February 24th, 2021 Yesterday’s mystery is solved! We’ve arrived in Portugal, as several of you guessed correctly. The photo shown yesterday was Sagres, at the southwestern tip (post coming soon). We’ll be in Portugal for the next week or so, exploring the southern part of the country. Today we start in Lisbon with its hilly landscape, endless tiles, wonderful food
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December 19th, 2020 After yesterday’s festivities in Strasbourg, today we’re making the fifth and final stop on our European holiday market tour. Of the markets I’ve been to, I saved the best for last. Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt has vintage charm, hand-crafted beauty and that something extra that vaults it straight into your heart. Oh, Nuremberg, you are everything we miss about
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December 18th, 2020 It’s a shame to spend only one night in Paris, but today it’s time to move on to the Strasbourg holiday market. We loved this village on the river, with its central square and cathedral. The locals were friendly and the gluhwein was spiced perfectly ~ a winning combination for the holidays. Have fun exploring the streets
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December 17th, 2020 Yesterday we visited the Wiesbaden holiday market. Tonight we’ve landed in PARIS. What more is there to say? Enjoy your time at the market. More lights and sweets tomorrow, from Strasbourg! Kelly Repost of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from
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December 16th, 2020 Happy holidays! After yesterday’s quick stop in Luxembourg, tonight we’re visiting the holiday market in Wiesbaden, Germany. I hope you’re hungry because you can choose your dinner from the amazing wheel of brats and sausages! Tomorrow… Paris or Strasbourg? Your pick! Leave a comment and let me know. Until then, Kelly Repost of the Day: Adding a
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December 15th, 2020 One year ago today, I posted about Europe’s holiday markets after visiting several of them in December, 2018. We explored the shops, drank glühwein and indulged in all kinds of holiday treats at the markets in Paris, Strasbourg, Nuremburg, Wiesbaden and Luxembourg City. How strange to know that this year, the streets and squares are quiet and
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Greetings, readers! I’ve been away waaaaaaaay too long so I’m sleigh-riding back into the blog-o-sphere with a post full of holiday cheer! Put on your ugly Christmas sweater, heat up the eggnog and crank up the Sinatra holiday tunes! With this post we’re time traveling to Europe to have a look around the ever-amazing holiday markets! I was there just
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Driving through the Alentejo, it’s one of those experimental travel days when we leave our itinerary entirely up to choice and chance. The only thing we know for sure is that we need to reach the Algarve by nightfall. What happens between now and then, here and there … who knows? Who cares? It’s a beautiful day in Portugal. We
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