Fall 2015
Nothing says Norway like massive glaciers, deep and winding fjords, and, of course, Vikings—those fearsome seafaring warriors who once terrorized inhabitants of the North Atlantic. Less well known, perhaps, is that Vikings were also explorers.
Italy, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Sicily, Crete
River cruising is all the rage these days.
Multigenerational travel and river cruising are two of today’s most popular travel trends.
After a madcap adventure involving getting off the TGV from Paris at the wrong station, my friend Constance and I were horrified to find that we were in Agde instead of Beziers.
In Russia, we learned that you don’t sip vodka. You drink it straight out of a shot glass and follow it with a sweet pickle, preferably one homemade by the sweet young grandmother who has invited you and eleven of your shipmates into her Uglich home for the afternoon.
Some people look at the world through rose colored glasses. Johann Straus may have been looking at the Danube River through sepia toned lenses.
