Euro-Adventure 2017: The Prep

I traveled domestically a lot in the Spring of 2017. I had tremendous experiences in New Orleans, Athens (GA), Boston, and Baltimore. I'd never been to New Orleans, nor Boston. After seeing both of those for the first time, 2017 was already a year of fresh destinations for me.

But shouldn't I do something on the other side of the Atlantic?

I didn't realize I hadn't planned any international travel for myself until sometime in June.  When it hit me, I knew I had to get on the ball.

In 2016, I had an awesome trip across southern Norway. Starting in Oslo to hit the Viking Ship Museum, the Folk Museum, and the Fram Museum. We stayed in the Gabelsgate area in Oslo, near the embassies, in a wonderful little hotel, the Clarion Collection Hotel Gabelshus. We went on to Kristiansand to see Movik Fort, then all the way up to Trondheim [after an 11hr drive] to see Nidaros Cathedral. From there, we flew to Bergen and stayed in the Brygge at the Radisson Blu, right on the water. The Grand Finale of last year's trip was my sister's wedding in the archipelago east of Stockholm; that was awesome.
The whole trip was awesome.

But what can I do this year?

• definitely ending in Stockholm
• add at least 1 country to my "Country's Visited" list
• gotta work while traveling (to an extent)
• let's not rent a car this year
• don't want to be in and out of hotels
• an adventure that will allow me to better help Viking Travel's clients

How can I accomplish this?

• Spain/Portugal could be fun [but so far from Stockholm]
• Ireland could be fun [but gotta rent a car to do it best]
• been to Germany, but only Hamburg [ding]
• could easily train to Prague from most major cities in Germany [ding ding]
• could add Belgium or Luxembourg before Germany [ding ding ding]
• how to travel across Germany, without renting a car [RIVER CRUISE!!]

Alright, there we go.

Let's do a river cruise through Germany.

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