Try ice sculpting, join an icebreaker cruise or bathe in a snow sauna. These destinations combine snow-how with hospitality.

A cabin on a farm near Hawick, known for its whisky and woollens, offers wild seclusion – and a great base for exploring an overlooked region ...

Planning a trip to Finland? From sauna etiquette to coffee culture, here are the common mistakes tourists make — and how to ...

Saunas have been around for ages. However, just like several other things, it's witnessing a newfound popularity, especially within wellness tourism. Some have evolved into sensory spectacles, ...

Here's how to plan the ultimate ski and snowboard getaway to Schladming, Austria, one of the most charming ski towns in Europe.

This restored black church in the Berkshires feels like a Nordic countryside retreat, with stained glass windows, forest views, and a cedar sauna.

Across the city, young people are increasingly ditching booze-fueled bar nights for wellness-centered, alcohol-free hangouts. Think sauna club nights, comedy shows and sober raves — all set at a ...

Barrel-shaped and roomy, like a large cedar cigar, the sauna easily fits a dozen of us, and we take seats on facing benches.

Sauna culture is heating up, and not in the quiet, niche way it once did. What began as a regional tradition closely ...

Boris Fishman travels to Helsinki, Finland and the serene lakes of the country's north with his daughter to live out a childhood dream of learning how to ice skate. Here's what it was like.

HANCOCK – For Finns, sauna is a near sacred space for physical and mental cleansing. In fact, the sauna was so significant to ...

In the Belarusians in Focus project we asked Aleksei why people go to the banya, who and how it heals, and what is the secret of beneficial steam.