Located on Spain’s eastern coast, Valencia is the country’s third largest city. Valencia’s 811,000 inhabitants enjoy life in one of Spain’s most vibrant and historic cities.
When traveling abroad, we always take our debit card and our credit cards. We like to have some cash on hand to buy food from street vendors and to pay tips.
The beautiful country of Germany holds many treasures for the visitor; here are a few of our favorites.
It’s hard to avoid chocolate when you’re visiting Belgium and especially so in Bruges, where there are chocolate shops galore. As if it weren’t enough to be tempted by hundreds of chocolate shops, hot chocolate drinks are also widely available on menus around the city. One tea room that we highly recommend is De Proeverie, […]
For over nine years, Neil and Joan Malling have been spending their summers cruising the canals and rivers of Western Europe aboard their now thirty-one-year-old Dutch motor-cruiser, the “Estate.” This year they are again sharing their experiences. This is the first of their 2010 articles.
Every time I travel to the Amalfi Coast I am swept away by its beautiful beaches, its incredible seafood, and the kindness of the people who live in houses built into the sheer cliffs. But it was only on my last trip that I discovered a plethora of hiking trails. The trails wind back through […]
At Christmas, Germany reveals its most Magical side. More than 2,500 Christmas markets invite you to share in the joy of the Christmas season and enter into Germany’s festive spirit.
Packing Tips You’ve heard the expression “less is more”. When packing for Europe, that is definitely the case. Bring clothes that you can wear over and over again, even polyester clothing that you can wash out and let dry overnight.
Lecce is a city of 90,000 located about as far south on the Italian boot as you can go. And though it is not well known—or perhaps because of this—it took my breath away when I first stumbled upon it three years ago. Intricate Baroque sculptures pop out of the walls at every turn. A Roman amphitheater […]