An early Christmas present with a surprise visit to the Residenz Christmas Market in Munich, Germany.

Honfleur feels like a movie set. The old harbor front buildings, each a different muted color, some with windows placed hither and thither, some appearing to lean every so slightly against their neighbors, each somehow managing to provide just the right amount of support to keep all of the buildings marginally upright, just gives off a vibe that this place is too good to be true. And yet, any visitor to this quaint town located at the mouth of the Seine River can see that thi

There's something exotic about European Christmas markets to an American traveler, used to an oversaturated winter holiday season that starts the minute Halloween ends. While certain news stations will bemoan a "war" on Christmas, the holiday is still an all encompassing event in the beginnings of winter. And yet, despite its dominance, Christmas in the US simply cannot measure up to the Northern European experience, with its quaint and charming Christmas markets that sprinkl

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