On the El Transcantábrico train in Spain I have dreamed of a trip onboard the famed, yet uber-expensive, Orient Express for decades. So when I learned about El Transcantábrico Clásico, a luxury train that runs along the coastline… Kim Button , May 15, 2014
Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 2 (Sete, France) Our first port on Windstar’s Star Pride was Sete, France. This sleepy little French seaside port was known as Cette until 1928. The highlight for me besides getting one of… Johnny Jet , May 15, 2014
Photos from Barcelona, Spain Before Windstar Cruise Buenos días! I’m back from Europe after sailing on Windstar’s newest ship… Star Pride. I was invited on the inaugural cruise along with several other journalists, travel agents, executives and… Johnny Jet , May 15, 2014
Does the ‘Love Lock’ Trend Need to End? When my wife (@NatalieDiScala) and I visited Paris in April 2013, the first thing she said she wanted to do was to go over to the Pont des Arts, located… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2014
Travel Video of the Week: CBS’ Paris Time-Lapse CBS News has done a series of stunning time-lapse videos recently, and their fourth installment puts the breathtaking beauty of Paris on full display. The video was made by photographer/videographer… Johnny Jet , May 7, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day: A Venice Tourist Trap A Venice Tourist Trap (and More) I have a lot of friends and family who are visiting Venice this summer—and chances are that you might be too. If so, here’s… Johnny Jet , May 6, 2014
12 Reasons to Stay at the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy Buongiorno! If you’re following me on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter then you know that my wife (@NatalieDiScala) and I were recently in Bellagio, Italy checking out the Grand Hotel Villa… Johnny Jet , May 4, 2014
Pullman Eiffel Tower: A Room With a View Bonjour! If you are following me on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter then you know that my wife (@NatalieDiScala) and I were recently in the world’s most visited country … France!… Johnny Jet , April 28, 2014
9 Reasons to Stay at the Pullman Paris Bercy Bonjour! If you are following me on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter then you know that my wife (@NatalieDiScala) and I were recently in the world’s most visited country … France!… Johnny Jet , April 28, 2014
Blogger Contest: Win an Emerald Waterways European River Cruise for Two! UPDATE: The submission period for this contest has ended and the winners have been contacted. Thank you so much to all our blogger applicants! With dozens of entries it was difficult… Johnny Jet , March 24, 2014
Erfurt: The Medieval Heart of Germany The DB train from southern Augsburg to Erfurt was a pleasant ride through pastures, farms and idyllic villages. Erfurt is known as the green heart of Germany because it’s in the center… Georgie Jet , March 12, 2014
Great beers and great everything in French-speaking Belgium Wedged like a time capsule inside the cobbled heart of central Brussels, the Grand-Place is breathtaking. Three-hundred-year-old façades of former guild houses and royal residences, delicately fashioned with gold and… Ian Livingston , March 3, 2014
8 tips for visiting Venice’s Carnival on any travel budget Our Italy insider, Jennifer Dombrowski, gives us the best tips for visiting Venice’s Carnival, held each year in the lead-up to Ash Wednesday (which this year is March 5). Check… Jennifer Dombrowski , February 20, 2014
KLM Airlines to allow social media payment options KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, known for its innovative uses of social media in simplifying travel for their customers, has just become the first airline in the world to allow their… Sophie Dodd , February 19, 2014
Historic Rostock and Warnemünde, Germany From the moment you step through the Duke of Mecklenburg’s old royal gate, you’re transported back almost 800 years, to a time when Rostock, Germany was the shipping capital of… Georgie Jet , February 19, 2014