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Go check out today’s Carnival of Cities at An American in Oslo. Kristie has done a wonderful job of presenting posts from around the world, many of which cover local holiday traditions and celebrations.
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Home of the famous Crap Bar and Crap Lift.
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Land and sea travel between Eastern and Western Europe just became a little easier, with passport checks removed as several new countries join the Schengen zone.
Berlin, Edinburgh, and Reykjavík offer some of the world’s best New Year’s Eve parties, according to Budget Travel.
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Just a bit of Ireland’s breathtaking coastline. Reachable by car or tour bus, the Cliffs of Moher are definitely worth a look on a clear day. Dress for wind!
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Zurich’s main shopping street (Bahnhofstrasse) gets decked out for Christmas each December, and since 2005, the lights above the street have been disappointing locals and tourists alike. The LED display just isn’t festive enough, they complain. It’s such an eyesore that the powers that be are considering ditching the expensive lights by next year.
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If you feel like doing a little armchair traveling this holiday, check out this site about European Christmas traditions.
Although I’m spending Christmas in New York this year, I’m getting plenty of traditional Italian Christmas goodies.
(Photo: Christmas decorations in Baden Baden, Germany)
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A story on Christmas customs in Germany from Deutsche Welle.
Travel book gift ideas from the Washington Post.
Budget Travel’s Rome Guidebook Smackdown.
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This Traveler IQ Challenge - Europe is way too much fun. Well, it is if you’re a secret geography nerd, anyway. I loved it.
It’s good to bone up on your European geography before your next trip there, right?
Found via Swissmiss.
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Looking for a great gift for the budget travel enthusiast in your life? A gift subscription to Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine might be just the thing. For only $12 you can get someone a year (10 issues) of the glossy travel mag, chock full of beautiful pictures and great travel ideas.
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Check out these Happy Holidays from Rail Europe. Click on “choose a destination” for multicultural dancing turkey fun.
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