- An Imperial Journey: Moscow to St. Petersburg The trip I want to repeat…again and again. Join me next summer? Here is a short video of some of the sites and treasures I discovered when cruising the waterways from Moscow to St. Petersburg this year. Thank you Viking River Cruises. Well done. (Be sure and click HD on settings!) What sites can you recognize? Look for […]
- 20 Top Travel Medical Tips….from Experience Thirty years of extensive travel have left me with a wealth of wonderful memories, and a wealth of medical “experiences” and near crises. This is not an exhaustive list of medical tips, but a personal one. Would love to hear your own. Share below or tweet me @jeannewmanglock to be included in my next […]
- Colors of Marrakech, Morocco Inspiring Travelers for Generations…..
- An American Pilgrimage: Visiting the D-Day Beaches I met Chester Furtek on Utah Beach, Normandy, gazing out at a small island barely visible in the distance. He was visiting with his wife and son. It had been 70 years since he had landed on D-Day in the USS Correy. His boat sank about a half mile from the beach and […]
- Imperial St. Petersburg in 2015 Five trips to St. Petersburg in the past year is not enough, hoping to return this winter. Here is a look at some of the highlights of the “Imperial” city of 2015. Thank you Viking Cruises for the superb access and arrangements. I will never forget my full day alone in the Hermitage with curators […]
- The Gardens of Arundel Castle Arundel Castle and Gardens A walk through the Duke of Norfolk’s exquisite gardens. Thank you Alison Weir for introducing me to this treasure garden.
- Return to the Gilded Age: The Lure of the Grand Hotel The full article can be accessed by clicking here. Published in the October Issue of National Geographic Traveler.
- Berlin’s Turbulent History Exploring the Baltic countries OnBoard Azamara Quest: A cruise line known for an extraordinary focus on the destination. Thank you Azamara for inviting me to explore the Azamara way–in depth. Next post—St. Petersburg! Tuesday Morning, August 3, 2015, sailing the Baltic Sea on the Azamara Quest from Wismar, Germany to Ronne, Denmark, we were “saluted” […]
- Gdansk, Poland: History in One Painting Gdansk, Poland is city that many know as the place where shipyard worker Lech Walesa led the strikes and established the Solidarity Union that led to the end of Soviet control of the region. I was looking forward to seeing how it had changed since my last visit in 1996, but was less […]
- A #Journeymaker in Russia: Beyond Postcard Travel Thanks to a seventeen year career in travel at the Smithsonian Institution and a lifetime of personal travel, I have visited almost every country, or former country, over the past 35 years. From the Arctic, Amazon and Antarctic to Easter Island, Fiji, Vladivostok and Beijing, north to south, east to west, I have circled the […]
