Restaurant Le Clan
Dinner at the highly acclaimed Restaurant Le Clan is a highlight a Quebec City culinary adventure. Award-winning Chef Stephane Modat, who is from southern France, honed his skills in many prestigious restaurants in France and was the Executive Chef at the Château Frontenac’s Champlain Restaurant.
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Le Baluchon Eco Resort: the essence of the land
A drive past the property’s farm and vineyard leads to the 4-star Le Baluchon Eco Resort, With over 6000 acres of green space and a full range of services and activities, there is plenty of room to roam as well as ways to leave the distractions of everyday life behind.
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Authentic Quebec: Mauricie and Lanaudière
The Mauricie and Lanaudiere regions of Quebec, together known as Authentic Quebec, are the heart and soul of the province. There are many reasons to stop here, slow down and explore.
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Best cities to visit: How Quebec City’s top experiences stem from its roots
Quebec City is known for offering relaxing change of pace in a place known for the quality of its gastronomy, accommodations, and authentic cultural experiences. And its roots run deep.
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The Setouchi region of Japan: Finding your Zen
Have a yen to escape to a land worlds away? Are you in search of an authentic cultural experience in a region of natural beauty? Would you like to renew your inner spirit and learn the ancient art of Zen meditation right on temple grounds?
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Charlevoix: life inside a crater
As part of the French-speaking province of Quebec, Charlevoix is an easy getaway with a European ambience.
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Holland America’s 17-Day Circle Hawaii cruise: paradise lost and found
We dreamed about basking in tropical sunshine under gently swaying palm trees, walking along black sand beaches, exploring volcanoes and coral reefs, and hiking to thundering waterfalls.
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Four sides of Switzerland: a microcosm of European cultures
Switzerland was named the #1 country in the world for the third year in a row by U. S. News and World Report.
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Northern Ireland’s Coastal Causeway: one of the world’s most scenic road trips
The 120 mile winding and roadway known as the Coastal Causeway hugs the coast between Belfast and Londonderry with panoramas that change with each bend in the road.
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The Vintage Bouquet Bar in the Pearl, San Antonio
Who knew that making a floral arrangement could be this easy? At San Antonio’s Vintage Bouquet Bar everything was in place to make it happen.
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Local food and drinks aboard a Viking River Cruise.
One of the pleasures of travel is experiencing the local foods and drinks. And that is just one of the things we have enjoyed on our Viking River cruises.
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La Tamalada at the Witte Museum
San Antonio’s Witte Museum held a Christmas-themed Super Saturday event, La Tamalada, a workshop on the Mexican traditional holiday party for making tamales.
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The M/V Sophie C: the mail boat on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee
Drive to Weir’s Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee for a 2-hour ride aboard the mail boat M/V Sophie C., a full service floating U. S. Post Office complete with stamps and supplies.
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Best alpine trips in Switzerland: Reuti, Mägisalp, and Planplatten
Our Swiss alpine experience took us to three gondola stops — Reuti, Mägisalp, and Planplatten.
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Enrichment vacations: Viking Ocean Cruises launches new resident historian program
A select faculty of historians will be onboard Viking’s ocean cruise ships to provide a new level of enrichment for guests.
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Yverdon-les-Bains, thermal capital of the Lavaux region of Switzerland
The little town of Yverdon-les-Bains is the Swiss Lavaux region’s thermal capital on the southwestern tip of Lake Neuchatel.
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An Untours apartment stay in Meiringen, Switzerland
This was our second Untours apartment stay in Switzerland. This time we chose to stay in Meiringen, in the Swiss Heartland, an alpine and lakes region in the middle of Switzerland.
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Viva la Grischa! : Allegra im Val Müstair, Switzerland!
In more remote mountain villages and hamlets, the language left behind by Roman conquerers lives on. That language is called Romansh and each region has its own dialect.
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