Congratulations Danielle. You’ve won yesterday’s giveaway!
It’s the last few days of Advent and Christmas is literally around the corner. But before you tuck into that delicious holiday food, open presents and start sipping eggnog, we’ve got a few more presents of our own to give.
Today we’ve teamed up with Center Parcs to send one lucky travelette and 3 of her closest friends to a holiday village in Germany, France, Belgium or the Netherlands.
Center Parcs is a network of 21 holiday villages within Europe. Scattered throughout the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany, they range in setting and environment. Fancy a stay on the coast? They’ve got you covered. Rather spend some time in the forest? They’re there too. Prefer to relax lakeside? You get the gist.
Booked either Monday to Friday or Friday to Monday, what could be better than a retreat with your best girlfriends, or an epic double date with your favorite pair? Get playful at a waterpark, relax in the spa or enjoy a number of other activities like cycling, bowling (yeah!.. who’s with me?), mini golf, boating, zip lining, climbing and more.
Center Parcs premium cottages come with a fully equipped kitchen, fireplace and private terrace making them the perfect place to unwind after an all-day outing OR an ideal spot for those quieter trips when all you want to do is chill.
Don’t miss your chance to win! Just follow these three easy steps. We’ll announce the winner tomorrow. Good luck!
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*Entries close on December 23rd, at 7am Berlin time. The stay must be booked before December 1st 2016. It is subject to availability and has no cash value.
I would love this--I have so many friends who have stayed at Center Parcs and rave about them. I would definitely start the day out on the lake or up for a hike, followed by a bbq over a fire, relaxing under the stars.
I love trying out new outdoor activities during my holidays! Last Summer, I traveled around Netherlands the dutch way. That is, of course, by bike! It was such a great experience.
I would love to stay at a Center Parc by the sea to do some kayaking, windsurfing, beach volleyball, cycling and of course, sun bathing too. I would bring some friends and, after all the sporty days, we would spend our evenings having lovely dinners (&cocktails!) while enjoying beautiful sunsets by the sea.
Whar a great give away ;) the next year can get here ;)
For this lovely retreat I would take two of my closest uni friend and of course her kid ;) would be great to catch up after such a long time ;)
Some friends of mine recently stayed in a center parc. They absolutely loved it. I'd love to go there with 3 of my friends to have fun together. I've never tried kayaking so it would be a great way to start and enjoy a little spa at the end of the day.
I would take my family for sure, and have an outdoors adventure by day then swim and spa in the late afternoon follows by relaxing in the evenings with good company and good food. I would also probably extend my stay in the area and explore what the area has to offer. I've also never been to Germany, Belgium or the Netherlands so would love to go to any of those places.
The older I get the less time I have for my friends, instead I'm spending most of my time at work, with my boyfriend or my horse and some of my friends already have their own families. Everyone is living their own life - therefore I would love to bring my three closest friends together by spending some time at center parcs. Would be great to experience new adventures and create some amazing memories together.
Everything! I would try to do everything I can there! I want to experience the most of an andventure like this! :)
Since I was a kid I have been wanting to go to Center Parc - still haven't made it, so this would be awesome! I'd take 3 of my friends that I am currently doing a PhD with; we're in dire need of some relaxation. We would probably go to a coast or a lake parc, then spend the days kayaking, swimming, laughing, maybe spa-ing, in the evening cooking up a storm, and talking until dawn with some nice wine. It would be a great trip before we all part ways at the end of 2016.
That's a great gift!!! Actually, I just would love to relax, stroll in the woods, chill out next to the fireplace with a blanket and my friends.
What a lovely price to win! I have some good memories to Center Parcs. My mum and dad used to take us (me and my brothers) there when we were younger. I remember the epic afternoons in the waterpark. Over the years our yearly family weekend break transformed from a Center Parcs stay in own country into an European citytrip. I would be great to give something back now and treat my mum on a couple of days in Center Parcs and bring back some good memories. A visit to the waterpark would definitely be on the list.
Btw can't find the blogpost on Facebook... Or is it only me?
Ah it's there now! Liked it! ;)
I would love a coast or lake side visit.
Wow! What an amazing trip this would be. I'm planning on leaving Cape Town and spending a year in Germany and the Netherlands next year, so this would be the perfect way to send me off on my new adventure, get together with friends living there already, and prepare me for the solo travels during the remainder of the year! An active holiday is just my cup of tea, so I'd love to go for jogs through the leafy forests followed by a relaxing lounge in the sauna :) Although I'd probably end up trying everything during my stay there! Fingers crossed Travelettes! xx
Anywhere would be nicer to explore and learn about the culture and People as I'm a true Travelette and alway try and make the most of it. traveling across Europe is one of my new year's resolutions and it would be lovely to spoil our selves if We are in the chance to win this amazing give away as We would mostly be camping and sleeping in tents due to the tight budgets.thank you for the opportunity to enter the competition and I hope I might be in a chance to have a nice warm bed instead of our good old tent. Thanks Travelettes and Center Parcs .
