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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Brontë, Jane Austen and James Herriott and discovers how their
landscapes influenced their famous stories.
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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.
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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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Foreign Currency Exchange
Buy foreign money before departing.
Credit cards and ATMs charge additional 3%, hotels and airports charge excessive
rates. Avoid poor rates abroad; order online at www.foreignmoney.com
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. |
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