Our Baltic cruise began in Stockholm-Sweden, with stops in Tallinn-Estonia, St. Petersburg-Russia, Helsinki-Finland, Gdansk-Poland, Berlin-Germany, Copenhagen-Denmark, Oslo-Norway and we disembarked in Southampton-England (just about two hours...
Learning A New Language Means Jumping In With Both Feet!
Have you every wished you could take your foreign language skills to a whole new level?
Well… Bill Blanning has done just that. He dusted off his old high school French language skills
and jumped in with both feet! Traveling to Lyon, France he enrolled in a week long...
One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Europe “La Couronne”
La Couronne in Rouen, France- Auberge La Couronne in Rouen on the du Vieux Marche was established in 1345. A long roll of parchment dating from 1364 provides the authenticity of the deeds. It was a tavern providing food and drink to weary travelers and locals alike. It...
Behind The Kitchen Door- On A Danube River Cruise
A One-On-One Interview – With The Charming Executive Chef Jozsef Lado
I recently returned from a fabulous trip in Europe. This trip began, as most do, in Paris. Indeed, there will be many more articles on that in the months to...
How To Do Machu Picchu Without Killing Yourself!
We start in Lima, Peru. We made plans to tour Lima, and then travel to Machu Picchu via a short flight to Cusco. Our cruise concluded with four more days at sea, and arrived in Lima, Peru. This was a very large port, with cargo ships to the left and right. In the days of...
Living Like a Local In Italy—Means Cooking With The Chefs!
Living Like A Local- Even though it was only for a week, we so enjoyed our time in a 19th Century Villa adjacent to a winery in the hills of Umbria. The winery next door is a family run...
This Trifecta Was Perfecta! Amazing Bucket List Trip Visiting Bora Bora, Easter Island & Machu Picchu
Imagine traveling to not one, or two--- but THREE amazing spots on the globe! This was a true Trifecta! Just back from a cruise to Bora Bora, Easter Island and Machu Picchu we covered three very special "bucket list" meccas. It just doesn't get much better than...
Culinary Classes On The High Seas? It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This!
Have you ever taken a cooking class on-board a cruise ship? Me neither, but this trip we had so many “at sea days” I decided to take some classes. Each class was half day (morning or afternoon) and my goodness did we leave the class full! On both the Oceania...
Re-tracing Movie Locations in The South of France
Exploring Luberon in The South of France ~ Often "the destination” itself guides me on my pathway for a trip, yet this time my itinerary was inspired entirely by a movie! I wanted to re-trace the steps and locations featured in the movie "A Good...
Chef Interivew- Executive Chef Benjamin Hausner on A Viking River Cruise
On a recent river cruise in the south of France, I had the opportunity to learn about life on a river boat. And more specifically----from the kitchen. The person educating me on all this was none other than our illustrious Executive Chef, Benjamin Hausner. Watching...
