Category Archives: travel

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

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, 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

Best of Switzerland Rail Tour 🇨🇭

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Kings On the Road

Our Vacations by Rail Best of Switzerland Rail Tour begins in Zurich the largest city in the country. On arrival at the airport we took the local train to the city then walked to our hotel. Trains are the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Switzerland, trains, travel | Tagged Bernina Express, Chateau Chillon, GGornergrat Railway, Glacier Express, Interlaken, Lausanne, Lucerne, Montreux, St Moritz, Tirano Italy, Zermatt, Zurich | 1 Comment

Memphis – Graceland

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Kings On the Road

We’ve never been big Elvis fans but Graceland is such a worldwide attraction that we had to see what it was all about. It’s not an inexpensive place to visit. After a introductory film we were shuttled to the home … Continue reading →

Posted in RV Travel, Tennessee, travel | Tagged Elvis, History, Memphis Graceland, Music | 3 Comments

Cuba Cruise

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Kings On the Road

Having lived most of our lives in Miami, we were very interested in visiting Cuba when the isolated nation began to open up. Many of our friends visited and told us to “get there as soon as you can”. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Caribbean, Cruises, travel | Tagged Bahamas, Belize, Chichen Itza, Cienfuegos, Cozumel, Cuba, Grand Cayman, Half Moon Cay, Holland America Line | Comments Off