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Welcome to our Travel Theme page showcasing Travel with a Challenge's feature article collection of European destinations, taking you from Scotland, Ireland and England through many countries on the continent of Europe as well. These stories provide exciting travel windows on cultures and countries, cruising and barging, nature and wildlife holidays, and active adventure vacations suitable for the senior traveler.

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Join three Canadian seniors for a challenging 15-day walk across the skinny part of northern England, and discover other delights with our author, Steve Sullivan, as he quenches his thirst with England’s finest, most colorfully-named beer brews at historic pubs sprinkled along the route. 192 miles with luggage van assistance and accommodation booking service will ease the challenge.

Explore the Scottish Highlands from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea on a one-week barge cruise through the Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness and other lakes [lochs] of the deeply-chiseled Great Glen. There will be heather-clad hills and clan castles that reflect this ancient land’s colorful history, and the famous Scotch whiskey is guaranteed to be on the educational agenda too!

Vienna, Austria is one of Europe’s most fascinating cultural, historic and musical cities, but it can also be an expensive place to linger as long as this destination deserves. Here are ten “low budget” tips for exploring this relaxed, accessible city of music, museums, coffeehouses and desserts. Also discover how you may enjoy a rewarding day with Mozart around this extraordinary city of music.

Warren Rovetch is back with another independent travel book of inspiration and tips for "the Mobile but Not Agile". His explorations of Ireland's counties Clare, Kerry and West Cork are humorous, challenging, educational and adventurous, proving that attitude, not age, is everything!

Seniors, Ron and Adelle Milavsky, share their adventurous explorations of Britain and Continental Europe by recreational vehicle, saving plenty of money and enjoying a flexibility that more programmed travel does not permit. They wrote the book on it!

NEW CONTENT AND IMAGES FOR ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR FEATURE ARTICLES EVER! Explore Europe's diverse cultures, cuisines, countrysides and historic towns from the unique perspective of a water-based vacation. Ranging from all-inclusive luxury hotel barges to self-skippered canal boats and barges, learn about operators who deliver memorable experiences in style.

Tag along on one of the Sierra Club's International Outings as author, Elizabeth Pomeroy, shares her culturally-rich two-week walking tour through Britain's picturesque and always-popular Cotswold region.

Explore Scottish highland history and ancient archaeology, encounter nature up close, and learn about environmental challenges at Scotland's Aigas Field Centre, where hosts, Sir John Lister-Kaye and his wife, Lady Lucy, offer warm, personal hospitality to guests staying on their historic property.

Independent travel writer, Bruce Northam, shares his adventurous experiences and innermost thoughts while hitchhiking in Ireland with his Mom and sharing a walk across England with his Dad.

A tragic death is the catalyst for a journey of healing and discovery to the Aran Islands and County Clare, shared by American travel journalist, Peter Aiken, and two generations of his family.

 
Donna Carter shares her week-long hiking and Irish cultural history tour along Northern Ireland's coast, where she discovers that it is possible for a self-proclaimed sedentary soul to get fit as well as wear out a pair of boots.

Join Elderhostel veteran, Mona Magnis, on an educational vacation in Britain as she follows in the footsteps of literary legends, Thomas Hardy, Emily and Charlotte Brontė, Jane Austen and James Herriott and discovers how their landscapes influenced their famous stories.

European travel guru, Rick Steves, and co-author, Ken Plattner, have unveiled, Easy Access Europe, a path-breaking guidebook featuring barrier-free vacations in London, Paris, Bruges, Amsterdam and Germany's Rhine River Valley. Ken Plattner talks about the book's birth, from choosing and testing the destinations to the information it delivers.

Join the author of The Creaky Traveler, Warren Rovetch, on an intimate driving holiday through the North West Highlands of Scotland where encounters with nature and the region's unique culture are an entertaining part of "A Journey for the Mobile but Not Agile".

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Check out our other theme pages, clustering richly-illustrated feature articles by travel theme or regional destination. Still focused on vacationing in Europe? You will also want to visit our Mediterranean destinations theme page in particular.