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Chris Thorpe-Clark of Lancashire, UK, encouraged by his workmate Rory, decided to take his family to the Christmas markets in Belgium for this year's Christmas.

"I remember growing up in Austria and it was always Christmas without snow. "We enjoyed it when we went there and saw the lights and everything,

Chris and Rory were part of a group of twelve who all booked flights and left for Germany where they joined with ten other Brits to celebrate abroad. "We had a nice time here," Thorpe-Clark said days afterward when we caught up over the phone with him.

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"We have an open fire and an electric fire, and the whole family is gathered round to have a cup of tea.

2. Dress in layers

"It's a bit cold, but we are wrapped up in all our layers," he said.

"I had to wear a jumper and a scarf and gloves. We are staying in a hotel and they have a sauna in the room which was nice. We had some Christmas treats in the hotel and we had a nice time."

3. Make the most of it We went to the town hall to see some of the Christmas markets and we

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Rory says the group has some "adventurous" plans for the rest of the year. "We are going to the Galapagos Islands, we are going to go and see the penguins in Argentina and we are going to climb the Alps. "We will do a bit of everything, For more holiday stories and inspiration, visit BBC Travel, I have to go to the toilet, Chris Thorpe-Clark of Lancashire, UK, said. "I had a cup of tea, but I'm really tired now."

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