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Nuremberg’s Golden Age and Darker History

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NUREMBERG WAS ONCE THE "CITY OF THE NAZI PARTY RALLIES": Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 8 Our Nuremberg city tour was another early morning start...grumble, grumble! Nuremberg enjoyed its Golden Age in the late Middle Ages and its rich historical heritage can be seen … [Read more...]

Dürnstein and The Legend of Blondel

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DURNSTEIN CASTLE WAS WHERE BLONDEL FOUND THE IMPRISONED RICHARD THE LIONHEART: Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 11 By late morning, we were back on the ship in Melk and sailing for Dürnstein, frequently referred to as the "Pearl of the Wachau". Dürnstein is only a … [Read more...]

A Day of Sightseeing in Vienna

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THERE IS A LOT TO SEE IN VIENNA, ALSO KNOWN AS 'THE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD': Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 12 Today was our Vienna visit day and our morning sightseeing tour by coach provided an overview of the city and included the lavish Hofburg Palace, the … [Read more...]

Sightseeing in Bratislava, Capital of Slovakia

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A DAY SIGHTSEEING IN BRATISLAVA, CAPITAL OF SLOVAKIA: Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 13 This morning we woke up to find our ship already moored in Bratislava. This is a new destination for us and we were very much looking forward to the guided morning … [Read more...]

Visiting Budapest – Queen of the Danube

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BUDA SITS ON THE WEST BANK AND PEST ON THE EAST BANK OF THE DANUBE RIVER: Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 14: Our ship arrived in Budapest at 10.00 a.m. and we were originally supposed to do our city sightseeing tour in the morning. But, as the shops in the Central … [Read more...]

Who is behind Travelsignposts?

Helen and Tony Page at Singapore Changi Airport

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!

Travelsignposts is our main travel planning site, but we've just launched Travelsignposts China and Tony also runs the Travelsignposts Photo and Guerrilla Travel Photography web sites, as well as publishing the Take Better Digital Photos and Guerrilla Travel Photography eBooks.

Read more about Helen and Tony or contact them.

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