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15
Nov

Top Bike and Barge Vacations

  Bike and Barge vacations are growing in popularity.  If you are sure of what a Bike and Barge vacation is,  click here for our blog entry on this type of travel. 1) Danube Bike & Barge An Odyssey through Five Countries from Prague to Budapest—Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia & Hungary. Prague to Passau, […]

15
Nov

Bike and Barging Holidays

  One type of active holiday people can’t seem to get enough of is bike-and-barging (“You can do that?” we hear all the time). Essentially it combines and the activity of a cycling holiday with the convenience of a floating hotel. The word “barge” sounds a little industrial, but believe us, some of these vessels […]

27
Oct

Halloween Destinations

  Dracula’s Castle, Romania Located in the mountains of the Transylvania region in Romania, Bran Castle has become famed as Dracula’s Castle. Some accounts say that Prince Vlad III was imprisoned in the castle for two months in the mid-1400s. The prince, better known as Vlad the Impaler, inspired Bram Stoker’s famous character. The castle […]

27
Oct

Recipe: Bats and Cobwebs

  The perfect dish for Halloween (or anytime). Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package farfalle (bow tie) pasta 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, chopped (optional) 1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Method Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees […]

26
Oct

European Food Destinations

  Did somebody say food?  An exploration of some of the top European food destinations. Paris French cuisine is rated as one of the world’s finest. So Paris is a foregone conclusion on any list of top food cities. French gastronomy is so revered that UNESCO has named it to the list of world intangible […]

26
Oct

Despite it’s name, Iceland is hot

To say Iceland is on many travellers radar would be an understatement, as despite it’s name, Iceland is hot. Recently Iceland was named the hottest active destination for 2017 by Virtuoso, the world’s leading luxury travel network of which Vision Travel are members. Iceland’s geology in all its manifestations––glaciers, thundering waterfalls, immense cliffs, geothermal springs, […]