If you want to have a traditional Thanksgiving, check out these great places! 1) Plymouth, Massachusetts - Go to where it all started at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. Touch the stone marked 1620 and visit the area that has been a symbol of freedom and new opportunities for the last 400 years!! Visit the Plimoth Patuxet Museum and enjoy a traditional turkey, mashed potato, yam, apple and pumpkin pie dinner on the day that commemorates the pilgrims' landing! 2) Windsor, Connecticut - Some of the best places to enjoy a Thanksgiving holiday are in the original colonies and that includes beautiful Connecticut! You'll get the changing colors of the leaves, the tasty turkey and pumpkin pie and a dash of colonial history to boot! Plus, Windsor was the first ever pilgrim settlement in the colony of Connecticut! 3) Rhode Island - founded by Roger Williams in 1636 this former original colony and now smallest state in the union (by land mass) is filled with historical and opulent feat
If you're looking for a nice Christmas break getaway this December, then check out Stephanie Camello's top 5 list of the best Christmas travel destinations around the globe!! Number one is a personal favorite! 1) Christmas Markets in Bavaria, Germany - large open air markets where people can stroll the shops to buy all the gifts on your list, eat and drink local delicacies, enjoy amusements and stop by the nativity scene or take pictures with Santa. It's a month long Christmas fair that has something for everyone! 2) Bethlehem, Jerusalem - visit the place where Christmas was born! See the stable (or one like it) where Baby Jesus was born and imagine yourself as a shepherd out in the field on a cold night looking up at the brightest star you've ever seen! Be sure to also stop in the Church of the Nativity which is right by the stable! It's Christmas magic like no other! 3) St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy - Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve is as Christmasey as