This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 3rd Monday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and photographer Judi Cohen, who discusses two European River Cruises that she experienced this year with Viking and Uniworld.

Passage to Eastern Europe cruise on Viking's Ullur took her through Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia. See her story on IFWTWA's FWT Magazine site: https://fwtmagazine.com/remembering-my-mother-a-culinary-journey-with-viking-cruises/

Her Uniworld journey on the S.S. Victoria took her to Holland and Belgium. See her story in: - Travel Life (pages 65-66): https://travellife.ca/travel-life-fall-2024/ - Canadian World Travller (pages 64-65): https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68731000/canadian-world-traveller-summer-2024-issue Keep up with Judi at https://travelingjudi.com/

Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) here: https://www.ifwtwa.org/

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From France and Italy to Budapest and the Bahamas, this episode of Big Blend Radio's VACATION STATION Travel Show features a panel discussion about Small Ship Cruising Around the World.

FEATURED GUESTS: - SHARON K. KURTZ – Travel writer & photographer at https://sharonkkurtz.com/ Read her cruise stories: * https://sharonkkurtz.com/unveiling-the-charms-of-coastal-maine-on-a-historic-tall-ship/ * https://sharonkkurtz.com/experience-the-romance-of-northern-italy-by-barge/

- ROSE PALMER - Travel writer and photographer at http://www.quiltripping.com/ Read her cruise stories: * https://quiltripping.com/european-waterways-la-bella-vita-cruise-review/ * https://quiltripping.com/quiet-luxury-in-the-french-countryside-a-burgundy-canal-cruise-review/ * https://quiltripping.com/luxury-sailing-holiday-in-greece/

- ELAINE A. POWERS - Author, conservationist, and biologist at https://elaineapowers.com/ * Read about her "Curtis, the Curly Tailed Lizard" series inspired by her research cruises in the Bahamas: https://elaineapowers.com/my-books/curtis-the-curly-tail-lizard-series/

- DIANE DOBRY– Food, wine, and travel writer at http://www.gettinghungary.com/ * Read her story about her Viking River Cruise in Europe: https://gettinghungary.com/rolling-on-the-river/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures with Linda Ballou" podcast focuses on her recent visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico, known as The City Different.

From Museum Hill and the Botanical Garden to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Old Town Plaza area, Historic Walking Tours, and Hiking in Santa Fe National Forest, to the Ojo Santa Fe Spa Resort, and more lodgings like The Sage Hotel and The Mystic, Linda shares what you can experience in this historic art, shopping, and recreational destination. Read her article about it all, here: https://nabbw.com/expert-columns/travel/linda-ballou-invites-you-to-experience-sensational-santa-fe-in-northern-new-mexico/

CATCH LINDA ON THE TRAVEL PANEL AT THE BOOKFEST, AN ONLINE EVENT. HER PANEL IS AT 11:45AM PT, ON SATURDAY, OCT. 26 - SEE: https://www.thebookfest.com/programming/ Follow Linda Ballou's adventures at https://lostangeladventures.com/ and learn more about her books at http://www.lindaballouauthor.com/

Listen to Big Blend Radio's "Lost Angel Travel Adventures" Show every 3rd Wednesday at High Noon PST, here on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzIUCV2e7qm3Bmktgu8osUzx2VOF35dgO&feature=shared