Summer is the high season for visiting London. Lots of visitors, lots to do, and many events that happen at a specific time. Things like the Changing of the Guard Buckingham Palace. Come late and you’ll miss it. Even if you arrive early you might see it over a lot of heads. Will you know […]

Keukenhof Gardens Amsterdam herald the arrival of Spring in the Netherlands with a dazzling display of blooming tulips and other Spring flowers. This newsletter celebrates the season with a curated travel guide to one of the world’s most iconic springtime destinations. Discover the Magic of Tulip Season  As the first day of Spring arrives, the […]

Discovering Budapest Recently I returned from a two week trip to Central Europe. I spent a week as a first time visitor to Budapest where I attended the first ASTA Global River Cruise Expo. It was the perfect destination to have the Expo due to it’s prime location on the Danube River. Many river cruise […]

How to drink Guinness Like a Girl (and a Guy) Several years ago I went to Ireland. At that time I was introduced to the national drink of Ireland, Guinness. Although some people think the national drink is Jameson’s Whisky. Whatever. Not being a regular stout drinker, this is the only stout I’ve had, and […]

In 2018, a friend and I went on a Christmas Market River Cruise.  The cruise began in Vienna. Christmas time in Vienna is the perfect time to visit, and so, we added 3 days to our schedule to make the most of it!  Vienna Day 1 Entering the arrivals hall and seeing your name on […]

Welcome back for more European Christmas Markets from my cruise in 2018. This is a continuation of my first blog. If you missed it, here’s the link to Christmas Market River Cruise part one of my Christmas Market cruising adventure with AmaWaterways. But first, I often find that sometimes people don’t really understand what a […]

Taking a European Christmas Market River Cruise is my favorite way to enter into the Advent season. It’s a magical experience like nothing else, and once you go, you’ll want to go again.

One of the best ways to cap off a river cruise on the Danube is a trip to Prague.  This is true whether you’re on a Christmas market cruise or not.  The highlight of Prague is the Prague Old Town Square.  This is where one of the Christmas markets are held  The Prague Old Town […]

A cruise on the Mekong River always includes a stop in Phnom Phen and a visit to The Killing Fields. I had heard about the Killing Fields, but to be quite frank, I didn’t know very much. My trip to Cambodia and Vietnam reinforced to me the importance of taking trips that make history come […]

Amsterdam is one of my favorite cities in the world.  It is unique in culture, history, cuisine and transportation. There are many ways to get around in Amsterdam. You will probably want to take advantage of all of them.  In this article you will learn about the the ways that I like and think you […]