Taking Our Hotel with Us for Two Weeks As much as I’ve always enjoyed cruising, the idea of taking a longer sailing journey – say, 10 or 15 days – never crossed my mind. That is, until some friends took a lengthy cruise around the South Pacific and came home
Should we head straight to the beach? Perhaps not. The gardens and parks of the Côte d’Azur may not be as well-known compared to the beaches and cities of this famous part of France, but they are plentiful, varied, beautiful, and certainly worth visiting. When Alfred Hitchcock traveled to the
Spain’s capital, Madrid, is an exciting city. Bustling with life moving through its shaded, narrow streets, the city is constantly in motion. While it might be rather rough around the edges, Madrid is filled with exquisite offerings, from art to fabric stores and its many phenomenal bars and restaurants. Take
As a small island country in close proximity to both Europe and North America, Iceland has become a cruising destination hot spot.
Dresden, Germany takes its holiday spirit very seriously. No wonder, it has what is called the oldest Christmas Market in the world with the “Striezelmarket” dating back to the 1400s. If you want to enjoy the Christmas spirit in Europe, then Dresden should be at the top of your list.
With dramatic landscapes, picturesque vistas, and over 60,000 miles of coastline, Norway should be at the top of anyone’s list of countries to visit.
“Winter is coming. We know what’s coming with it.” Jon Snow, Game of Thrones Snow transforms Iceland’s landscapes, and not just in the winter months. Even in the shoulder seasons of Spring and Fall, you can experience snow in the North. In fact, on a recent mid-October counterclockwise road trip
Paris is a most magical place. There are always new sights. There are always stories. On this trip, we were with friends with small children, and we had only a few hours left in which to capture and consume some of that magic. Time to get moving. On the early
The age-old art of handmade, glass-blown, and paper mache Christmas ornaments lives on in the village of Lauscha, in Germany’s ancient Thuringian Forest. One of my favorite Christmas memories as a child was unspooling the tissue paper-wrapped silvered Christmas ornaments compartmentalized in cardboard boxes. The entire sensory experience still stirs
Blessed with historic rustic villages, seemingly never-ending vineyards, and relaxed unhurried canal life, barging on the medieval Canal du Midi in southwestern France’s remote Languedoc Region was the ideal escape after a long, difficult two years with the COVID pandemic. Our tiny 8-passenger first class hotel barge, Anjodi, part of
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