I will be living abroad (for the first time) in France starting this March! This would be a fantastic way to see my new home country, along with a few others if so desired. After caring for three children as an au pair, being able to return to childlike wonderment myself will be a very welcomed adventure. This trip would be a fabulous surprise for me and my travelees. You know...not that I know many people abroad...but what a way to make new friends! "Oh, you want to come bop around to some rad villages? It's on me." I crave nature and would love to see more of my new beautiful continent. What an exceptional trip this would be! Cheers!
Hello!
This looks like a great opportunity to experience zip lining for the first time! The inner child in me is sooo excited about it! My friends and I love adventures so we would be happy to go climbing and boating. We have never been to center parks before, it would be the best gift for us to spend some quality time together since we live far apart from each other so it would be a nice reunion :) We used to travel together a lot but recently we were lacking money, time and inspiration for a good trip but now we found one.
Hope you enjoy Christmas! Or as we say in Slovakia - Veselé Vianoce a šťastný Nový rok!
Cheers!
Dominika
If I had the opportunity to treat my friends to a trip I think I'd let them decide how we will spend our days! What a nice Christmas present - a trip away, where they can make all the decisions they choose. My friends are the greatest people ever, so having them there is one thing, but to be in a beautiful environment too would be something very special. Plus nature rocks, as long as I'm amongst it all, I don't mind what I do. Great company, beautiful scenery (in all of these countries, so I've heard!), I would feel right at home - despite being very far from Australia! What a feeling.
What a lovely gift!!i would love to spend some time in a holiday village in the forest with my girlfriends!! we recently graduated from the university so we are not able to spend much time together anymore because each of us moved to a different city. It would be an amazing opportunity to experience adventures together in France! we would go climbing, for morning hikes and we would tell ghost stories under the stars, laying on the ground, wrapped up in a warm blanket, all of us together! i'm travelling in my mind right now^-^ thank you!!
I would love a little beach side retreat with 4 of my best girlfriends to kick back, drink wine, cook good food and watch the world go by. I have some of the most amazing friends that deserve a stay like that!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Centerparcs!! I've been going for over 5 years now and just love it! My first time was with a great bunch of Ladies and then with my family ever since. We've been to Centerparcs in Germany and France (Le Bois Aux Daims that just opened last summer is amazing!) and are going to one in the Netherlands with some friends next Easter. Even though I live in Belgium, I've never been to one of the Centerparcs in Belgium. Would love to go for a girlie weekend away!
I would definitely take my two best friends and we would have the best time ever! :) Adventures, lot of photos and great food and calm nights in nature :) I can´t imagine better spending time :)
Given the ability to experience more of the world, seems like the kind of wonder that can only be granted through experiencing it first hand. I've read often throughout my life of how cultures, and the people touched by them, can be so vastly different, the flow of their lives, the very way they lead them seems like a dream I'd adore confirming through the chance at walking in their shoes, gaining more perspective, insight, and sure, even compassion. Thank you for the opportunities you're giving to people that may otherwise not have the chance, something like this adds to the character of us, adds to the quality of life and that's what it's all about, mm?
LOVE it! We would try everything there but mostly just chilling, boating and enjoying the nature and each other's company! It would be just perfect to spend some days there with my friends. I will be in France with the Erasmus programme and it could be a very nice opportunity and the perfect program for me and my boyfriend when he is visiting me and we could also invite my sister and her husband!! Please please I have not won anything yet :-)))) Kisses :*
ohhh woooow. i want to got into the nature and relax with my friends. that looks so cool.
What a lovely gift. It's like the gift that keeps on giving- creating memories and laughter with friends that will last the whole year. Any of these villages look adorable, so we'd be sure to have a grand time. I'd love to explore the beautiful outdoors with my friends, do yoga, journal, and have an impromptu photo-shoot and drink copious amounts of wine, eat our body weight in baguette, cheese and chocolate (because these things are always better in Europe) and have a dance party in our pajamas until the sun comes up. My girls know how to holiday! This would be absolutely a wonderful surprise!!
I would love to visit any of these breathtaking Center Parcs locations with my best friends. It would be a wonderful time to chat, explore, and just be together. We could take beautiful walks to explore the scenery, go for a dip in the pool, and maybe even try zip-lining! And you can't forget the amazing picture opportunities that would ensue! But most of all, being with my friends would be the best part of it all. :)
I would love to have an adventure holiday with my hubby and some of our friends! I'd most like to stay in a Center Parc location near the woods and a lake, for days spent hiking, kayaking, and enjoying the evenings with good wine and good company :-) Germany or Austria would be ideal!!!
