WJ Travel Tip: FlixBus Review – Cheap Bus Travel in Europe by WAVEJourney During our time in Europe we took three long-distance bus/coach journeys with a company called FlixBus, which is based in Germany. We were impressed by the service, cleanliness, friendly driver, and price of bus tickets with this company, and will definitely use […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Fisherman’s Bastion in Budapest By WAVEJourney Visiting the 19th century Fisherman’s Bastion lookout towers on Buda Castle Hill with views of the city of Budapest, Hungary, with Viking River Cruises.
Uniworld River Princess Traverses Gabcikovo Hydroelectric Dam and Lock Day 13: Lock buffs will find the experience of traversing the lock at Gabcikovo very interesting. During our Eastern Europe Explorer river cruise aboard Uniworld River Princess we went through Gabcikovo Hydroelectric Dam and Lock on the section of the Danube River between Budapest in Hungary and […]
Shopping for Handicrafts and Souvenirs in Szentendre, Hungary Take a 30-minute (19 km) drive north from Budapest and find the artist’s colony of Szentendre (Saint Andrew), a small riverside town along the Danube. A day of shopping at great prices can be found, without the hustle and bustle of being in the large and sprawling […]
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 […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]