We've spent the last two Christmas seasons in Bavaria and Austria. We've enjoyed it very much with all of the traditions and special customs. In today's blog post, I will try to describe how the holiday season is celebrated in these different countries, according to our experiences in our small group tours to the Bavarian and Austrian Christmas tours that we have done in the past. My overall comment about how Christmas is celebrated in this part of the world is that it is less commercial than what we do in the United States. Of course there are malls and gift giving, but in Bavaria and Austria it seems to be more of a social event. See my blog post for more details.
Last year, The Traveling Professor ran the inaugural Christmas Markets of Austria and Bavaria tour. Our journey was like going back in time, to the Christmas you remember as a child. Local markets with hand-made crafts, hot mulled wine, horses clip-clopping on the cobblestone, trumpeters in the evening, carolers, and lots of good cheer. This year we go back with a slightly modified itinerary. See my blog post on what its like to visit Austria and Bavaria for at Christmas time.
The Traveling Professor took his first small group tour to Vienna last November-December when travelers went on the inaugural tour to the Austrian and the Baviarian Christmas markets. There is plenty to see and do in Vienna, and by itself, deserves a 5-7 day itself. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor tells you the Top 5 things to do in Vienna.
The Traveling Professor has been to both Paris and Vienna multiple times in 2016. Both of them are wonderful cities. I would visit any of them any time. But which one is better? Where would you prefer to travel to right now. In today's blog post I compare the two cities and let you decide. By the way, The Traveling Professor will be running small group tours to Paris in 2017 as well as small group tours to Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
The Traveling Professor just returned home from our inaugural small group tour to the Christmas Markets of Bavaria and Austria. Ten travelers joined us for a over a week of Christmas scenery, foods, traditions and fun. We started our small group tour in Vienna, worked our way to Salzburg via Steyr, spent time in Salzburg and finished up in Munich. See the blog post for details on our tour.
The Traveling Professor's small group tours will be going to new destinations in the Fall of 2017. About 60% to 90% of those who have traveled with us before go on our trips. We're always looking for new and exciting places to go and we wanted to let you know what we have in the works for our small group tours in 2017.
On our small group tours to Paris, Italy, Norway, Austria and Germany, and Peru, part of the travel experience is the food. It is ALL good. But what's the best? Every country has wonderful food. But which country has the best food? Everyone is going to have their own opinions but in this blog post, The Traveling Professor gives his opinion on which country has the best food.