Travel
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205Aachen Christmas market 2022: Still one of Germany’s best, but the crowds are back post-pandemic
After decades of exploring Europe, we can say there are really two Christmas market experiences: The mega-markets in Cologne and Strasbourg that...
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175Quick Trips: With its Old City and castle, Heidelberg is Germany’s ‘romantischer’ jewel
(Editor’s note: Heidelberg was one of the few major German cities undamaged in World War II. So what you see is original...
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173Day 1 in Istanbul: Elena Kalmykova checks out locals’ recommended restaurants and cafés on the Europe side
(Editor’s note: This is Day 1 in a two-day trip exploring the foodie scene in Istanbul. Day 2 will look at restaurants...
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188Dispatches’ 2022 Christmas markets, Pt. 3: Munich, Colmar & Copenhagen
(Editor’s note: This is the third installment in our series of 2022 Christmas markets lists. You can see Pt. 1 here, with Berlin, Strasbourg,...
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702Düsseldorf Christmas market is an über-urban experience in an über-wealthy town (updated)
Two Christmas markets in two weekends. Two German Christmas markets. Two markets that can’t be more different – Cologne and Düsseldorf. As...
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256Dispatches’ 2022 Christmas markets list, Pt. 1: Berlin, Strasbourg, Düsseldorf, Vienna and more
Dispatches has had Christmas markets roundups every year since 2017. Well, there were those COVID years when some of the markets were...
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179Expat adventures: The natural wonders of New Zealand’s North Island
Snow peaked mountains and volcanoes, glistering blue lakes, hot springs, geysers and a funky little capital; New Zealand’s North Island is full...
