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Ísafjörður 0

Ísafjörður

Travel Advice for Seniors: Ísafjörður The first stop in Iceland after a full day’s sail from Greenland was Ísafjörður. Most of the cities in Iceland, with the exception of Reykjavik, are pretty small and...

Valencia 0

Valencia

Travel Advice for Seniors: Valencia On the way to Valencia we stopped at Guadix, for a look at the cave houses there. The caves date back to the 16th century. The soil was accommodative...

Grenada 0

Grenada

Travel Advice for Seniors: Grenada Grenada is a must-see stop for nothing other to visit the exquisite Alhambra and gardens. But there is also much to do in the city. We were only visiting...

Gibraltar 0

Gibraltar

Travel Advice for Seniors: Gibraltar Heading back to the coast after a tour through central Spain, we landed at Gibraltar for a glimpse of North Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar before the clouds...

Seville 0

Seville

Travel advice for Seniors: Seville Our trip to Seville was perfectly timed to see the sunset and evening stars over the incredible Catedral de Sevilla. Seville was originally founded as a Roman city centuries...

Mezquita, Spain 0

Mezquita, Spain

Travel Advice For Seniors: Mezquita, Spain Next stop on our small group tour to Spain, was an in-route stop at Cordoba for a visit to the incomparable Mezquita. The Mezquita or the Mosque–Cathedral of...

Nuremberg 0

Nuremberg

Travel Advice for Seniors: Nuremberg While a beautiful city with many important historical sites including the Imperial Castle, the Germanic National Museum and important Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer’s house, Nuremberg is mostly remembered for...

German Christmas Markets 0

German Christmas Markets

Travel Advice for Seniors: German Christmas Markets We love going to open-air markets of all types, however, there is something very special about going to a Christmas market, especially in Germany! The sights, the...

Bamberg 0

Bamberg

Travel Advice for Seniors: Bamberg Our next stop on our ten-day small group tour through Germany was Bamberg, However, on the way we stopped a Weimar for a bit of culture. Weimar is known...

Dresden 0

Dresden

Travel Advice for Seniors: Dresden Dresden, the capital of Saxony, is known for its cultural heritage and its stunning baroque and rococo architecture, all meticulously rebuilt after WWII. The bombing of Dresden by the...