The River Spey, Macallan Estate, Charlestown of Aberlour, Scotland. Itinerary: Monday, 9/26 Arrive Edinburgh Airport – Board Coach Blair-Athol Distillery Tour Lunch at Blair Atholl Watermill Check-in – Dowan’s Hotel – Aberlour Dinner at Restaurant 57 – Dowan’s Hotel Tuesday, 9/ 27 Ballindalloch Distillery Tour Lunch at Ballindalloch Castle Tearoom Aberlour Distillery...
Author: Robert Puertas
part V : Piemonte, Italy : Europe – Summer 2017
View from the Castello, Grinzane Cavour, Piemonte, Italy. Itinerary: Mon. July 31 – train to Lugano – drive to Lake Maggiore – 2 nights at Castello del Pozzo Wed. Aug 2 – drive to Neive – 4 nights at Langhe Country House Sun. Aug 6 – drive to Milan – 1 night...
part IV : Switzerland : Europe – Summer 2017
The view across the valley from Murren towards Wengen. Itinerary: Wed. July 26 – disembark Basel – train to Murren – 3 nights at Hotel Eiger Sat. July 29 – train to Lucerne – 2 nights at Art Deco Hotel Montana Mon. July 31 – train to Lugano – drive to Lake Maggiore...
part III : Rhine River Cruise : Europe – Summer 2017
View of Filsen, Germany, across the Rhine from Boppard Itinerary: Wed. July 19 – board the cruise ship in Amsterdam – Uniworld River Empress Thurs. July 20 – Cologne Fri. July 21 – Koblenz Sat. July 22 – Rudesheim Sun. July 23 – Speyer Mon. July 24 – Strasbourg Tues. July 25 –...
part II : Amsterdam : Europe – Summer 2017
The I Amsterdam Sign in front of the Rijksmuseum We landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS) just after 1pm on a rainy Sunday Afternoon. Schiphol is an attractive modern airport, clean and easy to navigate. Our party of six consisted of my wife and I, our two boys, ages 8 & 12, and my...
How to Plan a Vacation: Europe – Summer 2017
Quite a few people have asked me to post our itinerary from our family’s recent trip to Europe, and to help them plan a similar trip. Friends and family know I love to travel, and many of you have travelled with me on previous trips I’ve organized. Few things give me greater pleasure than travel,...