Merry Christmas, Everyone! I have a few Canadian cities to visit over the holidays, including on the East Coast, so it makes sense to start this little mini-series in my hometown of Victoria. To start things off, as my Christmas Day present to you all this year, I have a bunch of gorgeous gingerbread sculptures from two of the many Salish Sea charity festivals this time of year.
First up, at Victoria's Parkside Hotel [[ Ссылка ]], is the dreamy festival in support of Habitat for Humanity [[ Ссылка ]]. Then, per personal tradition, I had a little jaunt over to the Mainland to visit chums and do a bit of Christmas shopping, so naturally I dropped in on the Hyatt's [[ Ссылка ]] charming festival in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation [[ Ссылка ]]. Both of these hotels are gorgeous and both charities are worthy, a winning combination for this year's Christmas video present to the world, I decided. I hope you agree.
Next in my little coast-to-coast Christmas series will also be Vancouver, the Christmas Market and a couple of other waterfront spectacles. Stay tuned! :-)
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