
Who exactly was it that came up with the term “Blue Danube”? Well, if memory (could be in trouble now) and research are our guides (best bet), we’re guessing it had something to do with that Austrian fellow, Johann Strauss II. “An der schönen blauen Donau” is the title of the waltz composed in 1867 […]

Cruising the Rhine, Main and Danube on the Uniworld River Queen is a trip you should consider. The rivers, locks and the little towns along the rivers are hard to describe in one article, but considering this was my first river cruise, I couldn’t have picked a better one. The ship and its crew were […]

Hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre By Stacey Wallace A crisp early morning in the middle of the European summer, and I am sitting on an east-bound train weaving along the jagged coast of the Italian Riviera. I sit transfixed as I watch the yellow sun peak over the horizon, lighting up the infinite stretch of water […]