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EazyPicks Reviews Expedia Anniversary Sale How to book winter sun, city breaks and Easter 2027 before 7 October Affiliate disclosure: some links below are affiliate links. If you book through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It doesn't change what I recommend. Every October I tell myself I'll book January sunshine "next week". Then it's November, the dark has arrived at 4pm, and every hotel costs more. So here's the short version of what's on offer right now, and how to use it without falling for the headline number. Golden hour in a hotel suite — where your January sunshine could start. Expedia Anniversary Sale, the facts: • Up to 30% off select hotels and vacation rentals for members • Book by 11:59pm (hotel local time), 7 October 2026 • Stay between 29 September 2026 and 31 March 2027 • Prices exclude taxes and fees. Limited availability and blackout dates apply. The catch...
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Winter City Break Packing List: 27 Stylish Amazon Finds Winter City Break Edit The Chic Winter City-Break Packing List: 27 finds for a stylish European getaway For Paris, Prague, Vienna, Bruges, Kraków, Salzburg or Copenhagen — and for anyone who refuses to choose between warm and put-together. Updated September 2026 · 12 min read Search "winter city break packing list" and you'll get the same advice on repeat: bring layers, pack comfortable shoes, don't forget your passport. All technically true. None of it tells you which coat survives being worn on a plane, crushed into an overhead locker, then walked around Strasbourg's Christmas market for six hours straight. None of it mentions that one smooth sole on wet cobblestones will end your evening at 7pm. So this is the list I actually pack from. Twenty-seven pieces, none of them one-trip wonders, all chosen because they pull double or triple duty between the tr...
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5 Destinations Every Coffee Lover Needs On Their List (Plus One For The Tea People) Updated for International Coffee Day 2026 · 11 min read If you've ever built a whole holiday itinerary around finding one good flat white, you already know the problem: "best coffee destinations" lists online are mostly the same five stock photos of a latte with foam art, no actual reason why the place is worth the flight. So I went through Booking.com's own International Coffee Day research, cross-checked it against coffee market data, and built this around what actually makes a destination worth it for a coffee obsessive — the growing history, the local ritual, and somewhere decent to sleep that isn't a 40-minute taxi from the good cafés. Every destination below has hard numbers behind it. Here's what's actually worth booking. This post contains affiliate links. If you book through one, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you — it...