Halfway There. What’s that about? An early stop was at a scenic overlook of the old city, located on … Continue reading Our Tour of Toledo, On our first outing during our time in Madrid we headed to the Royal Palace. Photos: Far and Near. Dick opted out of this trip because he feared there would be too much knitting! Halfway There Travelers? Bamberg is the first stop on Viking River Cruise’s “Christmas in Germany” cruise after leaving Nuremberg. Dick opted out of this trip because he feared there would be too much knitting! As our taxi drove us from the airport to our hotel, the boulevards were lit up with Christmas lights: When we opened up the balcony doors of our room … Continue reading Christmas Season in Madrid, Happy New Year! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Dick and Tracey Dramstad moved from Montana to Massachusetts after college way back in 1982. Plan business meetings with our Meeting Planner and find somewhere in the middle of everyone. Find a Halfway Point. (We explained in an earlier post why we’re calling this a trip and not a cruise.) It took a long time for that to actually happen, though. Archives for posts with tag: Travel. The Palace surrounds the gigantic Plaza de la Armeria, with the similarly imposing Catedral de Santa Maria la Real de la Almudena church nearby. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This video … Continue reading Madrid Sights, We ate and drank quite well while we were visiting Madrid. But this was just our layover on the way to our destination. Strasbourg has a very special Christmas market A year ago Tracey and I were a Viking River Cruises Rhine Getaway cruise during the Christmas market season, when holiday markets pop up in the plazas and around cathedrals in towns and cities across Europe with a varying selection of (usually) handmade Christmas decorations, local food specialties, and … Continue reading #TBT – Strasbourg Christmas Market, Thanksgiving really is not a thing in Amsterdam. It took a long time for that to actually happen, though. Its front facade is shown in the picture at the top of this page. One of the reasons that we picked the Boston area for work was that we would be halfway to Europe, where we hoped to regularly travel. Tweak and filter your search criteria, drag and drop with our interactive map, find just the place you need and even email directions to the whole party! It’s been a while since our last installment here on Halfway There Travelers. Metal Skyway. We were able to spend three days in Amsterdam before starting our Viking River cruise on the Rhine to Basel, Switzerland. Everywhere we went, one of the food specialities regularly on hand was Iberian ham, some of which is featured in the butcher shop above. Funny thing, the first trip posted on Halfway There Travelers is missing half the team. About the only sign of the holiday we could find were the turkey and cranberry sandwiches in Starbucks. Halfway There offers you and your partner relaxing, luxury accommodation under African skies, the perfect reprieve from the bustling city life. June 13, 2016 // 0. Posts about Travel written by Dick. If you look closely at the brightly-lit charcuterie shop below, you can see its name – Museo del Jamón – … Continue reading Madrid Food & Drink, We arrived in Madrid on December 8, a Sunday night during the Feast of the Immaculate Conception long weekend, which is a huge holiday in Spain. We are delighted to learn that Olivier is now also sharing his deep knowledge of wine on … Continue reading Throwback: Terroir, It’s been a while since our last installment here on Halfway There Travelers. One of the reasons that we picked the Boston area for work was that we would be halfway to Europe, where we hoped to regularly travel. Posted on January 19, 2020. We’ll be using this blog to share information about our travels. My husband and I created this travel blog together. No more extra driving, lost time, or wasted gas. We’ve been back home for three months from our trip to Spain and Portugal for a Viking river cruise on the Douro, and it’s been nearly six weeks since our last post about the brief stop we made in Coimbra on our … Dollar Did It / HalfWay There Travel | Glamper & Graphic Designer who is all about get-aways, and always looking for print/digital inspirations for my next freelance social media, and design jobs! My mother, JoAnn Jensen, and I joined a tour hosted by my cousin, Tammy Eigeman Thompson … Continue reading Shetland Sheep – Baaa! In this set of #ThrowBackThursdayTripPictures, I’ll spare you … Continue reading #TBTTP – Thanksgiving 2016 in Amsterdam, For this week’s installment of Throw Back Thursday Trip Pictures (#TBTTP), I’ve selected  Bamberg, Germany. Madrid Sights. Please post in the comments section on our blog entries. Our tour included almost all the travelers (~dozen) who were also on the Viking extension with us in Madrid. As the end of 2019 we went on our seventh Viking River cruise in Portugal. Here, this might be a better clue: We had a nice, long layover at the Zurich airport (“Flughafen” is … Continue reading On the Road Again…. The college was established in 1290 in Lisbon and relocated multiple times, but it’s been permanently … Continue reading Coimbra, Briefly, Viking’s river cruise on the Douro is preceded by a two-night stay in Lisbon. We also plan to post tidbits from our previous trips with Throwback Thursday Trip Pictures (#TBTTP). I suppose it’s about time to dive back into a recap of our December, 2019 trip along the Douro River with Viking. All this time we of course did travel around the U.S., especially back home to Montana, but 30 years later (after the minor diversions of raising two sons) we finally went more than halfway for our first real trip to Europe – a Viking River Cruises on the Seine from Paris to Normandy. Halfway There Travelers? Find the exact halfway point by time or distance and then choose a venue to meet or stop at. We’d like to hear from you. Funny thing, the first trip posted on Halfway There Travelers is missing half the team. Whether you are meeting a far away friend, organizing a Craigslist transaction, or connecting with a client for lunch, MeetWays helps you find the halfway point. Dick and Tracey Dramstad moved from Montana to Massachusetts after college way back in 1982. Home; Trip Albums; Photo Albums. We’ve been hooked ever since. Whimsies; About Us; Contact; Tag: Travel. Our last post from this trip was all about Port wine, with entries from Grahams in Porto, … Continue reading Favois: Nativity Scenes & Bread, Ahead of our Rhône river cruise through Provence with Viking in 2018, we took an all-day wine tour with Olivier Hickman of Wine Uncovered that we wrote about in our post: Our Wine Tour in the Southern Rhône.