In November 2022, my husband and I took our 3rd cruise: A 5-day trip from Miami to Cozumel and Great Stirrup Cay on the Norwegian Sky . It's crazy to think about the fact that before October 2021, I had never been on a cruise before... and in July 2023, I'll take my 4th one! That's how much we love cruising.

I'm finally getting around to recapping my very last trip of 2022: Edinburgh! Edinburgh is definitely somewhere I want to return to some day... but I have to say, while normally I always leave places wanting to visit them again during the Christmas holiday,  with Scotland, I'd love  to see it during warm weather!

Here it is... the entire reason behind my husband's and my trip to the U.K. in December 2022: Visiting the Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour for Hogwarts in the Snow!

I've said before that I think any city gets even better during the holiday season... and London is no exception! Note: This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase after clicking on a link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. London was one of the cities I visited the first time I traveled to Europe , and  it seemed more familiar (and thus a little less... exciting?) to me than the other cities like Rome or Porto , which felt like entirely brand-new experiences.  But, wow, is London  incredible during the holidays! We had the most magical time visiting for a few days after Christmas. After one of my friends told me about the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour in London and that the studio is decorated for the Yule Ball and the Christmas holiday in winter, I knew I wanted to experience it! Harry Potter and Christmas are two of my favorite things. And then it turned out that my husband's office closed the week between Chr...