Montreux, Oct. 2-3
I’ve technically been to Switzerland before, but that visit – two rainy hours in Basel early on a Sunday morning … Continue reading Montreux, Oct. 2-3
I’ve technically been to Switzerland before, but that visit – two rainy hours in Basel early on a Sunday morning … Continue reading Montreux, Oct. 2-3
After a marvelous week aboard the AMA Amacello, Andy, Char and I disembarked this morning outside Dijon to begin part … Continue reading Arles-Dijon River Cruise: a Recap Interspersed With Photos from Dijon
Rather than taking a tour of Chalon sur Saône today, I chose an excursion to Beaune (as in c’est si … Continue reading Arles-Dijon River Cruise, Day 8 – Chalon sur Saône (Beaune)
I’ve always had high regard for ancient things – relics, fossils and ruins that hearken back to pre-modern times. As … Continue reading Arles-Dijon River Cruise, Day 7: Tournus
We docked this morning in Mâcon, a city in the south of Burgundy with the obligatory 11th century cathedral, 19th … Continue reading Arles-to-Dijon River Cruise, Day 6: Mâcon
Vienne The Bard of Long Island – no, not Walt Whitman, the other one, Billy Joel – wrote a wonderful … Continue reading Arles-Dijon River Cruise, Day 5: Vienne and Lyon
Switching gears – literally – after yesterday’s focus on art and food, this morning I took a bike tour along … Continue reading Arles-Dijon River Cruise – Day 4: Viviers
It’s amazing what ten hours of sleep will do! I awoke this morning with no jet lag, enjoyed a good … Continue reading Arles to Dijon River Cruise, Day 2 – Arles and Boarding the AMA Amacello
I’m on my penultimate travel adventure of the year (my final trip will be Egypt in November): a river cruise … Continue reading Arles to Dijon River Cruise, Day One – Getting to Arles
Some general thoughts on ocean cruises As I was waiting to disembark this morning, I was surrounded by a couple … Continue reading Sailing on the Oceania Insignia from San Diego to Miami – Musings, Reviews, and Thanks