Category: European River Cruise

River cruise season is here again and if you’re still undecided on whether to do a river cruise, it’s not too late!  Before the world was turned topsy-turvy by this economic downturn, it would have been impossible to …

It’s the time of year when would be travellers are planning and booking their holidays for the year and it’s not surprising to see an increase in travel ads, all beckoning you to drop down tools because you’d …

Nick and Sandy provided instructions on how to fly to Carcassonne from London.  However, a more novel and stylish way to arrive could be on your own barge on the Canal du Midi.  You can charter a whole barge, …

River cruising is a very romantic and intimate way to travel and see the world and if you’ve been on a European river cruise, you’ll understand exactly what I mean.   Just a cruise down the Rhine will take …

River cruises are fast overtaking coach tours as a travel choice for those travellers wishing to go on organized tours.  This part of the …

If anyone needs convincing that the popularity of European river cruises is spreading like wildfire, just see some of the news releases:…

It’s always very sad when a holiday comes to an end and you have to bid farewell to the nice people you met on the cruise, the ship’s crew included. …

A stop at the Fishermen’s Bastion is considered an absolute must and so this was the first stop of our city tour. From here, you’ll …

It’s Saturday morning and we arrived at Budapest at about 10 a.m.  The natives were getting a bit restless for shopping and we were told that the Central Market is opened up till lunch time only.  So the program …

This was a new destination for us and we didn’t quite know what to expect.  Our first visit this morning was at Bratislava Castle which locals call the “upside down table” due to the four towers. The castle now …