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Gourmet group floats food, wine cruise

Gourmet group floats food, wine cruise

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF WINE & FOOD: The American Institute of Wine & Food Announces 2013 First National Culinary Cruise; the Ultimate Gift for Food & Wine Enthusiasts World-renowned Master Chef…

Slideshow: Cruising Norway’s coasts

Slideshow: Cruising Norway’s coasts

Norway is one of my favorite — and favored — destinations. I am, in general, a fan of Scandinavia, my fascination with the region dating back to a childhood love of Swedish pop group Abba. When…

Nude cruising: Not just for Europeans anymore

Nude cruising: Not just for Europeans anymore

Nude cruising. Not just for daring Europeans anymore (via GlobalPost) Move over, Germany. Carnival’s nude cruise to Panama is expected to be the largest gathering of nudists in the world. Iva Roze Skoch Next…

Stabben Lighthouse: A marvel

Stabben Lighthouse: A marvel

I’ve had the pleasure of traveling in Norway multiple times, yet all previous visits paled…

Slideshow: Three Gorges … gorgeous

Slideshow: Three Gorges … gorgeous

CHONGQING, China — The Yangtze River cruise kingpins at Victoria Cruises long ago perfected the…

Cruising the Danube with Viking

Cruising the Danube with Viking

BUDAPEST — The latest news out of luxury river cruise operator Viking River Cruises may…

Titanic times in Belfast

Titanic times in Belfast

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – “Titanic” is defined by one dictionary as “of exceptional size, strength…

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. [...]