Travels with Beth & Friends
Welcome to “Travels with Beth & Friends”, our travel blog. Here you will find interesting articles, advice, travel tips, vacation reviews and much more. Beth and here team of travel advisors have been all over the world and look forward to sharing their experiences with our readers. Enjoy!
Lake Como, Italy
Lake Como as a vacation destination belies the idea that Italy is all Roman ruins and antiquities. This picturesque area in the Lombardy region near Milan in the north of Italy ...
Romantic Santorini
Ask most anyone who has been to Santorini and they will invariably refer to it as the most beautiful vacation spot they have ever visited. “Heaven on earth”, is a frequent comment.
Plitvice Lakes National Park | Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park was the first of its kind established in Croatia, and proclaimed as a national park in 1949. Thirty years later the park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. If you are like most North Americans...
Gibraltar | Top Five Activities For The Visitor
Gibraltar is the oversea territory of the United Kingdom that sits at the "bottom" of Spain and commands the entrance to the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean. On a clear day you can, of course, see nearby Spain but also Morocco,,,,
Pompeii: What You Should Know Before You Visit
A visit to Pompeii is a popular shore excursion for any cruise line that stops in Naples, Italy as it is not far distant from the port.* For background, Pompeii was a Roman city that was decimated in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius ...
Adventure Travel: Tracking the Mountain Gorilla
With so many species of animals threatened by extinction, it may be your dream to see some of these animals in the wild. One threatened group, the mountain gorilla, has inspired strictly-managed tours in the Volcanoes National Park ...
