In early October 2021, I packed my bags for an AMA Waterways cruise sailing the Mosel, Rhine, and Main Rivers. The cruise was originally due to start in Luxembourg but due to new entry requirements we instead flew into Frankfurt and AMA brought us to the German city of Trier where we boarded the AmaPrima for ... Read more from my Cruising the Mosel, Rhine & Main Rivers with AMA story.
Who knew that when I kicked off 2020 travel with a trip to Iceland that it would be the only European trip of the year? As I raced around to appointments with some 30 suppliers in the capital city of Reykjavík we were unaware of the upcoming world shutdown.
2019 was another great year of travel to Europe. I was selected to attend the German Travel Mart in Wiesbaden, where I met with more than 30 suppliers and tourism reps over 2 days. This was a great opportunity to make new partners on the ground in Germany. Prior to the event, I ... Read more from my Germany & Switzerland - Spring and Summertime story.
Not only is Switzerland one of the most beautiful countries in Europe, it is one of the most interesting due to it's unique regions and languages. Although German and Swiss are the most widely spoken languages it actually has four official languages - German, Swiss, Italian and Rumantsch.
To have more flexibility we decided to drive during a summer trip to Spain. After exploring Madrid for a few days we picked up a car and headed to Segovia, a UNESCO World Heritage site with a spectacular legacy of the Roman Empire – The Aqueduct. The Alcázar fortress-palace sits up ... Read more from my Exploring Spain story.
We began our Christmas Markets on the Danube cruise with AMA Waterways in Budapest. As we boarded the AmaStella we knew we were in for a treat as the ship was decorated for the holiday season. Our first night on board featured an illumination cruise along the Danube River providing spectacular views ... Read more from my Danube Christmas Market River Cruise - AMA story.
After experiencing a river cruise during winter it was time to try one in the summer so we boarded the AmaPrima in Amsterdam for our 7-night cruise along the famous Rhine River.
We boarded the 180-passenger Amadeus Silver for our 8-day Danube river cruise in the charming German town of Passau. The Danube Rhapsody sailing would take us first to Austria's Melk Abbey, a stunning baroque Benedictine abbey built between 1702 and 1736. The next stop was Austria's capital city of Vienna where we ... Read more from my Danube Rhapsody - Amadeus River Cruises story.
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