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Category: France

European Christmas Markets

Posted on December 20, 2025January 19, 2026 by nicole

We’re total Christmas enthusiasts and absolutely love exploring Christmas markets across Europe. Our first Christmas market road trip was back in 2019, and ever since, it’s become a regular tradition. Each year we try revisit our favourites while discovering a few new ones along the way — because let’s be honest, there’s always room for…

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Christmas Market Roadtrip

Posted on November 9, 2022January 19, 2026 by nicole

In 27 days we visited 24 Christmas markets throughout France, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. You would think that after so many markets we would have started to get tired of them, but in fact each market was different and had it’s own special feature or feel to it. We obviously have a few that we…

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Châteaux of the Loire Valley

Posted on July 20, 2022April 10, 2025 by nicole

The are over 300 châteaux in the Loire Valley. We visited the area for just under a week and went to as many as possible. During that time we were able to visit 17 different châteaux. Here are the ones we visited and what we thought about each one. We can’t wait to visit again,…

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A Drive Through the Balkans and Beyond

Posted on February 16, 2022April 10, 2025 by nicole

After spending several months in Albania, it was time to drive back to England. We travelled through several Balkan countries, as well as Italy and France. There was so much to see and enjoy, including visiting a number of Christmas markets.

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