How to holiday overseas at Christmas

By Sheriden Rhodes
Updated November 24 2015 - 1:08pm, first published 12:34pm
Ratua Island, in Vanuatu.
Ratua Island, in Vanuatu.
Lumiere in Telluride, Colorado.
Lumiere in Telluride, Colorado.
Mulled wine with gingerbread snaps - a Christmas staple in Europe.
Mulled wine with gingerbread snaps - a Christmas staple in Europe.
Angama Mara is a new safari lodge balanced on the rim of Africa's Great Rift Valley. Photo: Angama Mara
Angama Mara is a new safari lodge balanced on the rim of Africa's Great Rift Valley. Photo: Angama Mara
Santa arrives by outrigger canoe at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Hawaii.
Santa arrives by outrigger canoe at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Hawaii.
Celebrations in Moscow. Photo: Picasa
Celebrations in Moscow. Photo: Picasa
The Dubai desert offers a different Christmas experience.
The Dubai desert offers a different Christmas experience.
Christmas markets are a highlight of December in Europe.
Christmas markets are a highlight of December in Europe.

The pressure of expectation, traditions and family can make you either love or loathe the festive season. While many wouldn't dare forego the traditional Christmas with all the trimmings, others would rather be anywhere else but home – with that one strange uncle, the in-laws and the pressure to do what's expected rather than what you'd really like to do.

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