On a prior trip to Germany, we enjoyed seeing some of the beautiful castles along the Rhine River. We didn’t have time to explore further, so we had hoped to come back to visit Munich and also to see some of the famous Ludwig II’s castles in Bavaria. And while in the area, why not […]
We started our Bavarian castle road trip in Munich but basically landed and drove straight to Schwangau in the Bavarian Alps. Our plan was to return and spend three nights in Munich’s historic center exploring this on foot after returning our rental car.
Most know Saltzburg as the birthplace of Mozart. Others may remember the 1965 movie: “The Sound of Music” with Julia Andrews which was filmed in the region and based on local Maria von Trapp. To be honest, I never really knew the extent of how influential Austria once was until we saw a show depicting […]
We got enticed by this Western Mediterranean 7-day cruise offered by MSC Cruises primarily because it visited a number of ports that we had not had the chance to visit before. The itinerary included Valencia and Ibiza in Spain, Cagliari in Sardinia, and Rome and Genoa in Italy. It would start and end in Marseille, […]
We found a cruise with an interesting Western Mediterranean itinerary which was doing a round trip from Marseille and pounced upon it. We had initially thought to board in Italy or Spain but found that it was actually easier and more economical to get a flight from Montreal to Paris. And from there simply take […]
While we were quite happy to take the train for much of our recent trip through France’s Provence and Occitanie regions in the South of France, we opted to travel between Avignon and Carcassonne by car to see some of the historic sites along the way.
Carcassonne is an area that had always attracted us. Being a medieval walled city in the Occitanie region of France, it definitely has a lot going for it. We found a great price on airfare to Paris and built up a weeklong escape to Provence and Occitanie with a couple of days in Carcassonne as […]
We arrived in Avignon (in Provence) with the TGV high speed train from Lyon, this would be our second stop on our weeklong itinerary in France. The romantic and picturesque city of Avignon is a destination we were excited to see and one we were pleased to be staying in twice during our French road […]
Located 500 km (310 miles) from Paris, Lyon is considered the gastronomic capital of France. The beautiful city is one of the most underrated destinations in all of France and doesn’t get nearly the tourist attention of Paris or Provence despite being France’s third largest city. The heart of the city is nestled between two […]
We love taking road trips around Europe and have done quite a few. There is so much history and once outside the main cities we find the people a little friendlier, the prices a little cheaper, and the crowds a little smaller! It’s also fun to have the flexibility of doing the trip with a […]