• Oktoberfest
    Germany

    Everything You Need To Know For Your First Oktoberfest

    For those of us who live for the planning phase of travel, there are details that are important to know and plenty of planning ahead that needs to be done.  Let us take you on the journey to make sure your Oktoberfest experience is the best it can be. We wanted to go to Oktoberfest in 2020, but then the world shut down.  And again in 2021.  In 2022, we had prior commitments that caused a third year of missing this bucket list experience. So, 2023 was our year and we were committed to making it happen. Oktoberfest planning starts in the Spring Table reservations for all the beer tents…

  • Christmas on the Rhine
    Germany

    Christmas on the Rhine – Cruising into the Holiday Spirit

    This wasn’t the cruise we had originally planned but I am sure glad it is the cruise we took. I don’t think there is a better way to experience the Christmas markets than with a Viking River Cruise. Booking our Christmas on the Rhine Viking River Cruise Our mom and I had originally booked the “In Search of Northern Lights” ocean voyage for January 2022. When that was canceled, our credits had to be used by January 2023 and with our schedules, we needed to book something in late autumn – hence, the Christmas on the Rhine. The European Christmas Markets had long been in my plans and this really…