Dave Thornton

Hi – I’m thinking about where to take the family for next Christmas, having had enough of cold roast turkey, crackers with cufflinks and … relatives. I’m not made of money but I know it won’t be cheap. I’m thinking of a place where there are traditional customs, good hospitality and hopefully snow. What more could you provide a young child than snow on Christmas Day? So far, I’m thinking about Rovaniemi in Finland (near the ‘real’ Santa Claus, though it’s very dark there); Montpelier in Vermont (USA); Alborg (Denmark) or taking the easy option and going to the Alps. If there’s skiing that’s a real bonus but I don’t want to pay a premium for it, so an expensive ski resort is probably out of the question. Any experience of Eastern Europe? A Subaru hire car would be good too!

KiwiGTI

Sandy white beaches, BBQ's, warm weather etc.

tonybooth

Got back from 2 weeks in the Canary Islands last Friday. Blue skies and sunshine everyday. Between 22 and 25 degrees during the day and about 17 on a night.

No mad shopping to do, no traffic chaos for the sales and best of all no family arguments

We go abroad just about every year now

TONY

sarasquares

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i went away a few years ago snowboarding in Meribel for xmas. it was the worst xmas i had ever had. no one seemed to celebrate it, i was gutted. i was so homesick it was horrible

i wouldnt do it again

KiwiGTI

I once spent Xmas in Thailand - it was just another day over there. It was nice to get a complete break from it.

cottonfoo

Denmark is ok at Christmas, I had a traditional family one with my ex in 2005 and it was good fun. Any reason for choosing Aalborg? Copenhagen will have more going on, and Tivoli is a great place to take kids. Snow isn't guaranteed though, last year we had a huge great dump (of snow) overnight and it took me a good hour to dig the car out, I was in Copenhagen for new year just gone and it was just wind and rain.

Stephb1986

we're on about going to egypt for christmas this year we did go just before christmas and it was fantastic really hot and a great tan i got

tonybooth

You mean T'Egypt

T

chocolate_o_brian

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above... mate of mine went to eygpt for this xmas. had a great time he said. mrs kept falling alseep, so he was pootling around looking for german women to sleep with

stevebt

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just got back from orlando was record temps for this time of year as well 84 degrees average nice playing in wet and wild water park in the winter

Recaro

Spent 3 weeks there too over Xmas and the New Years period.

Christmas day was spent laying next to a pool in the sun. Lovely.

Havent been back a week yet and I'm missing the hot weather and nice people.

speye91

I will be spending 6 months in Thailand at the end of the year,going to travel a bit first ,cant bloddy wait.

Matteeboy

Did Xmas in NZ on our six month travelling honeymoon.

Was nice but I prefer being back here with family.

Also did one in the Alps with family - That was cool.

gatty

get your choppers around this.........cyprus? snow and ski ing in the wondefull troodos mountains and lovely mild temps on the coast ? best food in the med best people in the med what more would you like?

i have a great place to rent if your interested famagusta area south cyprus


i could possibly sort a scoob out for you? realy

Apparition

Spent one Crimbo in Canada with rellies. Snow, snow, snow. A REAL Crimbo !
Spent this Crimbo in the lakes. at an hotel, wouldn't do it again. Nice food, nice surroundings but all the other guests were very cliquey and it sorta spoiled it.
Yve
Much as we moan about family, you really cannot replace them.

cookstar

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Christmas in Goa is supposed to be amazing, with mostly Christain population.

I will most prob be spending this years Xmas there

Gutmann pug

I would suggest it depends what you want and what you are used to .......

If currently your crimbo's are spent with your own immediate family and they are coming with you abroad there is no reason not to have a good time. If you spend some time with family, some with friends and some down the pub then you might struggle.

Remember wherever you go people will be spending time with their families, they aren't waiting to meet you and have fun.

I did something similar this year. I spent crimbo day with friends and family, boxing day with the outlaws, then got on a ferry and went to the Nurburgring to meet like minded friends. We had a brilliant time Quad biking, walking, visiting places and drinking copious amounts of beer.

Remember christmas isn't about where you are, it's about who you are with.


Gary

Southern Guy

Ive pleaded with my bosses and they are letting me have next december and 1/2 jan off (about 6 weeks) to go to Australia(4 weeks) and Honl Kong(2 weeks) I plan to do nothing but chill(so to speak) in the hot weather and let everyone else do things for me!

I deserve it! plus im a bah humbug guy!

cookstar

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good post