Christmas Travel Stories

If you spend your Christmas Holidays in Asia there's of course only one thing to do - go/fly/drive to the next beach and have a great time unwrapping Christmas presents while taking sun, enjoying a coconut and listening to the lazy sound of tropical waves. That was exactly my plan for 2008, preferable a small not too crowded beach in Vietnam, maybe even a small white sand island where we have to catch our own fish?! Well, yeah. As I said, it was a plan. Just a view days before Christmas we realised that we were still in Laos, totally broke and all flights to the beaches were fully booked. Now it is quite difficult to be stuck somewhere in Asia ...  Read the complete review

Christmas - A time for love, family, and children ripping open their presents on Christmas morning, then cursing Santa because for getting the wrong things. Ahh, don't we love it? In films, Christmas morning would start by two lovely children excitedly waking their parents up, then the whole family going into the large living room to see the Christmas tree. The man would hold his beautiful wife in his arms as the children would excitedly, but calmly open up their presents and thank the parents gracefully and appreciatively for each present. Then, the family would sit round the table and enjoy a wonderful cooked roast turkey and potato dinner, and it would be ...  Read the complete review

Two years ago, at Christmas, I was living in Spain, but had booked my flight to come home for Christmas, to be with my family. Unfortunately it wasn't to be, as through ill health at that time, I was unable to make the flight. I was distraught at the thought of not being with my own family over this period, but had to accept the fact, it was the first year we would spend it apart. I started to make arrangements for our Christmas in Spain, along with my niece, who is Spanish, and my brother, who had lived in Spain for 32 years. I tried so hard not to feel sorry for myself as Christmas approached, and threw myself into making it as nice as possible for the ...  Read the complete review

A True Story ----------------- I can’t remember exactly when it was that I finally stopped believing in Father Christmas and, of course, I could be lying for those reading that still believe that a burly man with good cheer and a white beard, still circumnavigates the world on Christmas Eve, sliding down chimneys and distributing gifts to all and sundry. If I could recall that fateful day when somebody despicable did lay it on the line to me that Christmas was just a huge commercial exercise to provide enough metaphorical nuts to get the shops through the winter hibernation then that moment may have been recaptured in a kind of technicolour brilliance ...  Read the complete review

I love travelling and I also love Christmas. I have spent Christmas is quite a few different locations, from the totally “over the top” American Christmas to the somewhat humble Spanish Christmas. I have to admit to preferring the latter and having now spent three Christmases in Spain, I would be very reluctant to travel back to the UK to spend Christmas there. Travelling to Southern Spain from the UK is very easy, there are numerous flights from most airports and journey times vary from 2- 4 hours, depending on location. Flights are relatively inexpensive, especially if booked well in advance. There are hundreds of available hotel rooms and apartments, ...  Read the complete review