{"id":145496,"date":"2020-02-19T19:14:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T00:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/?p=145496"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:39:07","slug":"across-the-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/discover\/across-the-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Across the Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"body_block_1\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>This year, the universe has gifted us with 366 days. Leap day represents the perfect opportunity to look back and look forward, to develop new traditions and step out of your comfort zone, to explore the world and come home different \u2013 one unforgettable experience at a time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_2\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Linebreak2\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-768x38.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_3\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<header class=\"block-header text-block\">\n<h2 class=\"block-title\">Take the Leap With Four Seasons<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>What will you do with your extra day? Use it to do something you\u2019ve never done before. The time is yours to take.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_4\" class=\"body-block body-block-image-gallery large-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-slideshow captions-open\">\n<div data-block=\"4\" class=\"fs-slideshow-container\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chiangmai-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Chiangmai\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chiangmai-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/chiangmai-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 minute in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/chiangmai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chiang Mai<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b><i>A Gesture of Giving<\/i><\/B><br \/>\nStart your day by offering temple monks a token of respect as they stop by during their morning ritual.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-1\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bud-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bud\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bud-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/bud-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 hour in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/budapest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Budapest<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Take Tea at the Palace<\/b><br \/>\nSit back beneath the magnificent glass cupola of the historic Peacock Passage at <br \/>Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest and taste lavish cakes and savoury delights.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-2\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sbt-2-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Sbt\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sbt-2-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sbt-2-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 day in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/serengeti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serengeti<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b>In Search of Rhino<\/b><br \/>\nDuring a full-day safari, see the rare black rhinos that inhabit the southwest Moru Kopjes as your Maasai guide explains the significance of pockmarked Gong Rock and the nearby rock paintings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-share element-share\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-share collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#image_share_145514\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"image_share_145514\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon-share icon-share-arrow\"> <span class=\"share-text\">Share<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button><\/p>\n<ul id=\"image_share_145514\" class=\"collapse share-options\"  id=\"share-0\">\n<li><a 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  <button class=\"toggle-captions\"><span class=\"icon-chevron-up\"><\/span><\/button>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_5\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>Because it happens only once every four years, leap day has historically been seen as an oddity, a day for declaring that the normal rules don\u2019t always have to apply.<\/p>\n<p>On the last day of February in 1948, for example, single women in Aurora, Illinois, seized control of the fire and police departments, and jailed every unmarried man they could round up. They took over the city council as well, where they debated outlawing corncob pipes and flew bloomers as flags over City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, this wasn\u2019t the first \u2013 or last \u2013 women\u2019s takeover of Aurora. It happened every four years from 1932 to 1980, always on February 29: leap day.\u00a0This city\u2019s tradition was just one of many around the world.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best-known leap day traditions flips the script on marriage proposals. No one knows how it started, but the custom was well established by the 1800s. If the man refused a woman\u2019s proposal, he had to pay a fine \u2013 usually cash or a new gown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_6\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Linebreak2\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-768x38.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_7\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<header class=\"block-header text-block\">\n<h2 class=\"block-title\">Step Out of Your Comfort Zone<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>One day, one hour or even one minute can change the way we view the world. That\u2019s especially true when we step out of our routines. Transform your perspective with Four Seasons.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_8\" class=\"body-block body-block-image-gallery large-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-slideshow captions-open\">\n<div data-block=\"8\" class=\"fs-slideshow-container\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-0\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hoian-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Hoian\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hoian-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/hoian-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 minute in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/hoian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoi An, Vietnam (the Nam Hai)<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b>A Goodnight Kiss<\/b><br \/>\nSet your intention and then release your wishing candle onto the lotus pond to the healing and evocative music of singing bowls.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-1\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jacksonhole-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Jacksonhole\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jacksonhole-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/jacksonhole-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 hour in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/jacksonhole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson Hole<\/a><\/b><br \/> <br \/>\n<b>Experience Via Ferrata<\/b><br \/>\nJoin expert guides for a climbing adventure. Scale suspended bridges and walls of granite with the help of iron rungs, pegs and carved steps. You\u2019ll never forget the view of the alpine terrain below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-2\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apl-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Apl\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apl-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/apl-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 day in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/athens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athens (Astir Place)<\/a><br \/>\nSlow Down on the Sea<\/b><br \/>\nTake to the Aegean aboard a traditional kaiki boat: Go fishing, see ancient sites and swim in the Saronic Gulf. Later, savour local flavours during a romantic sunset dinner aboard your private vessel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-share element-share\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-share collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#image_share_145549\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"image_share_145549\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon-share icon-share-arrow\"> <span class=\"share-text\">Share<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button><\/p>\n<ul id=\"image_share_145549\" class=\"collapse share-options\"  id=\"share-0\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/feed?app_id=998607926923032&#038;display=popup&#038;redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmagazine.fourseasons.com%2Fclose.html&#038;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourseasons.