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Italy Touring, Egyptian Cruising, and Africa Exploration
What’s at the top of your bucket list? This week, I cover Italy, everyone’s favorite! Plus Egypt and Africa, two vacation destinations that have so many different option to explore.
Insane Flight Prices, Japan by Rail, & Self-Drive Iceland
Advice on booking flights in 2023, how to best visit Japan, and tips for organizing a self-drive itinerary in Iceland.
Sailing the Danube with AmaWaterways
On March 6th, I left the US to travel with AmaWaterways from Vienna to Budapest. After a quick two night hotel stay in Vienna, we boarded the beautiful AmaVerde and got ready for departure. The AmaVerde has 80 staterooms, takes 150 passengers, and has 51 crew. Sailing wtih AmaWaterways is truly a delightful way to experience the Danube.
News from Norwegian, AmaWaterways, & Peninsula
I am a sucker for a new cruise ship and the Norwegian Viva looks fab. Explore the great wide open aboard the most spacious new cruise ship at sea, also boasting the most outdoor deck space so you can get up close and personal with the ocean. With the highest staff-to-guest levels of any new ship, you’ll always feel prioritized and pampered.
Tulips, Tokyo, & Tel Aviv
Tulip season in the Netherlands starts in mid-March and continues through mid-May. AmaWaterways has a wonderful Dutch river cruise that focuses on tulip season in the Netherlands. It ends with a visit to Keukenhof, where every year, more than 7 million flower bulbs are planted by hand in the autumn to flower in spring.
Italy, Jamaica, & AmaWaterways
I sent clients to Italy this week and I am so excited for them! They are going in the off-season so while there are always tourists in Italy, they are not going to experience the crazy crowds (or crazy temperatures) that summer tourists experience. This is honestly one of my top recommendations for 2023 —
Vienna, St. Lucia, & London
Next month, I’m sailing from Vienna to Budapest with AMA on a private cruise with my host agency and I can’t wait. I have two days to explore Vienna before embarkation. Many many years ago, I spent a year studying in Innsbruck, Austria so I can’t wait to get back to Vienna and brush up on my Deutsch. I really love the artist Hundertwasser and am so excited to return to his home in Vienna.