I have a confession to make. I, self-proclaimed river cruise specialist and travel advisor extraordinaire, haven’t been on a Christmas market river cruise. Yet. But that changes in November, when I will be joining up with a group that I have been helping for over a year now, sailing the Upper Danube! We’ll be starting in Vilshofen an der Donau, Germany, and sailing through Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary before ending in Budapest. While I've researched Christmas markets from

My maternal grandmother passed away in January 2024, and once everything in her estate was settled, my mom decided that she wanted to spend her money on a family vacation for her, my dad, my brother and me (unfortunately, my boyfriend was unable to attend, but he was invited too!) Gram and I So, as a newly established travel advisor, my mom became one of my first clients! She originally had the idea of taking a cruise that included Puerto Rico (“I heard there are some really

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