Iguazu Falls – “Big Water”…REALLY Big Water!
You may or may not have heard of these waterfalls in South America; but if you’ve ever experienced them, I promise, you will never forget...
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- Mar 16
- 2 min
Buenos Aires – Bright Colors & Mausoleums
Leaving Montevideo, Uruguay, and sailing west through the mouth of the Plata River brings us to Buenos Aires. The city's name means...
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pswartz
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Six Mounts from the Sea - Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is located at the southern tip of the country and due east of Buenos Aires, Argentina (where we will...
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pswartz
- Mar 12
- 1 min
An Interesting Young Man in Buenos Aires, Argentina
We were walking on Florida Street in Buenos Aires and stopped by a small market. While there, we ran into this young man who worked...
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pswartz
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Puerto Madryn – Day of Tuxedos
Nestled on a sheltered harbor facing the Golfo Nuevo, Puerto Madryn is Argentina’s second-largest fishing port. In the mid-19th century,...
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pswartz
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Falkland Islands – Home to Penguins, Sheep, and a Few People
Today we feature the Falkland Islands, the British Territory three hundred miles east of the tip of South America. We land in Stanley,...
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pswartz
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Rounding Cape Horn, South America
Today we rounded the southern tip of South America - Cape Horn, named by a Dutch navigator for his hometown, Hoorn in the Netherlands. ...
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pswartz
- Mar 4
- 2 min
The End of the World – Ushuaia, Argentina
The screeching of steel wagons, as the locomotive moves forward, wakes up the disturbing white landscape that surrounds us. Outside, the...
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pswartz
- Mar 3
- 3 min
A visit to a Patagonia Ranch - Punta Arenas, Chile
Founded as a penal colony by Chile in 1848, Punta Arenas (meaning Sandy Point) grew by virtue of its location. It sits right in the...
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pswartz
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Amalia Glacier - Patagonia Chile
Today we are sailing in the Chilean Fjords toward the southern tip of South America. Sometimes called Skua Glacier, Amalia is a...
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pswartz
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Puerto Montt – a Little Germany in South America
Today we are in Puerto Montt, located about two-thirds of the way south in Chile. This is in the Lake Region of Patagonia which has...
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pswartz
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Kicking off our Viking South American Cruise
We will be on the Viking Jupiter for the next 18 days sailing from Santiago, Chile south through the Chilean Fjords, around the horn of...
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pswartz
- Jun 12, 2022
- 1 min
Rothenburg – cutest Old Town in Europe
As we continue travels through Germany, we come to what I call the “Cutest Old Town in Europe”. Rothenburg is a town in northern Bavaria...
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pswartz
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
Heidelberg and it’s Castle
Today we spent the day in the city of Heidelberg located in the south-west of Germany. It sits on the Neckar River not far from where...
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pswartz
- Jun 9, 2022
- 3 min
Worms and it’s Diet
Today we are headed to Worms, a city southwest of Frankfurt with a population of about 80,000. Worms is one of the oldest cities in...
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pswartz
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Rhine River Cruising in Germany
We’ve been on a Reformation tour following the steps of Martin Luther. But today we take a break from Luther and spend a little time on...
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pswartz
- Jun 4, 2022
- 2 min
Wartburg - what a Castle!
What a great day to visit Wartburg Castle. It’s the perfect temperature, the sun is shining and our group is all healthy and ready to...
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pswartz
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Eisleben - You're born, You get baptized, You die!
Today we visit Eisleben. Luther's life began here, he was baptized here and his life came to an end here. Martin Luther was born here...
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pswartz
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Wittenberg - the Heart of the Reformation
When first arriving in Wittenberg, it’s hard to imagine that this sleepy little town was once the center of a controversy that eventually...
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pswartz
- Apr 17, 2022
- 2 min
Slovenia's ONLY island - Bled Island
We spent last night in a chalet-style hotel near the Austrian border with Slovenia. After a great six-course dinner we did a midnight...
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