Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the ...

Sauna culture is heating up, and not in the quiet, niche way it once did. What began as a regional tradition closely associated with Nordic life has moved into the global mainstream, propelled largely ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There’s one word ...

Each year, Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, northern Sweden, is created afresh from the ice and snow of the nearby River Torne. It has recently opened its doors for this winter. Guests arrive at Icehotel 36 ...

Rain pelts down as I lower myself, step by step into the pitch-black, ice-cold water, the night sky above. Just 30 seconds, I tell myself, shivering as my shoulders dip under the surface of the ...

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There’s one word you hear more than any other in Basel during the Eurovision Song Contest: Sauna. The northern Swiss city isn’t known as an epicenter of steamy wood-cabin ...