Maximizing Luxury Travel
Tips & ideas from an independent blogger.
Traveling by train is one of the great pleasures of Europe. If you’re over 50, or just like to save time, you may want to consider a hotel close to the...
I’ve had the good fortune to make two trips to see Europe’s fabulous Christmas markets. Once with my Mother on a river cruise and once with a girlfriend. Both trips were...
Get the royal treatment in Ireland at magnificent castle and country estate hotels.
Hard to believe the week is over and we are headed back to the USA. It’s been a terrific trip! Using the MOVES app on my iPhone, it registers we...
It’s impossible to photograph the elaborate decorations on top of each of the 250+ booths at the Stuttgart Xmas Markets. Photos don’t do any of it justice. The crowds and the...
Once again, the rain stopped for us, this time just as our train pulled into Nuremberg. After 24 hours with no suitcase (!) I welcomed my cashmere sweaters and warm, comfortable...
Great intro to German markets. Skies cleared when we landed. We managed to get to all the major markets, eat some great food and share a lot of laughs. More to...
World conditions may not be ideal, but I am going to stick to our plan to visit European Christmas Markets again this year. My friend and I are headed off to...
What a way to start the day – with a tour of a WW2 civilian bomb shelter. Berliner Unterwelten (run by the Berlin Underworld Association), offers tours of this often forgotten...