When the bus stopped for us to visit the Casar du Burbia vineyard in Bierzo, we were a little surprised. We were on a small two lane road, that became a one lane road when our bus drove down it, and there were no winery buildings anywhere in sight. When we got off the busContinue reading “Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Thursday 9/22 – 2nd vineyard tour and steak for lunch”
Category Archives: Travel Blogs
Spain Wine Tasting Trip Wed Sept. 21 – First Vineyard Visit
We left the beautiful Parador in Baiona Wednesday morning and had our first visit to a vineyard on our way to Leon, where we stayed the next two nights. That vineyard was Bodegas Do Campo which is in the Ribiero DO. I will cover what DO means and the organizational levels for Spanish wine atContinue reading “Spain Wine Tasting Trip Wed Sept. 21 – First Vineyard Visit”
Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Tuesday Sept. 20: Shellfish Farming, Lunch at Michelin 1 Star Restaurant, Wine Tasting and Dinner
We had a very full day on Tuesday: a boat trip to see the extensive shellfish farming in the Galician estuaries, a wine tasting followed by lunch at a Michelin 1 Star restaurant, a wine tasting back at the hotel that Howard had arranged, and a welcome dinner hosted by Howard. We took at shortContinue reading “Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Tuesday Sept. 20: Shellfish Farming, Lunch at Michelin 1 Star Restaurant, Wine Tasting and Dinner”
Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Sept. 19, Day 3 – Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, and Baiona
Monday Sept 19 was our first full day as part of Howard’s group of 21 people plus Antonio our guide, Ramon our driver, and Howard. We stayed in the NH Collection Santiago de Compostela Hotel only one night, the only part of Howard’s trip where we were not in a hotel at least two nightsContinue reading “Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Sept. 19, Day 3 – Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, and Baiona”
Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Days 1 and 2 in Madrid and Santiago de Compostela
The first two days of our trip to Spain were both half-days so I am combining them for this first post that gets into a little more detail on all the things that we did on this trip we enjoyed so much. I have also included one of the interesting lessons that we learned onContinue reading “Spanish Wine Tasting Trip – Days 1 and 2 in Madrid and Santiago de Compostela”
Two Week Spanish Wine Tasting Trip
Beth and I did something for the first-time last month. We took a trip to Europe with a group of people where we were all on a bus going from location to location, packing up each time we changed hotels. We have been big fans of River Cruises, using Viking, where we get on theContinue reading “Two Week Spanish Wine Tasting Trip”
Classic Old Hotels – The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island
I love the old classic hotels and will be doing a blog post on three of my favorites, the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, and this initial one on the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan. I will first talk about why you should consider going there and aContinue reading “Classic Old Hotels – The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island”
Travel: Dealing with Street Crime When You Travel To Places With Lots Of Tourists
Many of us have put off traveling, especially vacation traveling to other countries, for several years because of the Pandemic and now are making travel plans to go to some exciting places. Those plans should include recognizing that street crime like pickpockets and purse snatchers has always been a problem in areas where there areContinue reading “Travel: Dealing with Street Crime When You Travel To Places With Lots Of Tourists”
Travel: “Small Group Tours” for day trips for wine tasting and historic sites
On most of our trips Beth and I want to sample the local wine. But it is never a good idea to drive yourself to any wine tastings and especially in Europe the penalties are very harsh if you have had anything to drink and get stopped for any reason. We also like to getContinue reading “Travel: “Small Group Tours” for day trips for wine tasting and historic sites”
Travel – Booked Another Viking Cruise
We were foolish enough to click on a web broadcast on Viking’s In Search of the Northern Lights that they announced in an email. In addition to a great 40 minute presentation, they took questions through the web site. We were totally captivated and decided we wanted to do that cruise which runs between OctoberContinue reading “Travel – Booked Another Viking Cruise”
Bill's Thoughts on Wine, Travel, and Food 