Adventurous Kate contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!
I feel like every year I’m looking forward to the winter until it actually starts to happen. Just as soon as the first real chill sets in and it’s time to transition away from mid-weight peacoats to full-on winter coats, it hits me — can I do a whole season of this?
We’re not going to Mexico this winter. We missed the cats too much last year, and also realized that it doesn’t make sense to go away in January, one of our busiest work months of the year.
Instead, a Prague winter. Walks through parks filled with barren trees. Evening snuggles with kittens and cups of tea. Doing all errands by 3:30 PM as the sun is down shortly after. A needed season of quiet.
But there is no such thing as bad weather — only bad clothes. And with that, I dug out my Uniqlo thermals for the season. I may have bought them for my trip to Antarctica in 2018, but they’re equally useful when browsing European Christmas markets.
And we’re already making tentative plans to go to Sicily for a week or so in February. Having a bit of sunshine to look forward to makes all the difference.
Destinations Visited
Prague, Czech Republic
Lisbon and Sintra, Portugal
Reading, Beverly, Woburn, Braintree, and Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Tamworth, North Conway, Jackson, Wolfeboro, Loudon, Manchester, and Salem, New Hampshire
Highlights
A lovely weekend getaway to Lisbon. Charlie and I decided to meet up for a few days after his company’s team meeting in Sevilla and before I flew to Boston. A great idea! I hadn’t been to Lisbon in about 10 years, during which I was an extremely low-budget backpacker.
It was so nice spending time with my Lisbon buds, trying out delicious restaurants and hitting up wine bars. The weather wasn’t the greatest, but the city was invigorating.
We also spent an afternoon in Sintra — an uncharacteristically foggy afternoon in Sintra! We didn’t go all out on exploration, but wandered around and got to see a few of the palaces.
And I had some thoughts. Lisbon and Prague have a similar cost of living. But I think things tend to be more organized and work much better in Prague. Then again, Lisbon has much more sunshine. How would you value that trade-off?
Fun times in Prague. My first-ever visit to the Narodni Museum (National Museum), and the highlight for me was its cool…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Adventurous Kate…