Travelling on Christmas Day: What you need to know. 🎅🎠🎅🎇

 I've had the incredible good fortune to spend Christmas in some incredible and far-off places. Christmas Day was spent with my family in Thimphu.

Do you know what, though? Christmas at home in the country is my favorite location to celebrate.

I adore taking lengthy hikes over the mountains while wearing many cosy layers to be warm. These strolls usually come to an old bar with crooked beams and roaring fireplaces at its conclusion. I enjoy going over to my neighbors' house where you can find authentically one-of-a-kind and handmade presents as well as regional specialties. I enjoy strolling around my village and observing the sparkling lights in cottage windows and the stars-filled trees.

1. Pack your Own food 

On Christmas Day, not all of the stores and restaurants in airports and train stations will be open. The majority of these locations are managed by outside merchants, who are free to decide whether or not to be open without being constrained by the airport. Pack some snacks on your own in case you grow hungry again.

2. Plan extra travel time to airports and train stations. 

On Christmas Day, I have actually seen some aircraft leave early, but the same cannot be true of the airport's public transit, which almost always operates on a modified schedule. If you're travelling the bus or the subway to the airport, be sure to check the travel warnings in advance. If you decide to use a taxi or vehicle service, be aware that some charge more on holidays.

3. Have extra reading material on Hand

On Christmas Day, some airport services will still be available (the vending machines won't stop working), but others won't. Make sure your e-reader is completely loaded or that you have a new book with you in case the Hudson News isn't open. Reading is made easy by the airport's comparatively peaceful environment.

4. Be nice and you might just score an Upgrade.

You have plenty of opportunities to upgrade to first class or a better accommodation on half-full planes, trains, and hotels. Most of the time, all you have to do is ask; if you have been courteous and friendly to the receptionist or gate agent, they could even offer. Merry Christmas, indeed.

These are the few tips that I found useful travelling on Christmas day. 

"travel with kezang" 💙