Lift as you rise Issue 52 August 2022 Aug 2022 | Page 52

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BEST CHRISTMAS MARKETS

You ’ d be forgiven for thinking that you want to get away from it all this Christmas .

Wonderful winter wonderlands

has been a trying couple of years with the pandemic and most families have kept trips to a minimum as travel restrictions continued to apply even as COVID-19 numbers reduced . But there ’ s some latent demand

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T R A V E L some change and are prepared to travel , why not head to some of the best Christmas markets that Europe has to offer ?
A summery Christmas with poolside braais and trips out to the beach is appealing , but there ’ s just something special about the Yuletide Christmas spirit in Europe .
If you ’ re thinking of warming your hands with some flavoursome gluhwein , sampling roasted chestnuts , home-made toffee apples , eggnog , stollen and Lebkuchen , there are plenty of Christmas markets offering this and more .