By Eric Goldring
Goldring Travel’s 2014 Food & Wine Cruise on AmaWaterways AmaCerto from Amsterdam to Budapest is about to begin. This river cruise event was created out of a request by two couples that had been on one of my prior Food & Wine Cruises requesting it. But what really got me
Most river cruises start at point A and cruise to point B. There are exceptions where your river boat back tracks and returns to your embarkation point. Tulip Time cruises, a spring tradition, are roundtrip Amsterdam and the Seine and Normandy cruises which are roundtrip Paris cruises come to mind
Lets talk food and wine. What I found interesting on this itinerary is that there is a lot of variety when it comes to dinner venues. In fact, there are three nights where your dinner is not taken in the dining room. The variety comes in the form of a
Departing Barca D’alva at 8:30 am, a drive of about 1-3/4 hours, through sunflower fields, olive and almond groves and of course some vineyards, brings you to one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, Salamanca. With the exception of Porto, it will be the largest city we visit on
Flying to Porto from Paris I was treated to a beautiful view of a patchwork of vineyards, small villages with red tile roofs and the beautiful ribbon of water winding its way through them. That area and the river that flows through it are all part of an area designated
The Welcome Aboard party was a great opportunity to meet my fellow passengers. Though the ship holds 106 guests there are a number of singles onboard so we are a group of 100. We are an eclectic group with the majority of guests being from the U.S. and Canada. In
Unlike other European river cruises where you are able to walk off the ship and start your walking tour, a cruise along the Douro requires motor coaches to get you to the sights. A small town of 7,000 Regua was our first port from which to explore the various Estates
I am both thrilled and humbled to have my mentor, Patricia Riley, guest blogging for Goldring Travel. Pat Riley is truly and industry legend and, although just retired from AmaWaterways, will forever be known for her time as the Regional Sales Manager for The Yachts of Seabourn. Pat taught
Preface: I have never had difficulty writing a Review and Reflections of a trip before. I have struggled with this one…in a very good way. You see, my AmaWaterways’ AmaLotus Vietnam and Cambodia experience (land and cruise) I had from August 21 through September 4, 2012 was, without question, one
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