During the winter months, so many of us pine for the hot sun and relief of blistering wind chill. So it's rare that we would seek out a winter vacation anywhere that doesn't involve sunlight and warm weather. But, for the first time in my life, I decided to opt to travel to the cold and darkened streets of wintery Scandinavia over the holidays. And if that doesn't sound appealing to you, I implore you to read on! I was utterly mesmerized by winter in Scandinavia and found it to be absolutely magical.