The joyful spirit of Christmas in Europe, from legendary Christmas Markets, to Old-Worldtraditions, tree-decorating and steaming mugs of glühwein, is sure to warm your heart whenyou visit Europe’s festive Christmas Markets with AmaWaterways. Cruise the Rhine or Danuberivers and let the wonder of the holidays fill you with cheer! Christmas Markets on the Danube When […]

GlobalGreening spreads Ireland’s message of hope and welcome

It just feels strange. I am away from home. My beautiful sister-in-law came to visit us for two weeks.  Just a change of scenery. She drove all the way from VA for the first time by herself.  She’s had some life changes in the past several years and I am so proud of the strong, […]

There is something at Fitzgerald Travel that will never change post COVID-19 and the benefit of that noncompliance is and has always been for you. We chose to work with onsite destination managers.  It has always been our way.  These are not huge corporations; these are experts in country that work with us directly to […]

Cruising the inside passage is more than meets the eye For some of you it may sound really strange that I am talking to you about Alaska because most of you know me for my love, passion and expertise for European River cruising. Maybe you don’t know that I am also a lover of Alaska. […]

I originally wrote this story in 2016. Who knew then that exploring our own back yard would be todays biggest trend thanks to Covid. When this came up in memories last week, I remembered how much I loved this story. I still do and I feel it is worth another share! Enjoy Every year, during […]

Are you longing for a little Europe in your life? Me too! It’s no secret that US Domestic travel has boomed over the summer. The great American Road Trip reminiscent of the 60, 70s and 80s is back! Families are packing up the car and hitting the road.  Maybe piling in the car and hitting […]

Avid cruisers are just itching to get back on the water. I know I am. And the good news is that we can cruise right here in the United States! Ahhhhhh, YES! American Queen Steamboat Company cruises America’s rivers right here in our backyard and most of us have never noticed. What are the benefits […]

Investing in America and how this couple planned a trip of a lifetime! I’d like to introduce my guest blogger Allison and her husband Richard. Allison planned an amazing trip that I absolutely loved following last month on her Instagram feed. In my newsletter this week (August 5, 2020) I talked about how it took […]