These Ridiculously Reasonable European Breaks Could Make Even ‘Ellen’ Do a Happy Dance

For those left exhausted by the year’s political push-and-pull, a spell in a foreign clime can be easier and more fun than selling the farm.

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The lobby of the Hotel Grande Bretagne gets gussied up for the holiday season. Anthony Grant/The New York Sun

For all the nuttering celebrities who said they would leave the country if President-elect Trump won the election (here’s looking at you, Ellen Degeneres), consider this — a one-way trip overseas is rarely a ticket to paradise. 

So rather than following Ellen’s lead and trading the coast for the Cotswolds, take four or five nights abroad to nip that post-election tsuris in the bud. The holiday season is an opportune time for international travel, and Americans across the board, particularly New Yorkers, are spoiled for choice. 

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