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Austrian Apple Strudel Recipe from Seefeld
This guest post comes from Debbie Moniz, our Manager of Creative Services. It’s a follow up to From the Road: The Alpine village of Seefeld.
Ingredients:
Dough -
1 lb of flour
A pinch of salt
1/2 fl. oz. of oil
1 cup of water
Filling -
3 lbs of cooking apples
1 oz. of cinnamon
2 oz. of sugar
1.5 oz. of vanilla sugar
2 oz. [...]
From the Road: The Alpine village of Seefeld
This guest post comes from LaVonne Hawking, our guest on a recent depature of Discover Switzerland, Austria and Bavaria.
We started the day with a train ride up the mountain- going in and out of the mountains via tunnels and the scenery was breathtaking. Upon arrival in Seefeld – we were greeted by our drivers and [...]
Visitors From Distant Lands: Beijing City Stay
This brilliant guest post comes from Jenny Rose, an Account Executive in our Groups Department. Previously she studied the Mayan culture of Latin America and taught English abroad in Mexico and Phuket, Thailand.
In the 1800’s, Washington Irving once wrote of the disconnect one experiences in seeing your familiar native land disappear behind you and [...]
Amazing food in the UK?
This guest post comes from Cassie Stetkiewicz our Product Specialist for the UK, Ireland and France.
That’s right. I just returned from a British Landscapes tour and I was surprised too. It is not something I thought that would have been a highlight, but it was a wonderful discovery.
The homemade soups were creative, the pastries were [...]
The Trip of a Lifetime in Australia and New Zealand
I had two dates with destiny in Australia. The first was that I was rapidly approaching my 30th birthday and I had promised myself that I would travel to all inhabitable continents by 30. You’ll learn about the second shortly.
Being busy professionals, Amanda and I knew that we wanted to go to Australia and New Zealand for [...]
How friendships form on Collette tours
One of the wonderful things about group travel is the interesting people you meet on tour – many of our passengers stay in touch long after the tour ends – and even make plans to travel together again in the future.
This guest post is the result of correspondence received from Valentina Chubak, who met Jane Honeycutt while [...]
From the Road: La France Magnifique
Gregory Hall, one of our seasoned Tour Managers, a citizen of France, who speaks fluent English, French and German, grew up in West Berlin, Germany, and now lives in Michigan. He spends much of his time guiding tours through Europe – and wants to take you on a virtual tour of some [...]
Capturing Newport
This guest post comes from Kateland Dittig, an intern at Collette Vacations. She is currently studying Communications and Journalism at Keene State College.
When I was given the opportunity to join the Collette videographers for a day and film Newport, I was more than enthralled. I never thought I would be given the chance to leave [...]
From the Road: New Zealand Rundown
Wanda Leas, one of our seasoned Tour Managers, has been a Tour Manager for over 25 years. She leads tours to New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and throughout the USA, has traveled to 28 countries and lived in 25 of them. She wants to take you on a virtual trip through some of her [...]
Fireman’s helmet travels halfway ’round the world
Jeffrey Scott, a Collette Vacations’ tour manager, shares this story which illustrates how travel can connect people who live thousands of miles away.
During the Passion Play season, one of our best partner restaurants in Oberammergau is the Zur Tini, which is owned by the Barnickel family. Andre and Monika’s son, Markus, who’s about 25 years [...]
