NEW YORK/LONDON/ATHENS ¨C Florida resident Kathy Pafunda is reading books and perusing maps to plan a Norway getaway next summer, following visits over the last two years to cool-weather destinations Alaska, Utah, Minnesota and Iceland.
¡°We like to escape during the summer months, especially when going outside feels like taking an unpleasant bath,¡± said the retired 69-year-old audiologist, who lives in Tampa. ¡°Florida is hideous right now.¡±
Wildfires and heat waves this summer have pushed more travelers to take ¡°coolcations,¡± as the industry has started calling them, to northern Europe and Alaska to beat the heat. July 22 was the world¡¯s hottest day on record and some scientists say 2024 could surpass 2023 as the hottest year.
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