With each new day, I have every intention of writing a blog post or uploading photos. Somehow the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months. Time gets away from me and I realize it’s been nearly six months since my last post. I also get (not so) subtle reminders from my good … More Finally Catching Up…
After a long, relaxing winter season, I am back on the road as a Tauck Tour Director! The scheduling process for the home office is a huge machine with thousands of moving parts. Therefore, your schedule can shift or change at any time. I received my schedule and it quickly changed and then changed again. … More On the Road Again….
My second training trip came to an end and my third training trip was about to begin. On my first two trips, I was the only trainee and I was paired with a specific TD (Tour Director). On this third trip, there is something called batch training. There will be 5 trainees and one dedicated … More Accelerated Sailing
As we sailed away, Kati gave wheelhouse commentary on the beautiful Wachau Valley. After a relaxing afternoon and another delicious dinner, we arrived in Vienna, Austria around 8:30pm. Once the sailors secured the ship, we disembarked and boarded the coaches for a night drive around Vienna to see the illuminated “ring road.” It was quite … More Icing on the Cake
Sunday marked the halfway mark of my 2nd training tour and I have to say that I am loving my new adventure and am excited about my new career path! We spent the morning on the ship, going through lock after lock after lock. Around 10am, Anke held a fun lecture called “German Language: How … More A Memorized Moment
On Saturday, we visited the town of Nuremberg, Germany (aka Nurnberg). Nuremberg is along the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and is the second largest city in the German state of Bavaria, with a half million in population. Our guests could choose one of two tours: Medieval Nuremberg or World War II. I joined Kati on the … More If Only…
On Thursday, we had a choice of going to Wurzburg or Rothenburg. I joined Kati in Wurzburg, along with about 20 guests. Wurzburg is a city in southwestern Germany, in the state of Bavaria, on the Main River. It is a railroad junction, and industrial center, and the commercial hub of an agricultural region noted … More So Many B’s: Bratwurst, Bavaria, Beer and Bamberg
The next stop on our itinerary was Rudesheim, Germany. We had the morning onboard as we sailed along the Middle Rhine Valley en route to Rudesheim. The day had a foggy start and it was difficult to see the castles along the banks of the river. The fog lifted just as we were approaching Loreley. … More Foggy Mornings & Rookie Mistakes
On Saturday, my stay at the Amstel and 4 day break in Amsterdam came to an end. Training trip #2 was about to begin. The upcoming trip is 15 days long and will all take place aboard the MS Esprit. We will start in Amsterdam and end in Budapest. Similar to the last trip, there … More Small Town Girl
with Amsterdam! No agenda yesterday….other than to avoid getting run over by a bicyclist. They are LITERALLY everywhere! Old and young, men and women, rain or shine, parents with multiple children (yes, I saw a mom with THREE children all on ONE bike!)….you name it, they are riding a bike! I set out from the hotel around … More I have fallen in love…
the wandering way 