Every year we hear the same story, each winter seems to be the coldest one in history, until the following year it strikes back more ferocious and merciless.

We started the year as predicted, avalanches are breaking out in different parts of Europe, causing skiing accidents with no happy endings.

In Poland, Switzerland, France, wherever skiers are, there seems to be catastrophe.

Temperatures are plunging to unprecedented numbers. In Poland, they are experiencing drops as low as -25º C (-13º F), and -41º C in Roeros (Norway).

Snow and ice caused traffic problems in western and southwestern France and in Britain

Then I ask myself why do people complain about the cold and rainy weather here in Barcelona? Temperatures last week went as high as 15C? A sweater, scarf and umbrella did the trick!

Well, I rather stay here and enjoy the winter by the not-so-cold beach than head up north in and adventure trip and end up caught in an avalanche buried under 16 inches of snow.

If you want to escape from the cold to a more comfortable environment I suggest you choose Barcelona, Seville or Lisbon for a last minute escape. That is, if the nearest airport is not closed due to bad weather!

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