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 […]

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 […]

The following is an article that I wrote in 2012. It holds some very special memories of a unique trip with my family and I want to share them with you. A VISIT TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE i have had the pleasure of visiting London many times, and as a travel professional, it is my most […]

Article Revised November 14, 2020 with new links. It’s official! Downton Abbey will be in theaters beginning September 20, 2019.  After many months of waiting Downton Abbey fans are ready. For those of us who love Downton Abbey, just seeing the movie isn’t enough. Watching the tv series over and over isn’t enough. We want […]

  It’s Memorial Day weekend, one that is full of meaning. Formerly known as Decoration Day, begun after the Civil War as a day to decorate the graves of the fallen soldiers. As the years have gone by, it has become a national day of remembrance for those who have also lost their lives on […]

Leipzig Germany, in the State of Saxony Germany, is the next stop on our trip around the world in 80 days. Leipzig has many nicknames. Known as the City of Heroes, City of Music, the ‘new Berlin’, and the city of short distances. Perhaps all of these names fit Leipzig well. Especially the City of […]

When I began writing this article, I was so impressed by the importance of the museum I’m going to tell you about, The World War II Topography of Terror Museum. The history of World War II begins and ends with one man who had a charisma that drew people to follow him to do horrendous […]