With Sunday 29th October marking the end of British Summer Time, it’s time to start thinking of where you want to spend your Christmas holiday.
Forget Christmas cards, send postcards from sunny Albufeira in Portugal’s Algarve where Christmas is very much ‘family time’. Albufeira old town hosts one of Portugal's biggest music and firework shows with around 80,000 people in town. Clubs and bars are open until dawn while many tourist restaurants and bars open just for the Christmas fortnight.
Forget the school Christmas fair, visit Berlin’s Christmas markets. With around 100 individual markets, you’ll be guaranteed an array of different experiences, from your traditional German Christmas markets to some more quirky festive markets that are unique to this bustling capital. But it doesn’t end there. Get into Berlin’s Christmas spirit with the finest festive events and concerts, shows, ballet, and gospel music.
Forget the local Nativity play and visit Santa and his little helpers in Lapland. From the moment you set foot in the enchanting wintry wilderness, you’ll feel yourself transported to that magical place you’ve always pictured since you were a kid. A mystical winter wonderland of never-ending snow, log cabins, reindeer, frozen lakes and enchanting pine forests. Plus, lots of activities for everyone.
Forget the chaos of Christmas shopping and relax in a Cotswolds cottage with the family. Spend quality time in a very special place indeed in a Christmas card setting. You’ll want to stay forever.
Forget prepping the Christmas dinner and go on an all-inclusive trip to Thailand. Spend Christmas Day on a beach or exploring jungle temples or shopping malls. If you don’t want to spend a lot travelling to exotic locales, Phuket is the best place for Christmas in Thailand.
Forget coats, scarves, and gloves, and think swimming shorts and bikinis for the palm tree-lined beaches of the Bahamas. Apart from the spectacular sandy coastline of Paradise Island, Christmas in the Bahamas ushers in the annual festival of Junkanoo, an energetic, colourful street parade of brightly costumed people dancing to the rhythmic accompaniment of cowbells, drums, and whistles. A true celebration to keep the holidays alive.
Forget the Christmas Turkey and enjoy the tradition of having KFC in Tokyo! If that’s a bit too far flung, there are some familiarities such as illumination displays, like the dazzling Kobe Luminarie. Perfect for brightening up those dark winter nights between November and February.
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