Wool gathering of a northern dean

This is no longer a Danube journey, more a Vltava one, but you feel the pull of the Danube here in Prague. The day dawns grey and cold. Ther...

It is raining again. At Nuremberg we disembark and are bussed to the city centre. We are told we have 40 minutes before we leave for Prague....

There is talk of life after the ship. Yesterday we were given instructions by our tour leader about what will happen on when we disembark an...

There is a lot of noise in the night, accompanied by lurid sodium lights behind the cabin curtains. This is due to the locks we have passed ...

On a beautiful morning, we set off to climb up to the ruins of the Burg that perches above the little village of Dürnstein. It is a steep bu...

Buses will take us into Vienna. This tour is included in the cruise, which means that most people will be doing it. While we wait, there is ...

Books and travel literature are a must for every voyager. At least, I assume this: how much more can be gleaned from visiting new places whe...