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photo courtesy of Viking Cruises The five-deck, custom-built, made-in-America riverboat, launched in 2022, accommodates 386 passengers in 193 all-outside staterooms with private balconies. That makes it about twice the size …

When the results of my ancestral DNA test came back almost 10 years ago, they validated what we had learned from reading a compelling family history, Mayflower to the Moon, …

Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia In 1492, the same year Columbus sailed for the New World, Spain expelled its Jews. They were given a choice: convert to …

Inside the Walls: Invading DubrovnikThe bus from Mostar took three and a half hours, and you could watch the landscape soften as we dropped in elevation toward the Adriatic. With …

Viking operates the most extensive fleet of river cruise ships in the world – with dozens of vessels plying the rivers of Europe, Egypt and Asia. For now, it has only …

For me, that moment came on my third day in Ubud, sitting across from a remarkable woman named Ni Wayan Murni, a plate of fried bananas between us, listening to …

As we approached the Jamestown side of cloud-shrouded Saint Helena in the pre-dawn light,  Skull Island from the old King Kong movie with Fay Wray came to mind — so …

Dag 1: DüsseldorfOn a warm August afternoon, we boarded the VIVA ONE together with our group. Ahead lay a week-long cruise through the Netherlands and Flanders. With luggage unpacked, welcome …

Leaving Ohrid for Bitola came with an unplanned show.The bus was delayed, so I killed time at the station and ran into Nora and Oliver again — familiar faces from …

Every journey begins with a familiar ritual. You’re settled into your seat, looking out the window as the cabin door closes and the safety demonstration begins. Before the plane even …