Fill your heart with Ireland

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 by Bryan Smith   Filed under: Ireland

Tags:

Travel Thought for the Week

Monday, April 27, 2020 by Bryan Smith   Filed under: Travel Thoughts

“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.”
– T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets (1943)

Tags:

Notre-Dame cathedral restoration restart

Thursday, April 23, 2020 by Bryan Smith   Filed under: News | Paris


The Local reports that work on Paris' fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral will restart on Monday.

Tags:

Visit the Netherlands virtually: Five Films

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 by Bryan Smith   Filed under: Netherlands

Here are five films to keep your wanderlust alive, and visit the Netherlands while you stay home.


Girl with a Pearl Earring

Nominated for three Academy Awards, Girl With a Pearl Earring tells the imagined, intriguing and highly seductive story behind one of Vermeer's greatest and most enigmatic paintings.

Watch now on Amazon


A Bridge Too Far


An historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.



The Hiding Place

The true story of a family that fought the Nazi madness with the only weapon they had. Love. Golden Globe nomination.

Watch now on Amazon


1572: The Battle of Harlem

The film is inspired by the true story of Kenau who led an army of women in the siege of Haarlem by the Spaniards in 1572 during the Eighty Years' War between the Netherlands and Spain. Dutch language film with English subtitles.

Watch on Amazon now


Tulip Fever

An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam.

Watch on amazon now


Tags:

The Sunny Side of Germany

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 by Bryan Smith   Filed under: News


Southwestern Germany encompasses an area from Heidelberg in the north, down through Stuttgart, the Black Forest, and the Swabian Alps to Lake Constance on the Swiss & Austrian borders. It gets more days of sunshine than any other part of Germany. Dream now, travel later. And when you're ready, I'm a certified specialist in the area.

Tags:

Show more posts

Compare Rental Cars

Find great deals on hotels

Booking.com

Eurailpasses and Train Tickets

A Single Stop for European Rail Travel

Blog Archives

Hand Crafted Travel's Blog Archives

With over 40 years of travel experience, we are experts in many areas

BritAgent logo
Switzerland Specialist logo
Ponant logo
Cuckoo logo
Wales logo
Visit Flanders logo
Scenic logo

Hand Crafted Travel respects your privacy. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

STAY CONNECTED

Some offers that appear on this website are from companies from which Hand Crafted Travel® LLC may receive compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). Please view the Privacy Policy for more information.

Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any advertiser or affiliated company. Any product claims, statistics, quotes or other representations should be verified with the manufacturer or service provider.

All content © 1992 – 2022 Hand Crafted Travel LLC

We love cookies. Most cookies are delicious, but those aren't the kind of cookies we're talking about. We use little files called "cookies" to make our website awesome for you. By using our website you consent to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.