Amsterdam’s appeal is inexplicable. The weather was dreary half the time and the Christmas atmosphere was somewhat lacking, but somehow, we still loved it. The city, with its…
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I loved our stay at Kimpton De Witt Amsterdam!! I would visit Amsterdam again just to stay at Kimpton. That’s how much I love this hotel. The location…
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The train journey from Bruges to Amsterdam involved a change of trains at Brussels, hence we decided to do a half-day stopover. We left our luggage in lockers…
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Ahh, beautiful Bruges (or Brugge). It stole my heart in minutes. Quaint gingerbread houses, cobbled streets, lavish townhalls and meandering romantic canals, Bruges has all these and more.…
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Strasbourg proudly proclaims itself as the capital of Christmas and it isn’t an idle boast. The city was richly decorated and fairly glowed with fairy lights. We did…
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Frankfurt’s Christmas market was beautiful, no doubt about it. It was super festive and the wooden stalls were topped with gorgeous elaborate decorations. It had a more cosmopolitan…
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a little walled storybook town that has seemingly been untouched by the passage of time. We took a day trip there from Nuremberg…
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Over the course of 10 days, we visited six Christmas markets in three countries (Germany – Nuremberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber & Frankfurt; France – Strasbourg; Belgium –…
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Duomo di Milano is a work of art. The level of detail that went into this behemoth is astounding. The amount of tourists in the piazza was crazy.…
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If anyone had told me Verona would become my favourite Italian city last month, I would have been incredulous. Most people only think of Romeo and Juliet when…
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