The Oberammergau Passion Play 2030 runs from May 18 to October 6, 2030, in a Bavarian village of about 5,000 people that has staged it every ten years since 1634. Official ticket-and-hotel packages don’t open until spring 2028, but tours and river cruises with a guaranteed seat are already on sale. If this is a…
A Danube river cruise is a week on the water between Budapest and Bavaria, with three capital cities, a valley of vineyards and abbeys, and only one suitcase to unpack. It suits travelers who want Vienna’s palaces and Budapest’s riverfront without the hotel-hopping, and it’s one of the two classic first river cruises in Europe,…
This post is sponsored by AKO Language School. I haven’t done the program yet (I’m going soon!), and when I get back, I’ll write about how it actually went–good parts and awkward parts included. The woman behind the counter asked me a question. It was short, maybe six words, delivered at a perfectly normal speed,…
A Rhine river cruise is a week on the water between Amsterdam and Basel, with a different town outside your window most mornings and only one suitcase to unpack. It suits travelers who want castles, cathedrals, and wine country without hauling luggage onto trains or packing up a hotel room every second day. The best…
The right Puerto Rico resort depends on one decision more than any other: do you want to be near San Juan’s restaurants and history, or tucked away on a quiet stretch of coast? Get that right and almost any resort on this list will make you happy. My short answer: Dorado Beach for a milestone…
Yes, the Mediterranean in winter is worth it if you’re going for the cities, the food and the history rather than the beach. From January to March you trade swimming weather for jacket weather, and in return you get shorter lines, calmer streets, and hotels that aren’t running at full tilt. The first time I…
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