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Winter Break in Europe
By Richie Chin
The Forum in Rome.
Christmas Market in Milan.
D
ecember is the time of year
that most expats from the West
try to get home to be with
family. Unfortunately, despite
all of my efforts, no reasonably priced
tickets were available for me to make
my way to Jamaica. With so many of
my UAE family planning to be away,
I knew that I did not want to be stuck
alone in my apartment for the break.
After explaining to my family that I
would not be able to be with them for
the holidays, I immediately began to
search for a “cheap” holiday!
Over the course of the weeks leading
up to my departure, a friend of mine
decided to join me on the trip. We
decided to split the planning of the trip
between us. He took care of purchasing
transportation between the cities and
countries we planned to see, while
I handled all of the accommodation
bookings. We attacked our tasks using
multiple price comparison websites
and apps, and came awa H