Happy holidays, Matadorians!

About The Author

Hal Amen

Freelance writer Hal Amen edits Matador Trips. His personal travel blog is at WayWorded.

  • http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/karend Karen

    I loved this essay; Tehran was a surprise.

  • http://musictravelwrite.wordpress.com Michelle

    I love these! That London snowman is adorable.

    • Linda

      Haha, I had the opposite reaction – “creepy snowman”.

  • joshua johnson

    The most retweetable, the most unbeatable! Great essay…I love Seattle under a blanket of snow…let’s see if we can have a white Christmas 2 years in a row!

  • Kathy

    What great pictures! I love the way snow transforms things. That’s an awful lot of snow on those Swedish bikes!

    Seoul photo sure is pretty.

  • http://www.fotosoaxaca.com JLSantiago

    Great compilation! I love the one of Manhattan.

    Happy holidays!

  • http://www.collazoprojects.com Julie

    Beautiful photos! Just came home to 8″ of snow in my “backyard” here in Queens, NY, so this photo essay was timely.

  • http://www.cci-exchange.com/travelabroad/index.aspx Greenheart Travel

    What a great and diverse collection of photos! The picture of Beijing is stunning…

  • http://www.shantiwallah.blogspot.com Marie

    This is awesome and making me really jealous of all those White Christmases. I love the snow lion!

  • http://bearshapedsphere.blogspot.com/ Eileen Smith

    I’m with Marie, and deeply saddened to report we are in the middle of summer down in the southern hemisphere.

    Another beautiful photo collection Hal!

  • http://www.crfranke.com Cathey

    Great post, Hal! Even in Texas we’re feeling the chill with 15 degree-weather today. But I still love winter!

  • christine

    sweet photos…

  • http://www.waters-edge-hotel.co.uk Leon Jenner

    I have never seen before …

  • http://www.sophiesworld.net Sophie

    Great photos, esp Moscow and that sepia-pic from Prague!

  • Ani Roy

    The most admirable beauty is the natures beauty can’t stop admiring ,to me the best pic was the “amsterdam on ice” wish I could be there skating all day long

  • http://www.betteredit.com/ Essay Editing

    Good and relevant post. I’m been looking for topics as interesting as this. I’ll look forward to
    your next post.

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