Author Archives: Kings On the Road

Egypt 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Kings On the Road

Egypt is a true bucket list destination for many. We’ve always been curious about it yet experiencing it far exceeded our expectations. Our Gate 1 tour led by our 4 year university trained Egyptologist took us on a journey into … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged Africa, Ancient civilizations, Aswan, Cairo, Egypt, Gate 1 Tours, Giza, Grand Egyptian Museum, Luxor, Pyramids, RamsesII, Sphinx, travel | 1 Comment

A Rail Tour to the Land of the Midnight Sun

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Kings On the Road

The third leg of our European holiday was a 17 day Great Rail Journeys Grand Scandinavian rail tour to the Arctic Circle and the west coast of Norway ending in Oslo. Our tour began with a guided tour of Stockholm’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, food, Norway, Sweden, trains, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged Bergen, Europe, Flam, Flamsbana, Geiranger, Hopperstad, Jokkmokk, Narvik, Norway, oslo, Ostersund, Rauma Railway, Sami, Stiklestad, Stockholm, travel, Trondheim | 3 Comments

Prague, Czech Republic

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Kings On the Road

Our European holiday included several days between the end of the Viking Danube River cruise and the Vacations by Rail Arctic Circle Express tour. After all we’d heard about Prague we knew that we had to include a visit. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Czech Republic, Europe, travel, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged AirBnB, Charles Bridge, Czech Republic, Europe, History, Prague, Prague Castle, senior travel, St Vitus Cathedral, trains, travel | 2 Comments

Danube River Cruise

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Kings On the Road

As part of a rather ambitious 2024 European vacation, we booked a Viking river cruise on the Danube. This area was all new to us and included visits to several iconic European cities. Our journey started in Munich. After a … Continue reading →

Posted in Austria, Cruises, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia | Tagged Bratislava, Budapest, Gottweig Abbey, Krems, Linz, Munich, Passau, Vienna, Viking River Cruises | 1 Comment

A Van Tour of South Georgia

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Kings On the Road

We recently traded in our class C motorhome for a new Coachmen Nova class B van. Vans have become very popular with the RV community and we dealt with the largest B dealer in Florida, Sunshine State RV. Besides the … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia, History, trains | Tagged Brunswick GA, Coachmen Nova RV, Douglas GA, Fitzgerald GA, Folkston, Jimmy Carter, Oliver Oil Farm, Plains GA, Pope's Museum, rosalynn-carter, SAM Shortline RR, Thomasville GA, Wilkes Blueberry Farm | Comments Off

Copper Canyon

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Kings On the Road

Copper Canyon has been called Mexico’s Grand Canyon. Its been on our list for some time so when we learned of a Gate 1 Travel tour, we booked the October 11, 2023 tour. We planned to combine this trip with … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Mexico, Music, trains, travel, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged Chihuahua, Copper Canyon, History, Mexico, Pacquime, San Carlos, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tarahumara, trains, travel | 2 Comments

2023 Grand South America 2nd Half

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Kings On the Road

Here we are again for the second half of our Holland America Line Grand South America Cruise onboard Volendam. Buenos Aires really was a mid point as many passengers who had been along since Ft. Lauderdale disembarked and others joined … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbados, Brazil, Caribbean, Dominica, French Guiana, national parks, San Juan Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, travel, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged Alter da Chao Brazil, Belem, Boca da Valeria Brazil, Cruise ships, Devils Island, Fortaleza Brazil, Holland America Line, Hot Springs, Manaus Brazil, Olinda Brazil, Parintins Brazil, Recife Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Salvador da Bahia Brazil, Santarem Brazil, Santos Brazil, Volendam | 7 Comments

2023 Grand South America 1st Half

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Kings On the Road

On a grand voyage of 74 days there is simply too much to cover in one post. This post will share some images and experiences of the first half of our journey from Ft. Lauderdale to Buenos Aires. Ocho Rios … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctica, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Cruises, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Uruguay | Tagged Buenos Aires, Callao, Cape Horn, Casco Viejo, Chilean fjords, Coquimbo, Fuerte Amador, Huaca Pucclana, Isla Robinson Crusoe, La Serena, Lima, Manta, Montevideo, Palmer Station, Panama Canal, Paracas Candelabra, Penguins, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Madryn, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Punta Arenas, Punta Del Este, San Antonio, Ushuaia, Valparaiso, Volendam, wildlife, Zuiderdam | 1 Comment

2023 Grand South America, Antarctica and Amazon Cruise

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Kings On the Road

We recently returned from an epic cruise completely circumnavigating South America beginning and ending in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. The trip was offered by Holland America Line and we cruised on their ship Volendam. This blog will touch on the highlights … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctica, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cruises, Dominica, French Guiana, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, San Juan Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, travel, Uruguay | Tagged Amazon River, Buenos Aires, Manaus, Panama Canal, Rio de Janeiro | 5 Comments

Rhine River Cruise

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Kings On the Road

Following our Swiss rail tour we decided to take a Viking river cruise. It’s a mighty long airplane ride across the Atlantic so we thought we should do more than one thing. When Viking offered free air and they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, UNESCO World Heritage | Tagged Basel Switzerland, Breisach Germany, Colmar France, Cologne Germany, Kinderdijk Germany, Koblenz Germany, Middle Rhine Germany, Strasbourg France, Viking River Cruises | 2 Comments

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