Europe

THese 6 Stops in Gorgeous Ghent, Belgium are fantastic. Most visitors to Belgium head straight for vibrant Brussels or charming Brugges. I…

I’ve been visiting Christmas markets in Europe for decades. However, my Christmas Market wishlist grows longer each year. In large cities, there…

These 10 Top Paris Stops are from my last trip.  Paris, France is a wonderland, and it’s hard to narrow down what…

Every time I travel to Munich I find new or revisit best-loved places like these 9 Notable Munich Mainstays below. I lived…

These 8 Beautiful Bodensee stops only scratch the surface of this area. Picturesque Bodensee, straddling the borders of Germany and Switzerland, is…

This is our third houseboat trip. Our first houseboat experience, we traveled to Germany’s Mecklenburg Lake District.  exploring ancient towns and Prussian…

Elegant, artsy, historical, delicious, vibrant Vienna. A magnificent city one cannot help falling deeply in love with when visiting. There is never…

If you have never taken a European river cruise. Put it on your bucket list now. If you have never heard of…

I’ve been to a lot of European Christmas markets.  In summary, some are dazzling, some are ho-hum and some are disappointing. I’m…

Oktoberfest in Munich opens tomorrow. Even though I have attended the fest 17 or 18 times (I lost count) and was in…

Renting a houseboat for a river cruise with my Germany family has become a thing. Two years ago we traveled to Germany’s Mecklenburg…

I’ve said it 1,000 times. I am not a cruise person. Don’t get me wrong. I love being on a boat. In…

For almost 20 years, during holiday times, I have roamed the Christmas markets of  Germany and many in France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland,…

Here’s a cosmic travel coincidence. I created this recipe before I left for a month-long trip. Luckily I visited this lovely town…

My husband’s nieces and nephew are all teenagers now and I suppose as everyone grows up and forms their own lives, the…

There are so many great Christmas markets in Munich to visit. This is one of my favorites. the entire market is devoted…

I spent Thanksgiving week last November tagging along on my husband’s business trip to Geneva. While he was conferencing during the day,…

This lovely city was the last one to explore on the itinerary of my recent Thanksgiving week trip to Switzerland. I took…

This is my Valhalla. The shop I love most in Munich and the gourmet shop I love most of all. No matter how…