The best calendar I've seen so far! I'd be more than excited for zip-lining and all the water activities. Me and my friends are all about adventure and haven't been on a trip together for ages... so I guess it's about time for some girls team building :D
I really enjoy traveling slowly and eating delicious food, and would love to stay in the French forest near a village. I see the locations in France are in the north, and I've heard that the food in that region is just amazing. It would be such a cool experience to do this with my friends who I see rarely, since they live in Germany (I'm in the USA). The Les Bois-Francs location (http://www.centerparcs.com/gb-en/france/fp_BF_holiday-park-les-bois-francs) even has horse riding past amazing old buildings. The last time I was on a horse was a week on the Mongolian steppe eating a ton of homemade yogurt each day, wearing a deel, but no helmet, and sleeping in gers each night alongside our hosts (I think that since it was just me and my guide guy, it was easier for our hosts to give us their kids' beds and put their kids on the floor, rather than heat a separate ger for just the 2 of us.). What a contrast this experience would be! I bet the Parc's lodging even has toilets!
My two best friends from Uni stayed in the same city, but I moved away. They both do not have a lot of money and time is always short, so it is quite hard to arrange a trip all together. So having a weekend together with them in a Center Parc village would be wonderful!
After a rain desaster this year - our Camping Trip literally fell into water it is time for another try.
Just me, my best friend and our favourite couple sitting at a lake side, chatting, having some beers and once in a while paddeling on the lake.
avec mes meilleures amies de course à pied: footing, spa, et rires autour d'une bouteille de vin!
Oh please please please! My girlfriends and I met during a study abroad term in London and traveled all over. Haven't had a reunion in so long and this would be perfect.
This would be an amazing way to catch up with some childhood best friends. We all live in different states now, and I live in Hawaii, so it has not been the easiest to meet up. What a great reunion this will be to share some stories and laughs over wine and European snacks, and remind ourselves why we became friends in the first place. Definitely will be the true story of our lives!
I would spend time at Center Parc exploring by day and relaxing at night. As a teacher life is constantly go-go-go, so the opportunity for some quality time with friends to catch up and relax, while also exploring a new city would be ideal. My friends are just as adventurous as me so I'm sure we would take advantage of whatever the Center Parc we would select offers!
I would love to go and take my best girlfriends in the world! We try to go away together at leat once a year, which seems to become more and more callenging as we get older -erasmus, boyfriends, first, second an third jobs, starting a family, you know the deal - but so far, we have maneged. Winning this trip would definetly seal the deal for next year. Plus it would be super cool, switching our tent with one of these cottages and not having to worry about a thing. Just talking, cooking, enjoying outdoors and a whole lot of catching up paired with tons of fun and relaxation. And since one of my girls is planning to move to Austrailia for an uncertain time period, who knows if we all will be able to continue to do a trip together the year after!? so Yes sey yes please! :)
I absolutely love this and defintely need it! :) I'm honored to say I have some of the best friends in the world and even though life has taken us in different dircetions we always make tome for each other. <3 I can already envision us relaxing in a cottage with a few bottles of wine and catching up with each other. BFFs!!
Oh I would just relax and enjoy the time with my beloved ones. :) and if I need some me-time I can go swimming or cycling... That would be a great holiday!!
Just relax and enjoy nature. I am about to finish my studies and this trip would be the perfect getaway to relax for a few days. And it's the perfect opportunity to enjoy some time with my favorite people in this perfect environment. Would love to visit one of the parcs.
I would enjoy eating in nice restaurants and swimming in water parks.
I traveled around the world and discovered the furthest places - alone. Now it's time to explore the beauty of the neighborhood - in family! So what I would like to do there? Enjoying my new born, his big sister, their great dad and everything relaxed without sitting 18 hours in a plain and having all the organization stress! Center park - adventure in a relaxed atmosphere!
I would love to take my kids ... and spend the time relaxing, exploring the outdoors, take some good books ... I've been at a Centre parc when my daughter was still very little and found it very relaxing. We even had a sauna - perfect! :-)
If i won this i would be so happy just cycling around the park!! I am too scared to cycle where I live due to busy roads and would love an excuse to cycle. I also love taking on new challenges so I would be excited to try new things, in particular a high ropes course would be brilliant!
I would love to go with my sister and a couple of friends! I adore spending my holidays outdoors in a fun& active way.. this would be an amazing retreat!!
I absolutely love this! I'm lucky to have some of the most amazing friends in the world and every year we take a trip to reconnect. Life takes us all in many directions but we always find time to remember we are each other's chosen family. I can already picture us in one of the cottages by the lake sitting around a fire and getting in some girl time. I love my bff's! <3
This would be an amazing experience that I could share with my 3 best friends. We've been able to do our fair share of local trips together but due to our varying finances we haven't been able to take a European adventure, which we've been talking about for years.
The last time I went on a girl's weekend it ended in disaster and broken friendships. I'd love the opportunity to reconnect with the ladies I love most. Center Parc Holiday Village is just what we need to help mend our friendships and create lasting memories. Zip lining, hiking, cooking dinner and relaxing would be at the top of our wish list! I want to surprise my friends with this trip for Christmas and start picking dates ASAP!!!