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Brian Jewell
Brian is the CEO & Executive Editor of The Group Travel Leader Inc. During more than two decades, his career in travel journalism has taken him to 48 U.S. states and dozens of foreign countries.
If you work in the tourism business, chances are that from time to time, you enjoy some perks on the job. If you work as a travel journalist, those times tend to come more frequently. This week on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, I’m enjoying the perks in spades. I arrived today at my accomodations for […]
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All photos appear courtesy of and copyright Anne Frank House/Anne Frank Fonds. A walk through modern Amsterdam is a charming way to spend a morning or afternoon. The city’s famous canals and pedestrian-friendly streets can create a feeling of perpetual peace. But we must not forget that Amsterdam has seen its darker days as well. […]
This morning I leave Amsterdam to return to the United States. Before I do, though, I’ll leave you with some scenes of Amsterdam’s beautiful canals and historic neighborhoods.
Photos Courtesy Van Gogh Museum If there’s one thing you must experience during a trip to Amsterdam (besides a Dutch pancake), it’s the city’s Van Gogh museum. Art lovers will immediately recognize this famous Dutch painter who, along with Rembrandt, is one of the Netherlands’ most prominent cultural figures. But even if you’re not brushed […]
Today I enjoyed one of Amsterdam’s most surprising and delicious treat’s ““ the Dutch pancake. Although we know pancakes as an American breakfast food, in Amsterdam and throughout the Netherlands they are favorite dishes for lunch or dinner. There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of pancake houses throughout this city serving locals and tourists alike ““ […]
Sometimes a good walk can clear your head and help you see the things around you in a new and fresh way. In Volendam, a small fishing village outside of Amsterdam, a simple walk through town gave me a new perspective. It’s a Saturday, you see. And that’s important. I don’t want to be jaded, […]
I’m in Holland (or the Netherlands, if you insist), for the christening of the ms Creativity, the newest ship to join Avalon Waterways’ river cruising portfolio. Along with a handful of international travel journalists, I’ve been on the ship for about a day now, getting to know the beautiful new vessel, and to […]
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