Comments on: Away From Home For the Holidays http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/ Nomadic Matt's Travel Site Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lisa Woodhttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-189186 Lisa Wood Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:01:50 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-189186 This is our first christmas in our motorhome but we had to travel on the road to be with family! It still did not feel like xmas because we did not get caught up in the "gifts" and buying everything bigger and better for each other! I wanted this xmas to be about giving to each other and it was a nice change! Our family brought a "Goat" for a overseas family. It was so nice to be able to "give" a gift to someone that needed it! Next year we will be in our Motorhome and we will be somewhere different in Australia so I think that it will be a xmas that will be so different :)Cheers Lisa This is our first christmas in our motorhome but we had to travel on the road to be with family! It still did not feel like xmas because we did not get caught up in the “gifts” and buying everything bigger and better for each other!
I wanted this xmas to be about giving to each other and it was a nice change! Our family brought a “Goat” for a overseas family. It was so nice to be able to “give” a gift to someone that needed it!
Next year we will be in our Motorhome and we will be somewhere different in Australia so I think that it will be a xmas that will be so different :)

Cheers
Lisa

]]> By: crazy sexy fun travelerhttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-188525 crazy sexy fun traveler Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:00:44 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-188525 I haven't spent Xmas at home for 3 years either, and it just sucks! We have the best food at home so thankfully, Im gonna put on 5 kilos this Xmas :D I haven’t spent Xmas at home for 3 years either, and it just sucks! We have the best food at home so thankfully, Im gonna put on 5 kilos this Xmas :D

]]> By: Lindseyhttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-38065 Lindsey Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:29:15 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-38065 I see how some people might like being away for the holidays, but I don't know if I'll ever get completely used to it. I can remember a time when my husband and I were backpacking in Thailand during Thanksgiving. It was the first time we had been to Ko Samui and the weather couldn't have been worse! We were stranded at our beautiful bungalow, and I can remember running through the rain to get to a phone so that I would be able to call home. When I got in touch with family, they sounded like they were having the time of their lives and I knew exactly what I was missing.I totally agree with you that the key to having a happy holiday experience when traveling is to surround youself with other travelers. This was our mistake in Thailand. For some reason, we chose to go to one of the more secluded hotels. Lesson learned. I see how some people might like being away for the holidays, but I don’t know if I’ll ever get completely used to it. I can remember a time when my husband and I were backpacking in Thailand during Thanksgiving. It was the first time we had been to Ko Samui and the weather couldn’t have been worse! We were stranded at our beautiful bungalow, and I can remember running through the rain to get to a phone so that I would be able to call home. When I got in touch with family, they sounded like they were having the time of their lives and I knew exactly what I was missing.

I totally agree with you that the key to having a happy holiday experience when traveling is to surround youself with other travelers. This was our mistake in Thailand. For some reason, we chose to go to one of the more secluded hotels. Lesson learned.

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37871 Chris Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:11:32 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37871 I spent christmas in Hong Kong a couple of years back and loved it. Seeing how the rest of the world celebrates it is really fun. I know what christmas is like back home so why not go and find out what its like in Europe or America. I spent christmas in Hong Kong a couple of years back and loved it. Seeing how the rest of the world celebrates it is really fun. I know what christmas is like back home so why not go and find out what its like in Europe or America.

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37255 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37255 Gillian! Happy Holidays! Where in the gulf? A thai xmas is so strange. Have you noticed they really really get into the whole decorations and christmas songs? I find that really interesting considering they are a nation of buddhists. Gillian! Happy Holidays! Where in the gulf? A thai xmas is so strange. Have you noticed they really really get into the whole decorations and christmas songs? I find that really interesting considering they are a nation of buddhists.

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37252 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:30:17 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37252 I totally agree. Christmas is way too commercialized. In fact, every holiday is. It's never about people anymore- just about the stuff we give and the things we buy.Thanks for taking the time out to comment. I totally agree. Christmas is way too commercialized. In fact, every holiday is. It’s never about people anymore- just about the stuff we give and the things we buy.

Thanks for taking the time out to comment.

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37251 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:28:46 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37251 Thanks for coming to my blog and the lovely comment. I look forward to hearing from you more!Stay warm in NY! Thanks for coming to my blog and the lovely comment. I look forward to hearing from you more!

Stay warm in NY!

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37250 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:27:56 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37250 Snow makes me sad on the inside. I'm totally a sun junkie. Snow makes me sad on the inside. I’m totally a sun junkie.

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37249 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:25:40 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37249 Do it! Do it!

]]> By: NomadicMatthttp://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/away-from-home-for-the-holidays/#comment-37246 NomadicMatt Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:23:43 +0000 http://www.nomadicmatt.com/?p=3594#comment-37246 I hunt down Americans on Thanksgiving like Paris Hilton hunts down a camera to be on. I hunt down Americans on Thanksgiving like Paris Hilton hunts down a camera to be on.

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