The island where it’s Christmas every day
Also: Cruises gone sour and the unexpected finding in an airport diaper View in Browser 12.23.23 In travel news this week: Holiday journeys get underway despite extreme weather and strike action; a Croatian man has turned his home into a winter theme park; plus what it's like to live on Christmas Island. By Maureen O'Hare 🏝️ Destination inspiration The famed red crabs of Christmas Island. (Photo: Justin Gilligan) It's Christmas every day on Christmas Island, the 52-square-mile jungle paradise that sits in the Indian Ocean about a 3.5-hour plane flight northwest of Perth, Australia. Its thriving reefs and 250 endemic species have earned it the nickname "The Galapagos of Australia," but geographically, this remote gem lies closer to Indonesia than the Australian mainland. Just 1,700 or so residents are lucky enough to call it home. Local Sook Yee Lai tells CNN Travel, "We do lots of free divin...