What is your relationship with Christmas? Is it Christmas ham, Jansson's and gift-giving with your family, or would you rather relax with an umbrella drink somewhere in Southeast Asia? Are you the one trying to combine a Christmas abroad with the classic ham and mustard?
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Today we'll be talking about Icelandic traditions here at FREEDOMtravel. A while ago we wrote about travelling Around Iceland by car, and now I thought I'd follow up by telling you about two important holidays in Iceland: Christmas and Þorrablót (utt: thorrablot).
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We've had a great October, but it's getting darker and darker. Today we have four great Christmas markets in Europe. Take a weekend trip to a European capital and combine a Christmas market with other things the city has to offer. All of our Christmas markets are located in Eastern Europe or the Balkans, which means that the prices are also good. Are you looking for a Christmas market this year? Do you have any other suggestions besides these four?
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As we publish this, we're about to board the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship in the Mediterranean, but we don't have much to tell you about it all yet. Instead, we'll tell you about Peter's son Robin's 30th birthday celebration last Friday. What a surprise party! Let's put it this way: Robin suspected absolutely nothing.
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Today we celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary. How time flies, huh? In a way it feels like we just got married, and at the same time it feels like it's been a very long time! We have done a lot since then ...
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We celebrated New Year's Eve at Wallmans in Stockholm with our friends Lennart and Beata. Here you are served a 6-course dinner in the lounge while the musical artists both show and serve. So, how was the food, show and party? Here is our review!
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We wish all our readers and friends a Happy New Year 2017! By the time you read this, we will have celebrated the new year at Wallmans salons in Stockholm, together with our friends Lennart and Beata. We hope to report and show pictures from the celebration tomorrow, but reporting at 06:00 the next morning is a bit optimistic. Instead, you'll have to make do with a little cavalcade of memories from our previous years, when we celebrated New Year's Eve in different countries - from clubs in Ukraine to beaches in Asia.
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On Christmas Eve we were invited to Peter's niece Dessi and her husband Lasse, who live on Blidö in the Stockholm archipelago, for a fantastic homemade Christmas dinner. Dessi is very interested in cooking and incredibly good at organising luxurious festive dinners for many.
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By the time you read this, we have reached Christmas Day 2016 and we have celebrated Christmas with Peter's niece on Blidö in the Stockholm archipelago. We'll tell you about that later! First we have to tell you about a slightly early Christmas celebration, the day before Christmas Eve, and two very unexpected Christmas presents.
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Have you ever thought about going to a Christmas market in Zagreb, Croatia? If not, do it! The Zagreb Christmas market was voted the best Christmas market in Europe in 2016 and 2017. Zagreb is also one of our favourite cities in Europe, with its manageable size and cosy streets full of outdoor cafés.
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