Several months ago when checking our email for the usual deluge of fabulous offers of free first-class trips around the world (and instead finding male "enhancement" options) we spotted an email from Viking River Cruises. Would we like to be their guest on their second "social cruise" with other "influencers". Are these other people good or bad influences? Which … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Burying dead (stereotypes about) American tourists
Lately we have seen a spate of articles online repeating old stereotypes about American tourists. To our glee most of these articles have had long strings of comments telling the writers that they are wrong. Blonde may have left one or two responses calling the writers lazy and unoriginal but we neither confirm or deny that. But more surprisingly, Brunette is mad as hell and … [Read more...]
Athens walking tour through the centuries and the shops!
A walking tour of Athens with Athens Insiders solved one of our recurring travel issues. We get to a city we haven’t explored before and know the main things we want to see. But we don’t have a good (or any) plan for how to do it all. Then we waste time trying to figure it out, ride public transportation going in the wrong direction and decide a glass of wine would be a good … [Read more...]
Budapest: Statues, Memorials and “Popped-up”
Budapest statues and memorials Heroes' Square Budapest statues and memorial have a long and a very recent history. Budapest was founded in 1873 and it appears that they have spent many of the 141 subsequent years erecting statues, memorials, controversy and, recently, "Popped-Up" art. Rather than write a thoughtful history of all of this artistic activity and … [Read more...]
Our favorite destinations for snorkeling (so far)
Ever since we were little girls we have loved water and then somewhere in our early twenties we both began to try snorkeling. That minor change in our water sport interests has entailed a fortune in travel expenses and "resort wear" necessities, but we bravely snorkel on in search of the next best reef! We have a previous post which (surprisingly) has good advice for anyone … [Read more...]
Baths in Budapest
Prior to setting off on our trip to Budapest Brunette discovered that the city has a long- standing bathhouse culture. Our fate was sealed. Small, water-obsessed brunettes can be formidable obstacles and are best placated. (Now if Brunette’s research had shown that you had to be nude to use the baths there might have been a different outcome. Might have been.) So why does … [Read more...]