Category Archives: Europe

Guides to European Destinations

The Mediterranean and Northern Europe offer some of the most exciting and historic ports of call anywhere. Get ready for your European port visits and make your time ashore more worthwhile by adding our port guides to your cruise planning. Use the link buttons below as a quick way to explore a selection of EuropeanContinue reading “Guides to European Destinations”

Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem

Most people visiting Hungary think Budapest is the historic center of the country but Hungary was actually born in Esztergom To catch the train from Budapest to Esztergom, depart from the Budapest Nyugati Pályaudvar station, which has frequent trains that take about an hour to arrive. Tickets cost around US$3.25 one way. From the EsztergomContinue reading “Discover Esztergom: Hungary’s Often Overlooked Gem”

Question of the Week • Most Visited Cities 2024

What five cities had the largest number of international visitors in 2024? Every year there are more and more people traveling the world and each year there seems to be a particularly popular new destination city. Official records for major cities keep track of passport entries from specific countries and each year the numbers change.Continue reading “Question of the Week • Most Visited Cities 2024”

Touring Iceland’s Incredible Golden Circle

Most visitors to Iceland have come first for the amazing scenery and well over 80% start in Reykjavík the island nations capital. If you’re considering your first visit to Iceland the fastest way to hit the ground running is to take Iceland’s Golden Circle tour. Because of its popularity there are a number of tourContinue reading “Touring Iceland’s Incredible Golden Circle”

Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland

Iceland – A Land Glaciers, Volcanos And Boiling Water Going to Akureyri on the Eyjafjörður (a fjord) we sail past a very unusual sight – a steaming waterfall plunging into the fjord. Later when inquiring we learn that the Icelandic Highway Department was digging a highway tunnel through a hillside when they hit a boilingContinue reading “Discovering A Boiling Waterfall In Iceland”