My Travel Stories

AmaWaterways Romantic Danube April 2019

Wonderful European river cruise  on the AmaLea Romantic Danube cruise.  Our cruise included stops/tours in Passau, Germany...Linz ( took the 1/2 day tour to Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic while docked in Linz ), Melk, Durnstein, Weisenkirchen and Vienna, Austria...Bratislva, Slovakia and ending in...Read more.

Tauck April 9-12, 2018 Rhine Cruise

To start, this was one of the best river cruises I’ve taken. No detail was too small or overlooked.   I arrived in Cologne the day of the cruise (after trying to get there a day earlier)… Tauck had arranged for me to meet at the train station, and a few of us were whisked away by Mercedes private...Read more.

Rhine River Christmas Markets

I went on this wonderful Christmas Markets cruise on the Rhine River from Basel to Amsterdam direction.  Having been on the Danube River Christmas Markets cruises for 2 years in a row, I was wondering if I would really enjoy the Rhine Christmas Markets.  Boy was I surprised!  I had a wonderful time...Read more.

Avalon Waterways Paris & Normandy River Cruise

Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 2017

Review of Paris & Normandy Avalon River Cruise

Andrea and I went together on this cruise, so we could both experience this beautiful area of France and the Avalon Waterways river cruise.Overall, I was particularly surprised at how pretty & eye-intriguing the Seine...Read more.

Danube Christmas Markets

I love the Danube so much that I have now done the Christmas Markets twice, two years in a row!  Once with AmaWaterways, and once with Uniworld.

 The Danube is the second largest River in Europe and the itinerary of this particular Danube cruise is a distinct and interesting one. The ship docks...Read more.