Today we feature the Falkland Islands, the British Territory three hundred miles east of the tip of South America. We land in Stanley,...

Today we rounded the southern tip of South America - Cape Horn, named by a Dutch navigator for his hometown, Hoorn in the Netherlands. ...

The screeching of steel wagons, as the locomotive moves forward, wakes up the disturbing white landscape that surrounds us. Outside, the...

Founded as a penal colony by Chile in 1848, Punta Arenas (meaning Sandy Point) grew by virtue of its location. It sits right in the...

Today we are sailing in the Chilean Fjords toward the southern tip of South America. Sometimes called Skua Glacier, Amalia is a...

Today we are in Puerto Montt, located about two-thirds of the way south in Chile. This is in the Lake Region of Patagonia which has...

We will be on the Viking Jupiter for the next 18 days sailing from Santiago, Chile south through the Chilean Fjords, around the horn of...

As we continue travels through Germany, we come to what I call the “Cutest Old Town in Europe”. Rothenburg is a town in northern Bavaria...

Today we spent the day in the city of Heidelberg located in the south-west of Germany. It sits on the Neckar River not far from where...

Today we are headed to Worms, a city southwest of Frankfurt with a population of about 80,000. Worms is one of the oldest cities in...

We’ve been on a Reformation tour following the steps of Martin Luther. But today we take a break from Luther and spend a little time on...

What a great day to visit Wartburg Castle. It’s the perfect temperature, the sun is shining and our group is all healthy and ready to...

Today we visit Eisleben. Luther's life began here, he was baptized here and his life came to an end here. Martin Luther was born here...

When first arriving in Wittenberg, it’s hard to imagine that this sleepy little town was once the center of a controversy that eventually...

We spent last night in a chalet-style hotel near the Austrian border with Slovenia. After a great six-course dinner we did a midnight...

Truffle Hunting, Olive Tasting and a Giant Cave... Ah, just another day in Slovenia! And today we have some special surprise treats ahead....

Carol and I made our first visit to Slovenia this week. We've been to Slovakia many times, but don't get them mixed up. Slovakia is the...

This morning we woke up in Chioggia, a small island town located in the very south of the Venice Lagoon. After taking a short walk...

The tiny island of Torcello has only eight full-time residents but is often busy with sightseers in summer. This island is north of the...

Venice is surrounded by water, there is water everywhere. Big canals, small canals, lagoons, everywhere there is water lapping at your...