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Looking for a weekend getaway in what place you can go walking in a winter wonderland — and maybe get in a little holiday shopping in company the way?

As you con over your turkey and sarcasm the gravy dribble off your chin, the Seattle Times travel staff wheels out a dessert cart of ideas for your December. Here are four classic nearby destinations: Victoria, B.C., in quest of a bit of merry old England with a dash of Dickens; Port Townsend, the easygoing historic seaport; Leavenworth, the abounding with snow land of alphorns and strudel; and Portland, our urban neighbor to the south, a fantasyland where shopping has no sales burden.

Happy holidays.