Christmas
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19 Christmas Gift Ideas for Travellers in 2018
Nov 15, 2018 Travel Tips
It’s every shopper’s favourite time of year. But finding travel friendly Christmas gift ideas is not easy. The gift needs to be functional, portable and not too heavy. So rather than racking your brain, I’ve helped you with a list of unique gift ideas tha…
27 Christmas Gift Ideas for Travellers 2017
Nov 7, 2017 Travel Tips
Travel can make things tough. Buying Christmas gifts for your loved one, family member, friend or even yourself is tricky at the best of times. Even more so when you’re looking for a travel friendly gift. So, I’ve done all the hard work out for you – I’ve…
29 Christmas Gifts For Travel Addicts In 2016
Nov 25, 2016 Travel Tips
It’s that time of year again. Retail sale season is about to hit the Internet and the Christmas shopping binge begins. But if you know an avid traveller you will recognise they are the hardest to buy for. They don’t want stuff taking up precious room in t…
If I Could Spend Christmas Anywhere But Here…
Dec 15, 2015 Travel Experts
I asked 29 expert travel bloggers a tough question about Christmas, and their answers might surprise (or inspire) you.
The Terror Of Losing A Child At Santa Park
Jan 28, 2015 Finland
How many kids want to run off and join the circus? Or perhaps go live with Santa? Well my child almost did! And for nearly 15 minutes I was convinced he had been kidnapped by the big red jolly man himself. Fortunately this particular Christmas crisis had …
Lapland Holidays: Top 8 Things To Do In Rovaniemi, Finland
Jan 10, 2015 Finland
Lapland is THE destination for the ultimate family Christmas holiday. We finally made it to the most northern point of our travels ever - Rovaniemi in Finland. And we knew the hometown of Santa Claus was all about the winter experiences. In fact, our expe…
Meeting the REAL Santa at Santa Claus Village, Rovaniemi
Jan 10, 2015 Finland
This has got to be a Christmas fantasy for any child, let alone for me. Leading up to our trip to Finland, I couldn’t tell who was more excited. Reindeers, huskies, and snow! But the most frequent question we heard was, “when do we see Santa?”. All questi…
Lapland Christmas: An Evening With The Elves
Dec 27, 2014 Finland
'Traditions Of Christmas' program at Joulukka in Rovaniemi was the perfect introduction to our ultimate family Christmas. A fun afternoon of cute elves, cookie decorating, ornament making and tree decoration plus much more. But something unexpected happen…
Husky Sledding In Lapland: My Favourite Safari In Rovaniemi
Dec 26, 2014 Finland
I couldn’t feel the cold. The predominately white landscape whooshed by me in unadulterated purity and secluded frostiness. Paradoxically, I felt complete stillness and unrestrained speed at the same time. It was the ultimate family Christmas. A Lapland …
Rovaniemi: The Ultimate Family Christmas
Dec 26, 2014 Finland
We’ve celebrated Christmas in Australia, the South Pacific, New York and Bethlehem. What could possibly top any of those? Well I heard about one place. A very, very magical place. And like a dog gnawing on a juicy bone, I became fixated on a dreamy Christ…
Top 15 Christmas Travel Gift Ideas For Adults
Nov 21, 2014 Travel Tips
Here is a list for my Mum, Dad, family and friends or perhaps your family and friends, that will help them give you the right gifts this Christmas. One that will be helpful in your suitcase or, at the very least, fit!
Top 11 Christmas Travel Gift Ideas For Kids
Nov 20, 2014 Travel Tips
With Christmas just around the corner it’s time to start buying presents. It’s the hardest time of year for us as our families seek to spoil our children with wonderful, fabulous, giant gifts that… don’t fit in our suitcase.
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem: Everything You Need To Know For This Once In A Lifetime Experience
Nov 6, 2014 Palestinian Territories
There are some things in life that just sound right. Peanut butter and jelly. Sunlounge and cocktails. Christmas and Bethlehem. And who could resist celebrating Christmas Eve where it all began some 2000 years ago. A small, unassuming town where a baby w…
It's Good To Have Fabulous Family in New York
Jan 9, 2013 Northeast, USA
A shout out to the relatives we stayed with in New York who were generous to the max and whom my kids still talk about. Plus a few Jewish Kosher food tips you might not have known.