Category: Our Views on Travel

Bavaria offers the most traditional German travel experience;  schnitzel and beer, rolling foothills of the alps, small villages with onion domed churches, and locals wearing traditional lederhosen and dirndl.  We home based out of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, for our five day stay. A good home base for a travel adventure is close by…

Our next great adventure starts in 4 days! After two years of restrictions on travel, and a whole lot of pent up demand we, like so many others, are finally ready to travel again. We are making up for our lack of adventures over the past three years by combining an independent tour of Munich…

Every city I visit has its own unique street art, preserved over decades or newly added to celebrate the contemporary achievements of its rich heritage.  My hometown is no different. Every time I drive through St. Thomas I can’t help but notice the abundance of art; murals splashed across the sides and fronts of buildings…

After years of writing about my travels in Europe, I was stumped when asked what would I recommend a traveler do while visiting my home town.  It was an interesting and thought provoking question. Often we fail to see the trees for the forest, especially when you have been staring at the forest your entire…

Ken and I are now firmly entrenched in our sixties with retirement looming. I am sure it will not come as a shock to any of our faithful followers that we plan to travel frequently and with gusto in our retirement. Despite all of our careful organizing and planning there is an emerging issue that…

English writer Samuel Johnson is famously quoted as saying “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” A truer statement I cannot imagine as we have been to London numerous times and can’t wait to return.  London is a vibrant, every…

Our next long anticipated vacation will be a cruise in the Baltic this summer.  Our original itinerary had changed with the removal of an overnight in St. Petersburg, but so far everything else looks good. While doing some research into the Baltic ports I came across a very interesting study.  “Canada stands out as the…

St. Patrick’s Day has always been a favourite holiday for me.  I am a little bit Irish (according to Ancestry) and the date marks the beginning of nicer spring weather.  I love shamrocks and harps, the Celtic cross and all things Irish, especially the cooking.  Every year I make Irish Stew with Colcannon for our…

Although English is the language of commerce in the European Union, and most folks in tourist and related industries speak English, I have found that a few choice words or phrases spoken in the native language is appreciated when you are travelling. In my case it is also a source of hilarity as my pronunciation is…