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Category: Reviews of Viking River Cruises

Viking’s “Welcome Back” to Europe’s Most Fabled Rivers Starts Now!

Viking’s “Welcome Back” to Europe’s Most Fabled Rivers Starts Now!

After “a Long, Long Norwegian Winter” Viking River is doing what it does best… And I wrote all about it for a wonderful publication, Avid Cruiser, whose RiverCruiseAdvisor is must-reading for all aficionados of River Cruising the world over.  I’ve written extensively about River Cruises…

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones from Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe, Santa Monica, California

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones from Huckleberry Bakery and Cafe, Santa Monica, California

It’s been quite a while since the baker in our house appeared on Chewing The Fat.  Truth is, Andrew does almost all his baking in Bridgehampton.  That’s where the stand mixer is and all those other baking necessities. But to make these scones didn’t require…

Day Eight: The Last Day of the Trip in Nuremberg, Germany

It may look Medieval but 90{4e4771bbe073b579fdd8e596ee487f65145483febbc8ba0a80525f62b26cad86} of Nuremberg was bombed out of existence in World War II.This copy was built to replace it.           As much as you know this day is coming, there’s a certain melancholy that sets in when you realize this wonderful…

Day Five: Wachau Valley and Melk Abbey aboard Viking River Cruise’s "Tor"

Melk Abbey took my breath away          Today, we awoke the find the Longship Tor cruising the stretch of the Danube between the villages of Krems and Melk.  This beautiful stretch of the river, the Wachau Valley, is as far from the urban centers we’d…