Jenean and I just returned from our first adventure in Portugal. What a country! We can’t wait to return. Discovering a new place and planning for future tours was our first priority. A nice bonus was the ability to make purchases for our European gifts shop in Sarasota, Florida. And a third bonus to going […]
The View is Great, Just Don't Eat There
Rothenburg’s Market Square, full of tempting and bad restaurants You’ve just arrived in the heart of some fantastic European town or city. You want to be in the middle of it all and that’s understandable. Some of my most memorable meals have been near the Coliseum in Rome, San Marco in Venice, Piccadilly. Memorable because […]
Postcard from Switzerland
A man watches his reflection in the Brienzer See, near Interlaken.
Great Travel Opportunity for August
We’re excited to offer a fantastic deal to anyone (or family or group) who would like to tour in Germany in the month of August. An unusual opening in our calendar allows up to five people to enjoy a trip for a reduction of up to 30% off our normal fee. If interested, please get […]
Vierwaldst?§ttersee
Our final day of this tour was spent lazily crossing the Vierwaldst?§ttersee (otherwise known as Lake Lucerne) via boat from Weggis over to Lucerne. A shot of our guest Dan Helpbringer and Jenean is above. It was a bright, sparkling day and practically cloudless. We crossed over and spent an hour wandering the nearly empty […]
Lauterbrunnen Valley
We took our group to the beautiful Lauterbrunnen Valley near Interlaken on Saturday the 23rd. We were heading for the heights on this day. The clouds were hanging at about 8,000 feet but we went up anyway, all the way up to the rotating restaurant at about 10,000 feet. Clouds obscured the view for most […]
Postcard from the Black Forest
This shot was taken during our scenic drive (all drives are scenic in the Black Forest) to Triberg and Schonach on June 20.
Chateau du Paquier
It was only for a night, but we doubt any of our guests will ever forget their evening at Chateau Paquier, located outside the hamlet of Saint Martin de la Cluze, near Grenoble, France. We were on our way from Les-Baux-de-Provence, taking the quick route to Grenoble on a day that started out rainy and […]