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December Holidays
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@TravelDudes Lots of feasting, family gatherings and fun! That's really fun!
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replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove I used to have to correct exams during those holidays. I flew everywhere with my bag of exams and did it at the airports. #TTOT
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @TravelDudes What were the "fancy" foods you got to enjoy? #TTOT
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Q3 via @PureTraveller: Post a picture that sums up your ideal Christmas break. #TTOT
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Fancy a 'trip' to #HONGKONG?
Mongkok Station by @JakeNeedham (Michael Connelly with steamed rice)
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife I always wait until grading is done because it can be so stressful to do while traveling, especially with final scores due a few days before Christmas itself. #TTOT
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife
@SonjaSwissLife Winter holidays break is so much shorter! You can't really travel too long and far out!
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @PureTraveller So now you have the time, but there is Covid-19. 😒 #ttot
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replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove @TravelDudes "fancy" for us growing up was getting to have name-brand stuff, rather than the budget alternative. It meant getting to eat a Viennetta (those ice-cream cake things) or Movenpick Swiss ice-cream (we were in NZ) instead of budget vanilla ;-) #TTOT
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replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove Yes, it was since the church was so much bigger. Actually it was the American Church that my French friend went to when her daughter married an American & went to the states. The mother was trying to understand the US ways of life. (not recently) #TTOT
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @StevenOnTheMove That's nice. it shouldn't be about the presents, but about the people you celebrate it together with. #ttot
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RT @TripFiction: Fancy a 'trip' to #HONGKONG?
Mongkok Station by @JakeNeedham (Michael Connelly with steamed rice)
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replying to @lingointransit
@lingointransit I heard before Aussies taking long holiday break during year end, 1 week before Christmas and stretches into first week of January.
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RT @lingointransit: A2 No traditions as we are not religious but we put up lights and the tree. Eating the same cold cut ham for days and h…
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As a teacher I had 2 weeks holidays that I had to be in the US at Christmas in Oregon half way around the planet. It my punishment for living abroad 30 hour trip door to door one way. #TTOT https://t.co/SvQJ5cK7Jr
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A3: For the past two (going on three) years, my wife @TravelingTVI & I have observed a modern Japanese tradition by partaking of Kentucky for Christmas. It's unique, but definitely something we've come to love and enjoy. #TTOT
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @PureTraveller A3: I grew up in New Zealand, so Christmas should be spent in warm weather ;-) It's my favourite time to go back to visit (only been back twice in 17 years though). Ideally would spend Dec, Jan, Feb in NZ every year! #TTOT
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Oh, I do like that. One could do a lot with that much time & if it's not too far from them & it's summer weather. They got it right! #TTOT https://t.co/UQGO9ObJ8J
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @TravelDudes Name brand items can definitely be a big deal if they're not part of your "regular" purchases, so I understand why they'd be special for y'all. #TTOT
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replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes @StevenOnTheMove Yeah, I am super thankful for my grounded upbringing. You remember the time and the people more than the gifts. #TTOT
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A2: Don't really have any. Christmas isn't a positive thing for me due to personal reasons. I only really celebrate it because of my son. #ttot
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife Interesting approach for the mom, but I can understand it. American church traditions are definitely unique and vary widely, even within the U.S. #TTOT
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @TravelDudes @StevenOnTheMove Definitely eating. Which I still do even if I'm in Europe. Last year it was in Lisbon with their fancy Christmas goodies #TTOT
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replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove @TravelDudes To this day I still feel weird buying the expensive pasta instead of the stuff I could actually afford ;-) #TTOT
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife
@SonjaSwissLife Winter in Oregon must be cold! I heard a lot about Oregon and their outdoors! Hope to visit it when I have the opportunity!
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @StevenOnTheMove @TravelDudes No Haugen-Das? We had certain item preferences for gifts but only occasionally it had to branded like Pendleton wool in Portland region. #TTOT
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replying to @TravelDudes @TravelDudes @HHLifestyleTrav @PureTraveller So unfair. lots of time for many. #TTOT
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A3: I would love to be out on the piste the whole days and then enjoy good food in the evening.
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Q4 via @SonjaSwissLife: Have you ever celebrated December Holidays that were not in line with your traditional celebrations? Another religion? Another culture? If so, what were the differences in the celebratory practices from your own? #TTOT
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Q4 via @SonjaSwissLife: Have you ever celebrated December Holidays that were not in line with your traditional celebrations? Another religion? Another culture? If so, what were the differences in the celebratory practices from your own? #TTOT
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Q4 via @SonjaSwissLife:
Have you ever celebrated December Holidays that were not in line with your traditional celebrations? Another religion? Another culture? If so, what were the differences in the celebratory practices from your own? #TTOT
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replying to @StevenOnTheMove @StevenOnTheMove It would be nicer to have it finished but my school was not that organized & we only received them a couple days before Christmas vacation & I had to leave a little earlier as the 19 DEC was my mother's birthday. #TTOT
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RT @TravelDudes: A3: I would love to be out on the piste the whole days and then enjoy good food in the evening.
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A3: Spending the Christmas break at a warm beach sounds also inviting. #TTOT https://t.co/kVukvrrsZw
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replying to @SonjaSwissLife @SonjaSwissLife @StevenOnTheMove @TravelDudes We didn't get Haagen-das in NZ in the 80s ;-). #TTOT
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RT @HHLifestyleTrav: @SonjaSwissLife @PureTraveller A3: I grew up in New Zealand, so Christmas should be spent in warm weather ;-) It's my…
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replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @TravelDudes LOL, don't feel guilty. Not need to splurge ALL the time, but you should definitely treat and enjoy yourself. #TTOT