9 Days, 9 Countries, 9 Christmas Markets (part 1)

Hey, I’m the Chris mentioned!! I’m so glad that you went!! And by the way, I commented before on one of their videos about how nice they were to me after my mother died, and how she was a big fan of them. Kara and Nate are legitimately every bit as nice as you’d expect. It’s great that with how the world is these days, that there’s such people out there making the world a better place.

What you are describing as celebrating Christmas in Belgium on the 5th of December is actually called Sinterklaas. It's different than Christmas. It's also celebrated in the Netherlands. Sinterklaas is not how we celebrate Christmas. We have a Santa Claus too, called Kerstman and it's the same Santa Claus as in the USA. However in the Netherlands Sinterklaas is a bigger deal for kids than Christmas (but it is changing more and more)

Hi! A note from a dutchie here: what you describe as Santa for Belgium (and by extention the Netherlands too) is Sinterklaas. He's here from the 18th of november till 5 december. Santa and Christmas is celebrated just the same! So we actually have more holidays!

as a german travelling regularly by train, I was kind of happy that you had the real Deutsche Bahn experience and show it to the world.

The Krampus Run was hilarious. They all seemed to head for Kara, probably because she didn't have any idea what was going on 😄

This is old school Kara and Nate. I love it!

This has been my favorite video in a long time… like your old vids where you are just normal travelers (I.e., doing something that most of us can also do) and going places that we may also want to check out for ourselves. I’m really looking forward the next in the series!

17:00 what a sweet moment, the way Nate looks at Kara in that moment is so heart warming. You can tell he loves her so much and her happiness.

As a German, I immediately laughed out loud when Nate mentioned the transfer time in Munich. German efficiency definitely ends with trains. Never travel by train in Germany if you have appointments 🤣

Nothing compares to a new Kara and Nate series!

hey just a German trying to explain a few things you were wondering about: 1. there is no music on most christmas markets this in Germany this year because they just raised the royalties for the music like crazy high and the markets try to boycott that because its ridiculously high. 2. those little sausages are THE thing in Nürnberg and are known throughout Germany as Nürnberger. 3. May seem crazy but the apple sauce is the traditional topping for the fried potato things. You should try it, its amazing. Loving this serious, cant wait for part 2 and 3. Have fun exploring!

I am loving this Christmas Market series!! It is so refreshing to see Kara and Nate go back to sightseeing and enjoying international culture again, without strapping on some physical challenge. Series like this is why I subscribed many years ago during the early years of this channel.

One week you’re riding across the U.S. on a tandem bike with family and friends, the next you’re in Europe on a couple's Christmas tour, and this is how you keep us coming back for more. It's all about the journey, and as usual, thanks for bringing us along for the ride! 🥰✌

Oh my goodness, I was laughing so hard at Kara during the Krampus event. I’m sure that was low key terrifying, but oh her reaction and screaming was priceless!

Little note from someone living in Belgium! What you describe as Belgium's "Santa Claus" is actually Saint Nicolas, which is a completely different person. And celebrated by many (mostly) central-europe countries. There is a hole legend behind the reason as to why he became a Saint, and many traditions that come with him depending on which country he's celebrated in. He's believed to be the inspiration behind Santa Claus' looks, as you can see from their many similarities. Usually kids get small gifts such as books, socks,... in addition to tangerines and chocolate/candy. We still have presents coming from Santa, which are usually bigger than St. Nicolas', on Christmas day and still celebrate him as well on the 25th! 😊

I watch all of your videos and enjoy them, but I hadn't realized how much I have missed seeing you two going to places and experiencing them the way anyone would (ie not the super expensive gifts stays). Those attainable adventures are the ones that get my travel bug going and got me signed up for fare drop

This was like old times! I loved this video and how nostalgic it was for your earlier travels. There's something about watching the two of you sleep deprived, living off of coffee, junk food, and adrenaline, traveling around however you can to make it to the next great adventure. I still think Kinging It should've joined you for this epic journey. Trev would've thoroughly enjoyed it!

Kara living her best life with every food she tries is such a vibe

Eating ketchup with you fries is absolutely normal and fine here in Belgium! And about Santa: the man you described is called ‘Sinterklaas’ here in Belgium (and the Netherlands). We call Santa ‘de Kerstman’ and he is exactly like the Santa you guys know! 😀

A 30 minute video of Kara and Nate is the best Christmas present that you can get!!❤