- Home
- Accommodation
- Cruises
- Destinations
- Entertainment & Activities
- News
- Transportation
- About Ken
Home » Archives by category » Destinations
Journal: Lithuania in a nutshell
VILNIUS, Lithuania — TreKKen’ recently took a two-day jaunt from Tallinn, Estonia to Vilnius and other sites in Lithuania as part of a Baltic States familiarization trip. Entries from the travelogue kept on the…
Slideshow: Trippin’ on Tallinn’s Old Town
TALLINN, Estonia – Hardly an undiscovered, under-visited attraction, Tallinn — bustling, burgeoning capital of Estonia and a favorite stop for Baltic Sea cruisers — nevertheless boasts an incredibly preserved, fortified Old Town that’s always…
Interview: Puerto Vallarta’s something special
PUERTO VALLARTA—I spoke with Guillermo Ohem Ochoa, director of the Puerto Vallarta Convention and Visitors Bureau, at the recent Gala Vallarta trade show, held at the Paradise Village Convention Center from Feb. 6 to…
Botswana ‘eco-certifies’ 15 lodges, camps
PRESS RELEASE FROM BOTSWANA TOURISM Botswana Committed to Conservation and Ecotourism Fifteen Camps and Lodges…
Tropical Okinawa promotes green travel
PRESS RELEASE FROM JAPAN NATIONAL TOURIST OFFICE Tropical Japan: Japan’s Paradise Lost Promotes Sustainable Tourism…
PV’s got a Secrets
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico–Just back from the Gala Vallarta travel trade show in this iconic Pacific…
Botswana adds tour-op web search
PRESS RELEASE FROM BOTSWANA TOURISM Botswana Tourism Launches Travel Advisor Selection Tool on BTO…
US visits to Germany up in 2012
PRESS RELEASE FROM GERMAN NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD Travel to Germany, January to October 2012 Sharp…
Head to Heidelberg for V-Day
PRESS RELEASE FROM VICTORIA LARSON COMMUNICATIONS Heidelberg Celebrates 400 Years of Romance for Valentine’s Day…
Norway makes the world scream
PRESS RELEASE FROM VISITNORWAY: Norway makes the world scream Visitnorway is making the longest scream…
Vienna up thanks to Klimt
Klimt ‘Kiss’ celebrations help Vienna to record tourism year (via AFP) Special events marking the…
RAILWAY & TRAINS
Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2
Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]