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9 Days, 9 Countries, 9 Christmas Markets (finale)

Kara and Nate
Kara and Nate
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👁️ 1.4M views📅 2 years ago⏱️ 41:38
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❤️ Best for CoupleNorthern_europe · Winter · 9 nightsVeteran Cruiser

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Creator's Key Takeaways

we decided to celebrate Christmas this year with a big adventure by traveling to nine different countries in nine days to visit nine of the best Christmas markets in all of Europe

I'm loving Prague it's a little unfair though I'm very biased towards this city because it was one of the first cities that we ever visited in Europe so it's very nostalgic

this is the happiest that I've been in eight days

we took our jve very seriously and we have a spreadsheet where we've been taking notes

Creator's Tips & Advice

Choose the city you're most interested in for Christmas markets
Look for a city with other activities outside the market
Pack light with layers for cold weather
Return mugs at markets to get money back or keep a cheap souvenir

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

tiredness from fast-paced travelBy the end of the day, seeing a new city makes it feel worth it
bathroom access at marketsExpect to pay to use toilets in crowded places like Christmas markets

Questions This Creator Answers

QDo all Christmas markets feel the same after a while?
QWhat should I bring on a Christmas market trip?
QHow do the mug systems work at European Christmas markets?
QWhat is the best way to plan a Christmas market trip in Europe?

Port Highlights

Tallinn4 Happy Bacon
Helsinki4½ Happy Bacon
Prague4½ Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Description

We traveled to 9 countries in 9 days to visit 9 of Europe’s most magical Christmas Markets🎄Enjoy this third and final episode (days 7-9) ❤️ Get a free bottle of immune supporting Vitamin D + 5 individual travel packs, both FREE with your first purchase! Click: http://drinkag1.com/karaandnate Episode 914 | Filmed December 2023 | Prague, Czech Republic | Helsinki, Finland | Tallinn, Estonia ✈️ @DailyDrop is our FREE travel newsletter! Get all the best travel news, tips, and tricks every weekday in your inbox by subscribing here ➡️ https://bit.ly/dailydropkaraandnate 📸 Get behind the scenes content on our Instagram! @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ ✈️ We created Daily Drop Pro to help you score super cheap travel with cash or points! Try it risk free and get flight deals up to 80% off ➡️ https://bit.ly/dailydropprokaraandnate 📧 Read our Sunday Summary email to know what goes on between videos - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ 🎶 Here’s where we got all of our copyright free songs used in this episode - http://bit.ly/epidemic_sound —————————————————— Who are Kara and Nate?! Watch our documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;) So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time! After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :) We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey! 00:00 9 countries 9 days 01:42 Day 7: Prague, Czechia 03:59 What we packed 12:12 Day 8: Helsinki, Finland 15:08 Polar Plunge! 16:44 Finnish Market 24:10 Day 9: Tallinn, Estonia 35:03 our rankings :)