I WANT TO GET HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!!! [more inside]
posted by chicago2penn on Dec 19, 2009 - 29 answers

Spending Xmas alone in Athens: help me make the most of my impromptu holiday. Antiquities, contemporary art, laid back cafes, beautiful scenery, itinerary, etc. [more inside]
posted by Danah_78 on Dec 10, 2009 - 5 answers

Looking for recommendations for things to do in London. Asking on behalf of a colleague, who is visiting from America for a week over Christmas. [more inside]
posted by Conductor71 on Dec 7, 2009 - 21 answers

Children and Christmas in NYC - where are all the good windows? Where should we eat dinner? And what else should we check out? [more inside]
posted by FunkyHelix on Dec 5, 2009 - 16 answers

Which towns in the Mid-Atlantic and New England have good Victorian Christmas celebrations in November / December? [more inside]
posted by larkin123 on Jul 15, 2009 - 8 answers

My boyfriend and I would like to bring some traditional Austin or Texas foods to Louisiana for his family to try over the holidays. Basically, we're looking for tasty treats that will withstand 8 hours in the car (we're bringing a cooler, so cold stuff is fine). So far we've thought of sausage from Lockhart and Bee Butter from the Bee Cave Honey Company. We need some more/better ideas!
posted by odayoday on Dec 19, 2008 - 23 answers

I just decided to take a winter vacation to Switzerland for the week before Christmas with my friend. I have never been to Switzerland (or outside North America for that matter) and I was wondering if anyone had been to Switzerland and had suggestions about what to do/where to go? I am up for anything! [more inside]
posted by bucksox on Dec 3, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I give an airline ticket as a Christmas gift? [more inside]
posted by Mroz on Nov 26, 2008 - 6 answers

Where's a warm, sunny, beach-y, relatively inexpensive place for my family to visit over Christmas? [more inside]
posted by timoni on Sep 24, 2008 - 11 answers

I need a good, creative Christmas gift idea for my dad. He's really into travel by air and rail--not the vehicles themselves so much, but their schedules, the logic behind putting a particular model on a particular flight, etc. [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Dec 10, 2007 - 21 answers

Where do we go to see neighborhood Christmas lights in Mobile, AL and metro Atlanta? [more inside]
posted by magnoliasouth on Dec 7, 2007 - 3 answers

My partner and I would like to go away over Christmas week. Is this a lost cause at this point? How about LGBT-friendly bed and breakfasts driving-distance from DC? [more inside]
posted by atayah on Nov 15, 2007 - 12 answers

RelationshipFilter: How do my wife and I solve the Christmas family dilemma? Specifically, I'm looking for advice and suggestions on how we decide which family to visit each year. Of course, it's more complicated than that... [more inside]
posted by ranglin on Apr 30, 2007 - 29 answers

When will the UK passenger rail service, particularly journeys on Virgin Cross Country via Birmingam New Street, be quietest: Thursday evening or Friday morning? I'm getting the train home for Christmas from Oxford to Sheffield, and am keen to avoid the annual ordeal of fighting for seats and sitting on the floor outside the toilets.
posted by caek on Dec 19, 2006 - 9 answers

We would like to hear from you if you spent Christmas in Spain in the past. Are there things to do during Christmas Day? Is everything closed? [more inside]
posted by slimeline on Nov 30, 2006 - 4 answers

We are going to be on Malta for the last 5 days of December and are looking for specific suggestions of unique things to do, explore, special places to eat, nightlife etc.
posted by frizelli on Oct 31, 2006 - 3 answers

Anyone have a recommendation great European destinations for last minute late december travel for two Bay Area 30-somethings? Someplace that isn't totally overrun with Christmas or ski tourists, but where all the restaurants and museums aren't closed for the season? [more inside]
posted by tula on Nov 30, 2005 - 19 answers

Christmas in Hawaii? [more inside]
posted by FlamingBore on Nov 22, 2005 - 13 answers

My best friend, who lives about 300 miles away from me, and I had made plans to get together for Christmas, along with our other best friend, for whom I paid 600 bucks to fly out here so we all could be together. Now 300-mile away best friend has e-mailed me with a weak excuse and cancelled his visit here. I know he's not adjusting well to his new home, and seems to be isolating himself from everyone, including me. I'm hurt and angry. How best to address this situation?
posted by anonymous on Dec 19, 2004 - 7 answers

If you could spend the Christmas holidays anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Irontom on Nov 17, 2004 - 21 answers

Where should I go for my birthday? [mi] [more inside]
posted by Juicylicious on Oct 16, 2004 - 6 answers

Going home to Manila for Christmas, and Mom just emailed, asking me to bring along an entire fricking leg of Virginia Ham. I've checked the State Dept site and the US Embassy in Manila for regulations on bringing in food, but I'm running into dead links. Plus, I'm flying Emirates, with an overnight layover in Dubai. The ham should fit in my bags, well within the weight allowance, but is it safe and legal?
posted by brownpau on Sep 2, 2004 - 10 answers