Looking Forward

You could ring in the new year with a new gym membership, or you could go somewhere fantastic. Let us tempt you towards the latter.

MIAMI
Orange Bowl
The 77th annual college football face-off will feature two Southeast teams, West Virginia against Clemson.
January 4

HEILONGJANG PROVINCE
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
Towering sculptures made from snow and ice from the nearby Songhua River, ice lanterns, fireworks and light displays will transform the city of Harbin in northeastern China into a veritable winter wonderland.
January 5 – February

MILAN
Alta Moda at Corso Como
Enjoy bargains on designer duds when the season of saldi begins just after Epiphany in Italy.
January 5

BROOKLYN
Richard III at BAM
Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey will own the stage as Shakespeare’s outrageous villain Richard III.
Jan 10 – Mar 4

CABO SAN LUCAS
Whale Watching in Baja
From Las Ventanas al Paraiso, a sea plane can be chartered to Magdalena Bay, where you can have a close-up encounter with the thousands of friendly gray whales that migrate to its warm waters each winter.
January 15 – March 31

PARK CITY
Sundance Film Festival
Skiing and cinema — has there ever been a more winning couple? Camp out at the Sundance Resort in Provo for the full Robert Redford brand experience.
Jan 19 – 29

JAIPUR
Jaipur Literature Festival
Lit-lovers from around the globe will make their way to Jaipur for five days of readings, debates and discussions. Playwrights Tom Stoppard and David Hare and novelists Annie Proulx and Ben Okri, and David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, will be in attendance.
January 20 – 24

Harbin Festival image via Farm; Jaipur Literary Festival image via From DC to Delhi.