia
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The main pool of Anantara Bali Uluwatu Resort
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Sydney
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Sydney
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Places You'd Rather Be Right Now: Dubrovnik, Croatia
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By Gabrielle Blitz