Whether you love Christmas or hate it, celebrate it or not, you cannot deny that there is something magical about this time of year! Christmas time provides us all with the perfect opportunity to visit family and friends, buy presents and gifts for the ones we love, eat a little too much festive food, and…
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12 Days of Christmas – Travel Style
I was going to write this on 13th December, but what with 12/12/12 and all the extra work that one finds on their desk in the run up to the festivities, I am a tad late… Oh well, here is my (tongue-in-cheek) version of the 12 Days of Christmas! On the first day of Christmas,…
Top Five Christmas Hot Spots
With more British travellers expected to spend Christmas overseas than ever before, it looks as though the lure of warm sunshine, luxury hotels and last-minute winter breaks, is more appealing than Santa, Turkey and re-runs of Only Fools and Horses. As someone who has spent the last 18 Christmases away from the UK, I can…
Snow has arrived in Austria – Let the Ski Season Begin!
If you are heading to the Austrian Alps for a spot of Skiing over the Christmas period, you will be pleased to know that the snow has arrived, and I am not talking about a sprinkling either! In the Vorarlberg region, where you will find the luxury ski resorts of Lech am Arlberg and Zürs,…
Christmas Dinners from around the World (makes Turkey look a bit boring!)
In the last three days we have had over a metre of snowfall here in the Austrian Alps, and while I am trying to limit my outbursts of ‘White Christmas and Let it Snow’, this festive weather is making it difficult to suppress those Christmassy feelings! While we normally head below the equator for some…
Winter Cruises – Now is the perfect time to book!
If, like us, you are enjoying a rather pleasant 28 degrees today, then we are pretty sure that your winter holiday couldn’t be further from your mind. However… if you want to grab yourself a bargain Christmas cruise, now is the perfect time to shop! We may have only just reached August, but many cruise…
