Like ideas for where to go this Diwali and winter season. Which is why we’ve done something crazy and decided to do a double-header: this month and the next, we’re going to give you ideas on where you can go get cosy.

We start with New York, a city that never ceases to look desirable, even on the tenth anniversary of the events that tore its heart out. Want proof? Look to Hollywood, which never does something that won’t sell. New York moments, in autumn and winter, are the stuff Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal and Kate Beckinsale are made of.

India too, feels particularly lovely in the cold: dry, yes, but golden and given to sudden chills that demand you set up a bonfire and toast your hands. Head to Rajasthan, which never loses its charm no matter how often you go there. Particularly important to the Rajasthan experience are the surprisingly sophisticated hotels – and these are more than just the typical castles with Rajput miniatures on the walls.

India isn’t only about hospitality, though: there are few things you can do that are more superhuman than the Chadar trek. Imagine walking on a frozen river in Ladakh. For days. With snow leopards on the prowl. And utterly mind-frying beauty to distract you every step of the way.

Want to go further abroad? There’s a great road-trip across South Africa, an eat-until-you-explode-happily weekend in Hong Kong, and secret walks in Sydney that not even the locals know of. And Turkey. And New Zealand. And Jordan (much more than a famous river).

And it doesn’t end here. Watch out for the next issue, too!