Experience culinary delights on AmaWaterways river cruises
For years, AMA Waterways has partnered with local farmers to source the freshest produce, herbs, and freshwater fish, bringing vibrant, seasonal flavors to every plate.
For years, AMA Waterways has partnered with local farmers to source the freshest produce, herbs, and freshwater fish, bringing vibrant, seasonal flavors to every plate.
Hard or really hard—that was our choice for our final day of cycling with Backroads and AMAWaterways—today in Bavaria. Either way, it was worth the effort
It is pouring, raining so hard that we’re getting soaked despite good rain gear. Did I mention we are on bikes riding alongside the Danube River in Austria?
I’m biking past fields of sunflowers, bucolic fields with rolls of hay, ponies and pretty farm houses. Did I mention it’s 90 degrees? We try to convince ourselves that is part of the adventure.
We’re zipping along on bikes along the Danube in Budapest and the request, though a joke, wouldn’t have been a bad idea given the heat.
Whether you are a solo parent or a couple, you deserve to reward yourselves for making it this far.
There are about 130 passengers aboard the AmaSerena (the maximum is 164) and a very accommodating crew of 50 from around the world.
Guurtje van de Stadt, who was only 17. Claude Monet was an unknown artist. The rest is history.
Join a cooking class and immerse yourself in the culture by learning to cook Mideast like the locals at Beit Sitti in Amman Jordan
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Germany normally has some 2,500 holiday markets Most are canceled or virtual this year and no one is cruising
After a morning bike ride on Danube Island where it seemed all of Vienna was out strolling and biking on this sunny weekend morning, we saw some of Vienna’s most notable sites
The thing about any adventure trip — any vacation that involves being outdoors in fact — is that you can’t let less-than-perfect weather stop you.
Eileen blogs about our recent biking adventure with families and kids along the Danube River with Backroads and AMAWaterways.
In Budapest, The Hungarian Flodni layer cake with plum jam, apple, poppy seed and walnuts lives up to its reputation. Yum! So do the “Baselon,” (translated as a “friend’s ear”) — dumplings fashioned from potato dough with plum jam and sprinkled with brown sugar.
The all-inclusive nature of these cruises also seems to de-stress the experience — just choose which shore excursion you like, borrow a bike, enjoy complimentary wine and beer and more on some ships.
On our recent cycling trip along the Danube with Backroads and AMA Waterways, we tested out some very comfortable and affordable cycling gear from LL Bean.
Welcome to a Backroads Breakaway trip. Besides the biking, there are special walking tours in various cities and lunches in out-of-the-way local spots.
Wolfe chose a river cruise because friends at home in Salt Lake City raved about their experiences with their kids and all were having a fun week