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Market Mug of the Week, 2025: Colmar

Check out our favorite “Christmas Market Mug of the Week” from Colmar, France, sent in by Lindsey Mulholland and learn more about the market. 5 weeks until Christmas!

A treasure hunt for trolls

Lurking under bridges, camouflaged by stone and dwelling in the mountains, or perhaps they are the mountain itself– trolls are a strange mystical folk featured in legends all around the world.

Market Mug of the Week, 2025: Metz

Check out our favorite “Christmas Market Mug of the Week” from Metz, France, sent in by Kristen Thoennes and learn more about the market. 8 weeks until Christmas!

Cruising the Canal du Midi

The Canal du Midi has been a UNESCO site since 1996. It links the Mediterranean with the Atlantic. We experienced only a portion as it actually spans 240 km (160 miles) and has 63 locks.

Disneyland Paris for adults

For those of us in Europe, the closest Disney option is Disneyland Paris, which features two theme parks and a free-to-visit area with retail and food stops called Disney Village.

Neat fiber art

Fiber arts are everywhere! From cooling crochet canopies to colorful yarn bombing and neat origami street art, artists use fibers like yarn, lace and paper to beautify spaces.

My “Miraculous” trip in Paris

Youth Writer Regina from Spangdahlem Middle School was happy to finally fulfill a wish to visit the spots where “Miraculous” took place.

A detour in Paris

Youth writer Zoe Brown from Spangdahlem Middle School shares the highlights of her family trip to Paris; find out what this teenager enjoyed the most!

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