Sailing Through History: A Journey To Greek Islands and Turkey
When our friends Gunnar and Laurie invited us to join them on a Greek Island cruise with her sister Nicole and brother-in-law Tim, we didn’t hesitate. With just two months’ notice, we jumped at the chance. To our delight, another couple in [...]
A Week of Adventure: Exploring Portugal’s Hidden Gems – Part 2 (Lisbon Area)
Some friends invited us on a week-long Greek Island cruise, and when we looked at the cost of airfare, we immediately got the idea to pair the trip with an additional week plus in another European country. Portugal quickly rose as our [...]
A Week of Adventure: Exploring Portugal’s Hidden Gems – Part 1 (Porto/Douro Valley Area)
Some friends invited us on a week-long Greek Island cruise, and when we looked at the cost of airfare, we immediately got the idea to pair the trip with an additional week plus in another European country. Portugal quickly rose as our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]