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RT @BudgetBreakBlog: @kate_frankie A2 #pttravel we used to stay in town because the Niagara Falls New Year's concert was broadcast on TV an…
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replying to @DawnCorleone @DawnCorleone @kate_frankie I suppose we could always take them with us. My parents are too hung up on summer holidays though, I don’t think they’d ever agree to a winter trip. #PTTravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 We still celebrate Polish Christmas eve in our family - even if it is not on Christmas eve and this is probably my favourite part of Christmas (I am not a huge fan of any of the rest of it!!) Jim and I now take charge of the pierogi making :) #PTTravel
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RT @matthew_ftravel: @kate_frankie A2: Very hard to beat Edinburgh for New Year/Hogmanay!
Amazing celebrations and a sizzling atmosphere t…
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@kate_frankie A3: Always love going to the Christmas Markets - but you've got to do it properly and head into the continent!
Usually choose Germany, can't beat the authenticity.
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RT @DawnCorleone: @kate_frankie A2. I’ve spent the last several NYEs in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Madrid, Mexico City, Hong Kong,and will…
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Have you visited the #FaroeIslands? Seen the lovely sod covered roofs? Explored the countryside? A new one for your travel wish list! https://t.co/967BDTS3Qs #PTTravel
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replying to @5to9traveller @5to9traveller I’m pretty sure every New Year is disappointing, but at least for Hogmanay you’re in Scotland. #PTTravel
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A3 Christmas Village is near where I grew up in Pennsylvania. With more than 1 million lights, this is a working farm the rest of the year. #PTTravel
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RT @5to9traveller: @kate_frankie A2: After childhood years of being dragged by the parentals to all night prayer vigils in a cold church, I…
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replying to @matthew_ftravel @matthew_ftravel @kate_frankie Yeswe love our Christmas market weekend - we've been to Luxembourg, Basel, Madrid and are heading to Colmar in France next weekend :) #PTTravel
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RT @junkkDNA: @kate_frankie A1. I plan to club holidays and make a trip sometime they happen someone they don't #pttravel
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replying to @DawnCorleone @DawnCorleone @kate_frankie Yes I bet all are slightly different (apart from Mexico which I suspect is really different!!) #PTTravel
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@StromfieldAdvs @kate_frankie Fantastic, sounds like a great selection of destinations. A real mix.
Enjoy France 🇫🇷👏
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RT @junkkDNA: @kate_frankie A2. I love to celebrate it with family. Where they are, there I am #pttravel
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RT @junkkDNA: @kate_frankie A3. I love the fireworks on diwali (hindu, indian festival) and new year #pttravel
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replying to @matthew_ftravel @matthew_ftravel @kate_frankie Hogmanay is definitely one of the coolest experiences! #pttravel
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A3 #pttravel I reckon Australians have the right idea for Christmas day - head to Manly Beach
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#pttravel I couldn't tell you the last time I had either Christmas or New Year with my parents. It may not have been this Millennium.
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replying to @matthew_ftravel @matthew_ftravel @kate_frankie Yeah Madrid markets weren't the best but the atmosphere was great, hoping it will be more traditional this year :) where is your fave in Germany? #PTTravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. If I could stop by Berlin’s Sony Centre every Christmas I would. #PTTravel
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replying to @junkkDNA @junkkDNA I was in Agra, India one year for Diwali. It was so much fun. Lots of smoke over those days! #PTTravel
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replying to @StromfieldAdvs @StromfieldAdvs @kate_frankie Looks delicious! #pttravel
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RT @StromfieldAdvs: @kate_frankie A3 We still celebrate Polish Christmas eve in our family - even if it is not on Christmas eve and this is…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @junkkDNA Wow! That sounds amazing! We haven't been to India at all yet. #PTTravel
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replying to @forallwhowander @forallwhowander @kate_frankie Both are quite fun. I hope you experience them! #pttravel
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Definitely always a Christmas market...it just gets you into the spirit! I also go Christmas Tree Hunting in London’s public places...King’s Cross St Pancras’ always delivers #pttravel https://t.co/wTRgWMES1P
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Great pic, Kate! I agree - not taking a trip seems a waste. #pttravel
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replying to @StromfieldAdvs @StromfieldAdvs @kate_frankie Then it's time that you visit it. 😊 #pttravel
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replying to @StromfieldAdvs @StromfieldAdvs @kate_frankie Mexico has the most interesting Nativity scenes everywhere. So colorful! #pttravel
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replying to @DawnCorleone @DawnCorleone @kate_frankie Yes, the Polish food is the star of the evening for me and keeping the tradition going for my niece and nephew - my Dad's (who is no longer with us) parents were Polish and it feels great to continue it - I wrote a blog post last year about it: https://t.co/wWqVQfgJfn #PTTravel
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replying to @5to9traveller @5to9traveller That’s fantastic. Covent Garden and Somerset House are good spots as well. #pttravel
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replying to @junkkDNA @junkkDNA @kate_frankie yup, it's there, on the list :) #PTTravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie That's a nice bungalow you have there. #PTTravel
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replying to @DawnCorleone @DawnCorleone @kate_frankie It's such a colourful country I bet it's amazing! :) #PTTravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3) Haven't gone often, but I like the atmosphere in town when the lights get switched on at Oxford/Regent Street in London. This was in 2017. #pttravel
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@kate_frankie Smoke is a con. I like the firework which doesn't leave much of a smoke trail. Plus lighting diyas is so much fun 😊 #pttravel
In pic: diwali 2019 at my home ☺️
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie thats just the east wing of your pad? #PTTravel
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replying to @5to9traveller @5to9traveller @kate_frankie barsch :) it's beetroot and if made properly absolutely delicious! We have it with a dollop of sour cream! #PTTravel
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A4 #pttravel I had an aunt that made a great apple strudel every Xmas. I always looked forward to a slice of that. She also made a great Chex Party Mix I could never duplicate.
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3 . Not sure there is a favourite...we have travelled somewhere 7 out of the last 10 years but always to somewhere different. #PTTravel . This was our hotel in Jogjakarta Xmas 2013
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. I love the ice skating rinks that appear around London. The one at the Natural History Museum is my favorite. #pttravel
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replying to @StromfieldAdvs @DawnCorleone @kate_frankie I think I may have jumped to A4 too early! 😂😂 #PTTravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4. Something cool, something hot. On new year's eve we always get chocolate cake, some icecream and drink hot chocolate or coffee as well. Latter helps us keep awake till 0000 hrs 😜 #pttravel