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  • Let it snow... I'm off! Where to go in December

    “There's more to December than Christmas. There's also Christmas trees and Christmas markets, and December sales...but there's even more than that - Lara Piegeler has some great ideas for your December holidays and Christmas holidays.”

  • Where's Hot in December?

    “Hot December holidays: A sunny, beach break on a December afternoon? Swimming on a December morning? Why not? Crowded Christmas holiday shops, hardly any light and miserable weather aren’t much fun - get the work done early and duck off to warmer climes.”

  • Learn to Ski Here: Top tips and the best resorts for newbies

    “A lot of people love skiing, so it's time you found out what you've been missing out on by learning to ski! These are the best places to learn and some top tips for beginner skiers.”

  • Piste for less - Skiing the Credit Crunch

    “The credit crunch has done away with your credit and the euro has shot up in value-suddenly your ski holiday pot is looking small-but that doesn’t mean you have to skip the slopes: here are some credit crunch travel tips for getting piste on the cheap.”

  • Where to go in January

    “Lara Piegeler has some great ideas for January holidays to keep the January blues at bay and welcome in the new year with some January cheer... or at least some January distraction from all the Christmas cheer. January, begin as you mean to go on!”

  • It's beginning to look a lot like you know when... World's Best Christmas Markets

    “Almost every European city has its own unique Christmas market. These are our favourites - there's no better way to top up on Christmas Spirit.”

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    There is no city more beautiful in the middle of Winter than Quebec City. Dave filmed there a few years ago for the Christmas movie Blizzard with Whoopie Goldberg and Christopher Plumber. If it is a magical enough setting for a Hollywood holiday film, it

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