What is it about a place that compels us call it romantic?
Romantic Europe: 10 Special Places in My Heart

If Only in My Dreams My favorite places in Europe to kick off the Christmas season Come along and dream with me about Christmases past and those to come. My first time: England Christmas in London I’ll never forget our first European Christmas experience in London. We enthusiastically soaked up…
UNESCO World Heritage Sites on a Rhine River Cruise
A cruise along the Middle Rhine River in Germany provides ample vistas of castles and fortresses — pretty, fairytale-like, majestic, imposing, some showing plenty of battle scars and the decay of old age.
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An introduction to our cruise on the Rhine River through photo highlights from our Instagram gallery
To cruise or not to cruise — reflections on our Viking cruise on the Danube River
A first-time visit to Nuremberg, Germany gave us an excellent introduction to the city’s historic past and festive holiday Christmas market.