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CroisiEurope is now one of the major players in European River Cruising: When it comes to European river cruising, CroisiEurope does not get any coverage in the southern hemisphere. Yet this French river cruise operator now has 27 river boats covering all the rivers in Europe and it seems that the company is cruising along [...]
Inside the towers of the Remagen Bridge is the Peace Museum: Our river cruise director announces that we are approaching the Bridge at Remagen and everyone scurries to the viewing deck armed with their cameras. The Remagen Bridge gained fame as American troops were able to cross the last remaining bridge on the Rhine in [...]
The Middle Rhine Valley – A World Heritage Site: The Middle Rhine Valley is world famous for its concentration of beautiful and grand castles and castle ruins which are an unmistakable feature of its landscape. Most of these castles were built in the 12th and 13th centuries and in the Middle Ages they were the [...]
Of legends, forklores and the Rhine Siren: The Rhine river is steeped in myths, sagas, legends, forklore and fairytales and the many castles along the Rhine hold tales of historical and political events, medieval battles, military conflicts and knights brandishing swords. The Lorelei Legend One legend that you’ll hear most about on a Rhine river [...]
Dürnstein is one of the Highlight Stops on a Danube River Cruise: One of the highlight stops on any Danube River Cruise is the charming village of Dürnstein. As our river boat approaches the village, our tour director announces on the intercom, with some urgency, that it is time to get onto the sundeck … [...]
Rauchbier, Bamberg’s specialty smoked beer: Bamberg is a town that’s not only famous for its ancient heritage, but is also noted for its excellent beers. For its small population of 70,000, Bamberg has 10 breweries which brew some 60 different types of beer. A specialty of Bamberg is rauchbier, a “smoked beer“. On our river [...]
Zaanse Schans – Windmills and the traditional Dutch way of life: Windmills, tulips and clogs are some of the archetypical symbols that come to mind when we think of Holland. So when the opportunity came to see a real life Dutch windmill, I made a trip to Zaanse Schans so that windmills are no longer [...]
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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!
Tony has long been a professional photographer and writer, but Helen now writes most of the posts and takes a lot of photos herself!
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