Majete Game Reserve + Lakoma Island Here’s how I spent a week in Malawi, splitting my time between Majete Wildlife Reserve and Kaya Mawa Resort on Likoma Island, blazing a starlit trail:
Golden Moments This year, I crossed off a major bucket list item by celebrating New Year’s Eve at The Ritz in Paris. Here’s how I chased those starlit moments: Fun Fact In Parisian cuisine, an “amuse-bouche” refers to a small, bite-sized appetizer or hors d’oeuvre served before the main course. It’s often a single, beautifully…
Ringing in the New Year Our Danube cruise ended in Budapest, and we decided to cap off the trip with New Year’s Eve in Paris – you know, the city of lights! Turns out, Paris was the hottest spot to ring in the new year, with a whopping 1 million folks gathered along the Champs-Élysées…
Hope you have a sweet tooth! Chimney Cakes were the best part of our Viking River Cruise’s last stop along the Danube! These popular Hungarian pastries are a specialty of Budapest, made by wrapping sweet dough around a cone-shaped spit, baking it over a flame, and then rolling it in sugar. On average, a medium-sized…
A Gargoyle’s Greeting! Today, I’m excited to tell you all about my visit to Matthias Church in Budapest. It’s right in the heart of the Castle District and is seriously impressive. Plus, nearby, there’s a cool Christmas market with a medley of enticing scents filling the air, from the aromatic wafts of paprika to the…
Göttweig Abbey Picture this: high up on a hill, for over a thousand years, sits Göttweig Abbey, like a wise old guardian watching over the Danube River and the lush vineyards below. It’s like something straight out of a storybook. Founded way back in 1083 by Blessed Altmann, the Bishop of Passau, this place is…
A Day in Slovakia Pozsonyi kifli The next stop on my cruise down the Danube was Bratislava, Slovakia. Talking about Bratislava can be a bit tricky because it doesn’t have that one big thing everyone knows it for, you know? Like, some folks might think Melania Trump’s from here, but she’s actually from Slovenia. But…
With just 24 hours in Vienna, I embarked on a starlit path of my own making, starting at Rathausplatz’s bustling Christmas market with over 145 stalls, before delving into the historic charm of the old city! My twinkly adventures included: Fun fact: The Vienna Christmas market at “Rathaus” Platz is not only one of the…
Salzburg marked Day 2 of my Danube River cruise, and I’m finally penning down my adventures! If you’ve got any queries about Viking River Cruise’s journey along the Danube, drop them in the comments below! Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, boasts one of Europe’s top Christmas markets. Despite the chill in the air that day,…
