Our voyage began with an extended stay in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam is a beautiful, bustling city which offers a variety of walking tours that I highly recommend. I chose to be adventurous and stroll through the old city on my own following a printed walking tour from Frommer’s which took about 3 hours. This tour [...]
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Castles Along the Rhine: A Uniworld Boutique River Cruise
Posted in Cruising, Europe, Food, Group travel, River cruising, Travel, Travel tips on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Greenbrier – Better Than Ever
Posted in Family Travel, Golf Travel, Group travel, Hotel reviews, North America, Travel on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The last time that I stayed at the Greenbrier was two years ago. At that time, it was two months from bankruptcy and its future was uncertain. It was still a great resort, but small cracks were evident in service levels and offerings. Small things like rotating dining room menus and finger bowls in the [...]
The Homestead – A Virginia mountain retreat with old world charm
Posted in Adventure/active travel, Family Travel, Food, Golf Travel, Group travel, Hotel reviews, Nature, North America, Romance, Travel on August 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we drove into Hot Springs and I looked up over the tree tops and saw the clock on the Homestead’s impressive and distinctive red brick clock tower, I realized that this was no ordinary deluxe resort. This first impression was over twenty years ago and yet I still get that excited feeling when I [...]
