Five Craziest Christmas Lunches

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Adventure Sports, Adventure Travel, Skiing, Snowboarding, trekking

While most people opt to stay at home at Christmas, there’s always an intrepid bunch that spend it out on the ground.

So here’s a list of the best, and most extreme places to have your Christmas lunch. If you’ve had your turkey from a reheated packet on the side of a mountain, or opened your presents perched on cliff edge, we want to hear about it.

The Poles

North or south, festivities at either are about as extreme as you can get. Polar explorers in their snow shelters have long tucked into a tin of Christmas pud, decorated with a candle for festive effect.

The Desert Island

While unlikely to be anywhere near a desert, Pacific islands are about as far removed from the lavishly garnished Christmas tables we are all used to. With just a coconut and some fish caught from the sea, it sounds like paradise to us.

Photo from Flickr user: darlene is evil

Mid-flight

A little more down to earth: But for us travellers there’s always the chance we’ll be pulling our Christmas crackers with the flight attendants. No matter how hard they try airlines can never make a decent Christmas at 35,000ft, although a few extra bottles of complementary wine always helps.

On the Piste

Or even off the piste. There’s no need to stop for lunch when you can take a packed lunch to the slopes. Get off the piste and unpack. Get together with friends and have your meal looking across the Alps. A shot of gluwine from the flask to warm up before you ski or snowboard on.

On the Road

Long distance cyclists and intrepid trekkers all stop to eat. And when it’s Christmas lunch it could be a truck-stop or local cafe that becomes their festive pit-stop. These hardcore adventure sports people deserve our respect: so if they fall at your door please pick them up, dust them off and treat them to the slap-up meal they need.

Stopped for Xmas scoff anywhere interesting?

About the author

Mark Pawlak wrote 194 articles on this blog.

Editor at Adventure Sports Holidays, Mark's love affair with travel and the challenges of adventure sports continues... "You could save all year for a two-week, all-inclusive, doss by the pool, booze and buffet binge. Or, with a little planning and some good equipment, get off your arse and plan an adventure!"

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