The Lighthouse Trail
If you’re a lighthouse fanatic Quebec should be on your list of travels. The Quebec Maritime has a neat little brochure-map identifying 43 lighthouses which separates them into two categories–those with and those without activities. Of the 18 with activities six provide sleeping accommodations and four also offer food. The Ile Verte lighthouse even has […]
Zurich Airport
If you’re traveling to Switzerland via Zurich request the continually updated compact Airport Guide, “Flughafen Zurich”…and if you don’t read German don’t be concerned, it’s in English also. Or, go on-line at www.zurich-airport.com/ and view this neat little guide book to airport facilities, such as, duty free; railway connections and special services. Some of these special […]
Alamo Europe
When tooling around Europe–unless you’re on a bus tour–a rental car is a necessity, which brings me to Alamo Rent A Car. They have a pretty fair track record having been around for over thirty years, plus have more than a thousand locations in thirty plus countries…most of which are in Europe. That said let’s […]
The Glacier Express
If your idea of a train ride is to get from one point to the next as quickly as possible take the 186 mph TGV train from Paris. But if you’re a train aficionado, the Glacier Express is the ultimate ride on a slow train that ambles along allowing you to “smell the roses.” Which […]
The Alps
At a recent gathering of media and distinguished guests in the American Natural History Museum in NYC, Switzerland Tourism hosted a showing of a spectacular IMAX film, “The Alps.” Sweaty palms, wide-eyed admiration and an awed silence greeted the end of the film. This was not your typical show and tell travelogue about the beautiful […]
EUROPEAN AIRPORTS WANT YOU… Munich and Zurich Airports
It seems the latest in travel amenities are being contested by airports. Two of Europe’s finest have updated their facilities and not only want you to fly their country’s carrier, but visit awhile in its airport and do a little dining and shopping. A little overview on the amenities of both the Zurich and Munich […]
SIXT
“Welcome to the world of Sixt” as one of their promotion brochures says which I find to be an interesting come on. But a come on to what? Frankly I had no idea that Sixt is a rental car company and that it has been in business since 1912. Who knew? I also was made […]
INTERHOME
Perhaps you want to take a ski vacation but don’t want the expense of a hotel. You can rent an apartment in a vacation destination of Switzerland or the Tyrol. Interhome to the rescue. In a nutshell, Interhome specializes in renting privately-owned vacation accommodations. It has contracts with 15,000 property owners in 21 counties. For […]
CAVEAT VIATOR…LET THE TRAVELER BEWARE
Thieves in Europe are apparently eagerly awaiting the daily arrival of tourists. After all, it’s a non-ending cash flow for them. I have a friend who travels constantly and is wise to the wiles of thieves. He carries a cheap wallet filled with paper when riding public transportation. The thieves must have been very disappointed […]
AURORA BOREALIS
Finland may be the ticket if you are searching for some place different to visit? Until you visit Finland’s in its “top of the world” location you will have missed the best seat to view the Northern Lights or by its traditional name, Aurora Borealis. The chance of seeing this weather phenomena north of the […]
