Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part VII (The Seabourn Chefs Let Loose! and Katakalon, Greece)

Goldring Travel November 5, 2018

With the Goldring Travel 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise on the Seabourn Encore approaching the end, things were anything but winding down! The only thing “winding down” was the dessertfor our Food & Wine ExperienceBut more on that later! Read on for the last of the Culinary Adventures that will absolutely impress (and make you jealous).

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part VI (Corfu, Greece – A Culinary & Cultural Day to Remember!)

Goldring Travel October 27, 2018

As the Goldring Travel 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise on the Seabourn Encore arrived our final country: Greece (after time in Spain, France, Corsica, Italy and Sicily), it was time for the final onshore culinary and cultural experience. It is, as you can probably imagine, difficult to balance the concepts of cuisine, culture, caring and

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part V (Syracusa, Sicily and Crotone, Italy…and Chef David )

Goldring Travel October 19, 2018

The Goldring Travel 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise on the Seabourn Encore continued with one, well, two of the favorite events: Private Shopping with the Seabourn Chef and a Private Cooking Demonstration utilizing the ingredients purchased during the shopping experience. This year’s was the best yet, as Chef David, Seabourn’s Corporate Executive Chef was onboard

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part IV (Rome and Amalfi, Italy)

Goldring Travel October 16, 2018

As the Seabourn Encore arrived in Civitavecchia, Italy the Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural Group gathered for a much anticipated event: Shopping and Cooking Local. Yes, I made this pasta from scratch! There are a number of cruise lines that offer cooking classes, but the are all sanitized affairs with one of the ship’s chefs

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part III (Monaco and Portovenere, Italy)

Goldring Travel October 14, 2018

After a short itinerary deviation due to weather, the Goldring Travel 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise on the Seabourn Encore was back on track. We arrived in a rainy Monaco which, since I have been there many times, including for a number of the Monaco Yacht Shows, made for a lazy morning…Well, at least, a

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part II (Marseille, France and Ajaccio, Corsica)

Goldring Travel October 11, 2018

The Goldring Travel 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise continued with a bit of a change in plans due to the weather. But while some wind and rain might dampen others, not our intimate and friendly group. In fact, as it should be with travel, having a bit of flexibility makes for things to be a

Goldring Travel’s 2018 Culinary & Cultural Cruise – Part II (Barcelona and Mahon, Menorca)

Goldring Travel October 9, 2018

My trip to Barcelona was uneventful; a relatively new experience and, alas, not something I would shun in the future. Whew! Quickly through Passport Control and luggage out quickly, it was off to one of my favorite boutique hotels: The Murmuri. It is near, but not on La Rambla, so you are surrounded by upscale

Goldring Travel’s 2017 Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruise – Part VII (The Famous Food & Wine Event: Chef’s Nine Course Tasting)

Goldring Travel January 10, 2018

The 2017 Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruise on the Seabourn Encore was coming to an end. After so many over-the-top events, I was worried that the Grand Finale might not possibly be so grand by comparison. I was so very wrong. Seabourn Encore’s Executive Chef de Cusine, David J. Whelehan, put

Goldring Travel’s 2017 Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruise. Interested in 2018?

Goldring Travel December 2, 2017

Here is a video of Goldring Travel’s 2017 Culinary & Cultural Cruise on the Seabourn Encore. Interested in 2018? The 2018 Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruise on the Seabourn Encore sets sail on October 6, 2018. Goldring Travel is going to try something a little bit different. This is a 14

Goldring Travel’s 2017 Culinary & Cultural (Food & Wine) Cruise – Part VI (Tapas…And I Mean Tapas!)

Goldring Travel December 1, 2017

The Goldring Travel 2017 Culinary & Cultural Cruise aboard the Seabourn Encore left Gibraltar and headed to Malaga, Spain and another Private Goldring Travel Event: Making Tapas. And that was followed by Eating Tapas in Cartagena, Spain! Eric Goldring with the proprietor of El Barril del Tapeo (The Tapas Barrel) – Cartagena, Spain This is the

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