Top Destinations for 2018

Every year, the top travel publications come up with the hottest trends for the following year. Travel and Leisure have listed the top 50 best places to travel in 2018. We've picked just a few of the top European ones for you. In addition to the countries featured below, other trending European destinations include: Brussels Belgium, Copenhagen Denmark, Montenegro, Finland.   Solta Croatia:  Croatia has more than 1.200 islands and prior to now, travel between the islands has been restricted, however, [...]

2018 – The Year of the Travel “Expert”

"Travel Agents have been replaced by Travel "Experts". So many times we get asked "Do Travel Agents still exist??" What !!!! Yes they do and they are better than ever. The era of cookie cutter vacations is well past. Online booking engines are not as popular now as people have become frustrated and disappointed. These days, the new breed of Travel professionals are "Specialists" in their niche. If you are planning a trip of a lifetime, you want to [...]

Opa !! Greece

                        "Opa" is probably a word you've heard before especially if you watched "My Big Fat Greek wedding" it is a famous Greek greeting used when celebrating, toasting, dancing etc. Greece is fast becoming one of the hottest vacation destinations in Europe and there is so much more to Greece than meets the eye. Here's some info on the top spots to visit: Athens (the capital) , Santorini (volcanic island) [...]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…..

                Every year from early November through Christmas Eve, cities in Austria, Germany, and nearby countries (France, England, Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium), light up their ancient town squares for the holidays and set up festive stalls. Many markets start on the Friday before Advent, which is four Sundays before Christmas Eve; most end on December 24, especially in Germanic countries, where Christmas Eve is set aside for trimming the tree at home. Others keep [...]

Buon Appetito !!

You've got to visit EATALY when in Italy !!! Have any of you are familiar with "Eataly" ? The large Italian marketplace is known to be much more than an Italian grocery. The locations in New York City, Boston, and Chicago are restaurant hubs, cooking class locations, wine stores — you name it. Well.............. Eataly is opening a new location in Bologna, Italy in November and it will be a "Wine & Food" Theme park ! It's called Fico Eataly [...]

Wine with a twist ??

Wine with a twist anyone ??? Wine lovers can be easily pleased right ? We have wine to drink, new vintages to try, vineyards and regions to visit, tastings to savor, we can pair wine with most wonderful flavors like chocolate and spices………  lots of ways to enjoy. Here are some even more spectacular ways to broaden our horizons with wine…… All aboard….. Napa Valley Wine Train.         video: https://youtu.be/V5o07SjkQAY, and https://vimeo.com/216623000 The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the [...]

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