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 […]

The Dutch Resistance Museum, known in Nederlands as Verzetsmuseum, is the best historical museum in the Netherlands. And you probably have never heard of it. I certainly hadn’t until I flew into Amsterdam a couple of days early before my scheduled tour began. I wanted something that would be memorable and impactful on my free […]

We are back in Venice Italy again. There are so many things that you can do in Venice Italy and it all depends on how much time you have. This article is going to tell you about what I believe are the three coolest things to do in Venice. Don’t Just See The Masks – […]

Click your heels together three times and repeat after me: There’s no place like Rome. There’s no place like Rome. There’s no place like Rome. Ancient Romans called their home city “Caput Mundi” (capital of the world) – and with good reason! Of all the places I’ve seen in my travels, Rome is truly one […]

In this article, I wanted to talk to you about beautiful Florence — bella Firenze. Florence is famed around the world for Renaissance masterpieces like Michelangelo’s David and stunning architecture like the Duomo. But, did you also know Florence is still home to thriving artisan traditions? In family-run workshops, Florentine artisans continue to realize centuries-old […]

When we were in Venice, from November 1 – 5, 2019 there was no flooding, and that was a blessing. We did see how they were prepared for this to happen often. There were stacks of platforms everywhere, ready to be placed when the water did rise for walking above the water. Now Venice is […]