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Sometimes—especially when winter temps dip to a deep freeze, like now—fantasies of hot sun-drenched islands dance in our dreams. If you can swing a quick getaway, then the next question is: Where to warm up and chill out? One easy answer is peaceful, pristine Providenciales (photo above), the 38-square-mile paradise belonging to the Turks & Caicos Islands, a British Crown Colony, located in the Atlantic about 550 miles southeast of Miami. It’s just a hop, skip, and jaunt away, yet off the beaten path. Several airlines schedule nonstop flights from the East and Southeast United States, so it may be possible for you to take off from your home turf after breakfast and take on the surf by lunch….More