If all you know of Bratislava are the snippets you saw in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, then you’re missing most of the Slovak city’s charms. Overshadowed by Prague when Czechoslovakia still existed, Bratislava has emerged in the wake of Slovakia’s independence as one of Europe’s loveliest “new” capitals, a must-see for tourists ...
Forget backpacking across Europe! If you have the extra money, sail through Central and Eastern Europe on a Danube River cruise. See the beautiful blue body that composer Johann Strauss celebrated with his famous waltz. As the longest European river outside of Russia, the Danube winds its way through bucolic countryside and the cosmopolitan capitals ...
Nestled on the Danube, this capital city of the Serbian province of Vojvodina welcomes tourists as it rebuilds itself in the wake of 1999 Kosovo War bombings by NATO. In Serbian, Novi Sad means “new planting,” ironic nomenclature for a city that lost its bridges and other critical parts of its infrastructure. Fortunately, many of ...
Marked by ruined castles, terraced vineyards, and medieval towns the Danube Valley is delightful in every aspect. For the traveler the most picturesque stretch lies between Melk and Krems, which are locally known as Wachau. Needless to say a boat trip is the way to explore in this area and boats operate from April through ...
When you will consider a vacation in Austria, you will most likely think first at mountains and not rivers. But following rivers through Austria will get you close enough to the mountains as well, you will get a glimpse of the country as well as the people in it. Nearly all of Austria is pretty ...
