About Harrison Smith

Harrison Smith was born with an insatiable need to learn. His wife Nancy often refers to him as "Johnny 5" in reference to the robot in the movie "Short Circuit" who was obsessed with learning. Today after 38 years of working and overseeing Research and Development at a major software company he pursues topics of his own choosing. His thrust for knowledge spans a wide variety topics including traveling, history and a deep fascination for how and why things works the way they do.

A European Sojourn

Overview For years we heard a lot of good things about taking a river cruise in Europe.  After sampling the river cruise experience for a few days in Egypt on the Nile in 2023, we decided to take the plunge and go all in with Viking's 23-day Cross Europe cruise called European Sojourn (their longest river cruise). Go big or go home as the saying goes!  So, we even front-ended and back-ended this cruise starting [...]

A Netherlands Adventure

Overview This post covers The Netherlands portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we leave Belgium. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:56:26-05:00December 18, 2024|Europe, Netherlands|0 Comments

A Belgium Adventure

Overview This post covers the Belgium portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure after the Viking cruise has docked in Amsterdam after leaving Germany.  This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:55:24-05:00December 18, 2024|Belgium, Europe|0 Comments

A German Adventure

Overview This post covers the German portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we leave Austria. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:54:36-05:00December 18, 2024|Europe, Germany|0 Comments

An Austrian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Austrian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up as we leave Hungary. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other segments of [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:53:15-05:00December 18, 2024|Austria, Europe|0 Comments

A Hungarian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Hungarian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we leave Croatia. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:52:35-05:00December 18, 2024|Europe, Hungary|0 Comments

A Croatian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Croatian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we leave Serbia. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:51:59-05:00December 18, 2024|Croatia, Europe|0 Comments

A Serbian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Serbian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we leave Bulgaria. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:51:21-05:00December 18, 2024|Europe, Serbia|0 Comments

A Bulgarian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Bulgarian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe and picks up the adventure as we pass out of Romania. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:50:08-05:00December 18, 2024|Bulgaria, Europe|0 Comments

A Romanian Adventure

Overview This post covers the Romanian portion our 9 country 35-day adventure across Europe. This included a trip to Transylvania in Romania, a 23-day Viking River cruise across Europe from Bucharest to Amsterdam and then a trip that we arranged after the cruise to both Belgium and The Netherlands. An overview of this trip can be found at A European Sojourn with links to the other segments of the trip listed below in the summary. [...]

By |2024-12-18T11:49:22-05:00December 18, 2024|Europe, Romania|0 Comments
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