American World Traveler Fall 2016 Issue
Now in our 14th year of publishing, American World Traveler explores the culture and history of worldwide destinations, sharing the adventure of discovery with our readers and motivating them to make their travel dreams a reality. Published quarterly, AWT helps sophisticated, independent American travelers choose their next destination by offering a lively blend of intelligent, informative articles and tantalizing photographic images from our World’s best destinations, cruises, accommodations and activities to suit every traveler's taste
Now in our 14th year of publishing, American World Traveler explores the culture and history of worldwide destinations, sharing the adventure of discovery with our readers and motivating them to make their travel dreams a reality. Published quarterly, AWT helps sophisticated, independent American travelers choose their next destination by offering a lively blend of intelligent, informative articles and tantalizing photographic images from our World’s best destinations, cruises, accommodations and activities to suit every traveler's taste
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Touring France with Viking River Cruises<br />
Article & Photography by Michael Morcos & Natalie Ayotte<br />
Viking River Cruises have taken all<br />
the guess work and hassles out<br />
of cruising and they create a<br />
comfortable, new way of travelling for many<br />
North <strong>American</strong>s, and it is a truly perfect<br />
way to travel. From the pick-up at the airport<br />
to destination debarkation, the trip is seamless.<br />
We enjoyed the first leg of our trip and after<br />
two wonderful days of visiting Lyon, we continued<br />
sailing along the mighty Rhone and<br />
enjoyed a short trip to Macon and then<br />
southwards towards Provence and the beautiful<br />
Mediterranean region. This would bring<br />
us to Vienne, Tournon & Viviers, Arles and<br />
finally Avignon!<br />
Set in the beautiful Burgundy region, Macon<br />
is surrounded by chestnut forests and pine<br />
trees, with rolling Beaujolais vineyards,<br />
renowned for its fruity red wines and its soil,<br />
ideal to grow the Gamay grapes, which produces<br />
the lighter, fruitier wine found in<br />
Beaujolais. There are many breathtaking<br />
views, and the Viking tour visits many wonderful<br />
locales. The renowned Chateau des<br />
Ravatys was one such location, and there we<br />
got to see some spectacular wine cellars and<br />
got a few wine tasting lessons with the<br />
chateau’s famous burgundy wines.<br />
Sadly, there were days where we had to<br />
choose between multiple options. On this<br />
occasion, it was a choice between the Abbey<br />
of Cluny, known for its magnificent medieval<br />
abbey ruin, and a Truffle and Goat cheese<br />
Farm. We chose the latter tour as we are<br />
fans of all such irresistible French Delicacies!<br />
Our knowledgeable guide explained how<br />
France has become a major exporter of<br />
Goat cheese while we enjoyed the scenery<br />
driving to the farm. Once there, it was a<br />
pleasure to taste some of the prized cheese<br />
from a local farm. We then headed to a<br />
nearby truffle orchard for some amazing<br />
treats and were personally greeted by the<br />
current proprietor of this century-old familyowned<br />
property. The experience was<br />
topped off when our host took us through<br />
his prized truffle orchard!
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