Travel Post Monthly

Dear Reader,

This month TPM features four stories of diverse destinations. We’re headed to European Christmas Markets, Miami, Abu Dhabi, and Mexico City.

An enchanted holiday spirit is alive in European Christmas Markets, but Cristal Cook tells us about a slightly scary, and a bit macabre tradition. His name is Krampus. Cristal’s story and photos feature the strange, but traditional holiday character meant to encourage good behavior in children.

Susan Brauer shows us how to have a budget-friendly holiday on Miami’s luxurious and pricey South Beach. Her tips range from no-cost to $20. She’s curated breakfast, lunch with an ocean-view, an art and design museum, sculpture park, cycling, and ship spotting, all under $20.

Long before drones and GoPro cameras gave us aerial views of the globe, birds of prey combed miles of desert in search of food for the nomadic Bedouin people. Audra Brianne’s fascinating story of a falcon hospital and spa in Abu Dhabi shares all the details about these treasured bird’s lives.

There’s an immense blue-green sculpture of Quetzalcoatl towering over the entrance and grounds of Quetzalcoatl’s Nest residential community. Peg Hess shares her experience of this enchanted vacation rental in Mexico City. She urges you, “Don’t wait, come now and be blown away by Quetzalcoatl’s Nest.”

See these stories and their photos below.

Till next time,

Mary Charlebois
Editor, Travel Post Monthly

This Month …

A Scary Twist on The Holiday Season (12/11/2018) - The winter holiday spirit is alive in every step, with the steaming mulled wine in festive mugs, roasted chestnuts served in paper cones (perfect for warming cold hands), spiced cookies, and other yummy treats. The winter markets, or as the Germans call it, Weihnachtsmarkt or Advent Market, transports you into a magical land, reminiscent of those beautiful, miniature, wintery villages placed on mantels during the holidays.
5 Things to Do For $20 (OR LESS) in South Beach (12/11/2018) - South Beach (SoBe) is the neighborhood in Miami Beach, best known for its historic Art Deco District. It’s also known for its pricey, designer hotels and expensive restaurants and clubs. But there is plenty of fun to be had even on a budget.
A One-of-a-Kind Hospital for Prized Pets (12/11/2018) - Long before drones and GoPro cameras gave us aerial views of the globe, birds of prey combed miles of desert in search of food for the nomadic Bedouin people. Once a sport exclusively for kings and aristocracy, falconry literally meant life or death for Bedouins of the Middle Eastern deserts. As hunters, this meant whether the tribe ate that night or not. Today, falcons and peregrines “retired” from hunting, are prized and revered pets in the United Arab Emirates.
Quetzalcoatl’s Nest: Magic in Mexico City (12/11/2018) - The online ad invited us to come and dream in Quetzalcoatl’s Nest, an awesome place, famous for its architecture. But we were totally blown away by the magical kingdom that awaited us for our three-day stay in Quetzalcoatl`s Nest Airbnb in Naucalpan, Northern Mexico City.