It must be tough being what Rick Steves calls the ‘most beautiful castle in Europe‘. While Neuschwanstein Castle gets all the love from Instagram and foreign visitors as the castle that inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty creation, we concur with Mr. Steves. Burg …
Just saying the names of Sorrento, Capri and Amalfi Coast conjures up images of the warm Italian sun, steep seaside cliffs, and the blue, inviting waters of the Mediterranean. The beautiful Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy has inspired artists, poets and …
A Swiss ski holiday is the stuff of dreams. If you’ve ever wanted to take your kids and the family skiing in the snow-covered wonderland of the Swiss Alps, the Adelboden-Lenk ski region in the Bernese Oberland is the postcard-perfect place. Here are our …
Some of you might have a daughter who constantly insists that she’s a princess (these days, likely one from Frozen). If you’re a mother, you may appreciate being treated like a princess (or queen) from time to time as well. Old World …
I love Switzerland in the winter time – the snow, the fondue, the winter sports! But my absolute favorite time to be in the Bernese Alps is in summer. There are so many reasons to love Switzerland in summer; the …
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In the Great War between 1914-1918, Belgium became one of the main battlegrounds between the great European powers. A trench system stretching from the North Sea to Switzerland was built in the farmland and mud of Belgium and France. The …
What can one say about a city that has existed for thousands of years? The Eternal City of Rome, Italy, fits our criteria for an outstanding, educational family travel adventure that combines art, history, architecture, food and culture. You can …
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I’ve read that it would take ten years to view every item found in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. While travellers don’t often have that kind of time to visit the museum, they are surely worth a trip in …
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Bern, the beautiful and historic capital city of Switzerland, is filled with art, culture, food, and – surprise – great things to do that won’t cost you a dime. This is no small deal when travelling in one of the most …
The fields of Belgium and France are green and bucolic, filled with quaint villages, farms and church spires. It is nearly impossible to imagine the stripped trees, bombed-out towns and mud quagmire of those same fields, as they would have …
