Local food and drinks aboard a Viking River Cruise.
One of the pleasures of travel is experiencing the local foods and drinks. And that is just one of the things we have enjoyed on our Viking River cruises.
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Derry-Londonderry: The Walled City
Called Derry or Londonderry, depending on political persuasion, this was where Ireland’s last walled city was built.
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San Antonio: The Tourism Capital of Texas
As you might expect, people were taking selfies in front of the Alamo when we visited San Antonio in December. But something was a little different from usual.
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Carrick-a-Rede: crossing the mouth of a 60 million year old volcano
The Carrick-a-Rede Bridge is one of the top attractions along Northern Ireland’s Coastal Causeway. It crosses over the 60’ chasm formed by the mouth of a 60 million year old volcano. Waves rage 100′ beneath the bridge and break against the rocks. The stronger the wind the more the bridge swings and sways.
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La Tamalada at the Witte Museum
San Antonio’s Witte Museum held a Christmas-themed Super Saturday event, La Tamalada, a workshop on the Mexican traditional holiday party for making tamales.
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St. Augustine, Florida: a step back to grandeur of the Gilded Age and Downton Abbey
Sunbirds and vacationers heading south have a unique opportunity to step back to the Gilded Age in St. Augustine, Florida.
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Glenarm Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Glenarm Castle is the ancestral home of the MacDonnells, who have been Earls of Antrim for 400 years.
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Squam Lake Boat Tours, Holderness, New Hampshire
Squam Lake Boat Tours are 90-minute cruises in canopied pontoon boats that feature the serenity and wildlife of the lake as well as film sites from the movie “On Golden Pond.”
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Breakfast at Ballygally Castle: farm to table at its finest
A wee book on the breakfast table tells the tales of other local fare like the White’s Porridge Oats served with Waggle Dance honey and Bushmills Whiskey, yogurt from the Marchioness of Dufferin’s estate, and Guinness Wholegrain Bread.
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Belfast cuisine: pub grub to 5-star
Belfast’s culinary scene has runs the gamut from pub grub to five-star dining. And it can often be enjoyed in a grand historic building that dates to Belfast industries like linen production and ship building were the best in the world.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland: A Titanic Adventure
Belfast’s culture and heritage is seen and enjoyed in its world-class architecture, treasured traditions, abundance and range of dining options, and vibrant music and arts scene.
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The Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina: a Vanderbilt Legacy
George Washington Vanderbilt, grandson of steamship, railroad and shipping magnate Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, built a country retreat in Asheville that is the largest house in America
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Asheville, North Carolina
Visit Asheville and you will discover many of the reasons people like George Washington Vanderbilt were drawn to this mountain region in western North Carolina.
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New London, Connecticut: fish and ships and so much more
New London, Connecticut’s location just off Route 95 makes “The Whaling City” a convenient place to visit, whether for a few hours, a weekend getaway, or for a stay long enough to take in the best of the area’s maritime attractions and rich heritage.
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The Hudson River School of Art: landscapes and the national parks
The landscapes of the Hudson River Valley’s Thomas Cole and his followers gave a new nation international recognition. The Hudson River School of Art sparked an interest in America’s open spaces that eventually led to the National parks system.
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Best alpine trips in Switzerland: Reuti, Mägisalp, and Planplatten
Our Swiss alpine experience took us to three gondola stops — Reuti, Mägisalp, and Planplatten.
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Flying to or from Zurich? It’s easy to stop in the city
Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city. It is also its dynamic and cosmopolitan financial and technology center.
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Daytrips from Zurich: the lake cruise
Getting out on the lake is one of the most delightful way of seeing the area around Lake Zurich
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The best of Zurich in 24 hours
Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city, the dynamic and cosmopolitan financial and technology center…
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Two Days in the Swiss capital: Bern, Switzerland
Ever wonder why Bern was chosen as Switzerland’s political capital over the larger Zurich or Geneva?
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