celebrating with snapchat

Have you seen an egg cleansing on Christmas Day?

What about blue skies and scorching heat?

Thanks to Snapchat, we have access people around the world.

In the graphic below you’ll be able to discover how locals celebrate in the contrasting conditions of Canada and Australia, watch how orphans (expats) celebrate in China and more, live on Snapchat.

I asked these nine (including me) Snapchat travellers four questions:

  1. Where will you be celebrating Christmas?
  2. What’s the food you look forward to most at Christmas?
  3. What do you really hope Santa brings you this year?
  4. Any random Christmas traditions?

Check out their answers on the nifty infographic below (p.s. You’ll need to scroll down to catch their Christmas traditions).

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norbert globo treks

Norbert from Puerto Rico

  1. Omo Valley, Ethiopia… maybe at some tribe, but not sure which one yet. Hamer, Karo, or Mursi tribes are options
  2. Honestly, Puertorrican “Christmas food,” which is roasted pork. (Not gonna happen here)
  3. Some good tribal photos!
  4. Not really. I barely celebrate Christmas.

Snapchat Code: GloboTreks
Web: Globo Treks
Expected Weather (in Omo Nada): High of 29°C/85°F & mostly sunny

richelle adventures around asia

Richelle from USA

  1. Beijing, China
  2. My roommate and I might be cooking Western food for Christmas this year. I think we’re going to bake an apple pie!
  3. a nice, warm coat for Beijing’s winters!
  4. China doesn’t really celebrate Christmas unless you’re a Christian, and in that case you’ll go to church. A lot of young Chinese people go out to celebrate for dinner with friends. But the Beijing expat community does to a few fun things like Christmas markets, plated Christmas dinners and drink specials. I’ve been keeping my eye out of anything fun!

Snapchat Code: Adventures_Asia
Web: Adventures Around Asia
Expected Weather: High of 4°C/39°F & partly cloudy

sarah fittravels

Sarah from Australia

  1. I’ll be celebrating in Bunyip, VIC, Australia
  2. My sister in laws lemon slice. She’s been making it for me for years but now my niece and nephew really get involved too and they’re as proud as punch each time they hand me their finished product!
  3. A nice bottle of gin
  4. No random traditions, but this year could be very Australian as the weather is set to be in the 30’s!

Snapchat Code: Fit_Travels
Web: Fit Travels
Expected Weather: High of 37°C/98°F & mostly sunny

cailin travel yourself

Cailin from Canada

  1. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  2. Lobster
  3. Snapchat Spectacles
  4. We don’t have any exciting Christmas traditions but we always open our stockings first in the morning before our presents and then we have a HUGE breakfast. We have lobster sandwiches for lunch and a turkey dinner that evening!

Snapchat Code: CailinONeil
Web: Travel Yourself
Expected Weather: High of 3°C/37°F & partly cloudy

Chris from Australia

  1. I’ll be celebrating from the family home in the sleepy mountain village of Ben Lomond, NSW, Australia
  2. Devon Lilies
  3. I’m in dire need of new thongs and a new backpack
  4. We spend the entire Christmas Eve cooking together as a family

Snapchat Code: aussieontheroad
Web: Aussie On The Road
Expected Weather in Ben Lomond: High of 21°C/69°F & Rain

backpack with brock

Brock from Canada

  1. Jerusalem, Israel
  2. I hear the Hummus is all the rage, but I’ll be seriously missing some classic stuffing
  3. Santa came early – brought my mom to join me
  4. No random Christmas traditions, other than not waking my sister up early as that never turned out well

Snapchat Code: BackpackerBrock
Web: Backpack With Brock
Expected Weather: High of 9°C/49°F & showers

Alice from England

  1. The southeast of England in Herne Bay
  2. Brussel Sprouts
  3. A trip back to Iran
  4. It’s all about the food. If I’m eating turkey, drinking whisky and pulling a cheapass cracker at the dinner table in my pyjamas, I know it’s Christmas!

Snapchat Code: TeacakeTravels
Web: Teacake Travels
Expected Weather: High of 13°C/56°F & cloudy

garrett

Garrett From USA

  1. Portland, OR, USA
  2. Good ol pumpkin pie
  3. Airplane tickets
  4. My mom preforms an egg cleansing ritual (from Mexico) every christmas to get rid of bad spirits

Snapchat Code: The Travel Human
Web: The Travel Human (YouTube)
Expected Weather: High of 4°C/40°F & partly cloudy

jub food

Jub (me) From New Zealand

  1. I’ll be celebrating somewhere in Thailand. Could be anywhere yet.
  2. Before switching to vegan I was all about pavlova, now I just want a Thai green curry
  3. Surprise flights would be nice
  4. When we get together with the Aunty, Uncle and Cuzzies on Xmas Day in New Zealand we play petanque (super competitively)

Snapchat Code: Jubunator
Web: Tiki Touring Kiwi (obv)
Expected Weather (Bangkok will do for now): High of 30°C/86°F & mostly sunny

Of course, there are millions celebrating Christmas around the world. Here’s a few more!

If you’d like to be added below, email jub (at) tikitouringkiwi (dot) com with:

  • your name
  • where you’re celebrating
  • your snapchat code link (e.g. http://www.snapchat.com/add/(username) )