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"icon-share icon-facebook\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>More modern traditions include tree planting in Germany and leap day cocktails around the globe. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris<\/a>, you can kick back with a copy of a spoof newspaper published only on February 29 \u2013 <em>La Bougie du Sapeur<\/em> (<em>The Sapper\u2019s Candle<\/em>), named after a French comic-book character born that day.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to these light-hearted traditions, in Scotland the whole leap year is considered unlucky. (\u201cLeap year,\u201d Scots say, \u201cwas ne\u2019er a good sheep year.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>But many consider leap day a lucky day, particularly families welcoming \u201cleaplings\u201d to the family. There are two recorded cases of families with three siblings all born on February 29 \u2013 one in Norway in the 1960s, and one in Utah between 2004 and 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Roman dictator Julius Caesar is considered the father of leap year. The ancient Roman calendar system was based on 355 days a year \u2013 slightly over 10 days shorter than a solar year. To keep the calendar in line with the seasons, Caesar consulted with the top astronomers of the day, and in 46 BC added one day every four years to the calendar to make up for the discrepancy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_11\" class=\"body-block body-block-infographic small-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg\" class=\"infographic-image\" alt=\"Linebreak2\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-300x15.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/linebreak2-768x38.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_12\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<header class=\"block-header text-block\">\n<h2 class=\"block-title\">Come Home Different<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>Travel is a time to experience new things, reflect on ourselves and embrace new ways of being. What skills, hobbies and interests will you bring home to expand your personal horizons?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_13\" class=\"body-block body-block-image-gallery large-body-media\">\n<div class=\"fs-slideshow captions-open\">\n<div data-block=\"13\" class=\"fs-slideshow-container\">\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-0\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-1-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Abu\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-1-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-1-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 minute in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/abudhabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abu Dhabi<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b>A traditional welcome<\/b><br \/>\nBegin to learn Arabic at check-in: \u201cAl-Salaam-Alaikum,\u201d or \u201cpeace be unto you,\u201d is how the Concierge will greet you, along with a warm smile and a freshly poured cup of traditional coffee.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-1\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Abu\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/abu-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 hour in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/jimbaranbay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bali at Jimbaran Bay<\/a><\/b><br \/> <br \/>\n<b>Go to Market<\/b><br \/>\nWatch fishermen return in colourful jukung boats with their overnight catch at Jimbaran Fish Market. Later, head back to the Resort for an educational cooking class and fresh seafood lunch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"fs-image\" data-share=\"share-2\">\n<div class=\"fs-image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/oahu-972x550.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Oahu\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/oahu-972x550.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/oahu-368x207.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper\">\n<p><b>1 day in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/oahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oahu at Ko Olina<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Earth, Wind and Fire<\/b><br \/>\nIn a private helicopter, glide high above rugged cliffs and cascading waterfalls to see the blazing glory of the erupting Kilauea volcano first-hand. Afterwards, plant a tree \u2013 as children did in Germany on leap day \u2013 in the Hawaiian Legacy Forest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"asset-share element-share\">\n            <button class=\"btn btn-share collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#image_share_145605\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"image_share_145605\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon-share icon-share-arrow\"> <span class=\"share-text\">Share<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n            <\/button><\/p>\n<ul id=\"image_share_145605\" class=\"collapse share-options\"  id=\"share-0\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/feed?app_id=998607926923032&#038;display=popup&#038;redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmagazine.fourseasons.com%2Fclose.html&#038;link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourseasons.com%2Fmagazine%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"icon-share 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                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"body_block_15\" class=\"body-block text-block body-block-article-content-block\">\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>Non-European cultures that used different calendars have fewer customs associated with February 29. But because the solar year isn\u2019t a precise number \u2013 Earth\u2019s orbital revolution around the sun takes about six hours longer than 365 whole days \u2013 all calendars need to fudge things with their own leap days and leap months, which often have their own traditions.<\/p>\n<p>China historically used a lunar calendar that incorporated seven leap months every 19 years. And the Hebrew calendar sometimes deletes a day, but more often adds days and months in what are called \u201cpregnant years.\u201d The extra month is considered lucky.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking things down even smaller than leap months and leap days, there\u2019s the leap second. We need leap seconds because the Earth\u2019s rotation is constantly slowing down (and has been for ages: in dinosaur times, a seasonal year lasted around 400 days). So every few years since 1972, the world\u2019s timekeepers have added a second to our clocks at midnight on June 30 or December 31 \u2013 at which point the time is officially 11:59:60 pm.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how you perceive leap day, its fundamental purpose is to keep our calendars aligned with the seasons, thereby providing stability in our lives. It\u2019s ironic, then, that the day itself is often the opposite \u2013 whimsical and exciting. But sometimes we need that release, a little break from routine. However you choose to take your time on February 29 \u2013 lingering under the stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/costarica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Costa Rica<\/a>, diving into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/anguilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anguilla<\/a>\u2019s hidden cays, escaping to Lake Como from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milan<\/a> via a helicopter ride over the mountains \u2013 take advantage of this rarest of days and make it somehow your own.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the universe has gifted us with 366 days. Leap day represents the perfect opportunity to look back and look forward, to develop new traditions and step out of your comfort zone, to explore the world and come home different \u2013 one unforgettable experience at a time. 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