by Carole | Ancestral Travel, Genealogy, Heritage Travel Planning
Are you thinking of taking your kids on an ancestral trip? Family travel can be frustrating, nerve wracking, and hair splitting but at the end of the day, oh family can be so rewarding! A little pre-planning will make your family ancestral trip go so much smoother. ...
by Carole | A Bit of Trivia, British Isles, Ireland
Remembering the Titanic Even after 100 years, the story of the Titanic continues to fascinate people around the world. From the time of its building, sinking and discovery on the ocean’s floor people have not forgotten its epic tale. If you are riveted by the...
by Carole | A Bit of Trivia, Netherlands, River Cruising, Travel Tips
Don’t you love it when spring arrives and you finally get to see the spring tulips? So what could be better than traveling to Holland to see the enormous gardens that explode with colors and fragrances? How about a customized trip or a river cruise that takes you to...
by Carole | British Isles, Czech Republic, Germany, Heritage Travel Planning, Ireland, Travel Tips
Saving Your “Roots” Trip Memories You’ve planned every facet of your ancestral trip: where to go, what to do, who to meet, how to get around, where to stay, plus interesting tours. But have you planned how you are going to record all those discoveries...
by Carole | A Bit of Trivia, British Isles, Festivals
Stratford-Upon-Avon, “As You Like It” Southeast of Birmingham, England nestled along the River Avon, you’ll find the quaint town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. Its humble start began during medieval times becoming a market town where people could sell their wares. But the...
by Carole | European History, Netherlands
I had read The Diary of Anne Frank while in high school and knew of her story. Her personal journal describes the most trying times—becoming a woman while in hiding from the Nazis. Something about her story compelled me to learn more and visit the very place where...
by Carole | British Isles, European History, Travel Tips
If you’ve been watching the PBS series, Victoria, you might be fascinated by the royal family and the queen who had an enormous impact on the lives of her British subjects. How fun it would be then, to visit the many palaces and manor homes where the royal family...
by Carole | Festivals, Heritage Travel Planning, Poland
Step into the past when you visit the Medieval City of Torun, Poland The first impression one gets when exploring the medieval city of Torun is the overwhelming sense of returning to an earlier era. With over 800 years of history, the old city unfolds to reveal its...
by Carole | A Bit of Trivia, British Isles, Heritage Travel Planning, Travel Tips
Ready to visit Downton Abbey? Missing Downton Abbey? There’s something about Downton Abbey that drew people to their television screens every week to watch the popular PBS “Masterpiece Classic” series. Perhaps it’s the characters, from the Earl of Grantham to Mrs....