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Okay, let me preface this by saying: don’t do what I did. Unless you like being awake at 3 AM, wandering around a foreign city mildly hallucinating from exhaustion, and realizing half the shops are closed. But also—yes, do exactly what I did, because this was one of the most random, exhausting, and unexpectedly beautiful day trips I’ve ever taken. If you’ve ever googled “day trips from London to Europe,” chances are you found Paris, Amsterdam, maybe even Brussels. Cute. Effi

Discovering the Magic of Cologne's Christmas Markets There’s something truly magical about experiencing a German Christmas market

From cozy wooden stalls to the scent of mulled wine wafting through the air, each market has its own magic.