By taking just 12 days of PTO, you can enjoy 43 days off throughout the year. Not bad, right? Where will your extra days take you next year? If you're looking for inspiration, here are some great trips to consider based on taking breaks around the holidays.

We recently returned home after an amazing 2-week trip to Europe where we boarded the beautiful AmaViola river cruise in Budapest. Here are my five favorite things about the experience (in no particular order)!