Tamara is hosting an all-women small group trip to Portugal this fall and she would love for you to join her! Find out all the details and sign up here.

Did you know that Kim has been on safaris in four African countries? Today she shares some great tips that will help you decide where you might want to go, understand the differences between various safari experiences, and provide some advice for planning an African safari trip.

You can read more about a few of Kim's safari experiences here:

• Garden Lodge, Chobe River, Botswana
• Chobe National Park, Botswana
• South Africa

Tamara is hosting an all-women small group trip to Portugal this fall and she would love for you to join her! Find out all the details and sign up here.

In this episode, Tamara talks about her two-week German Christmas Markets road trip! If you have this magical holiday trip on your radar, make sure to give this episode a close listen and check out the following articles:

• German Christmas Market itinerary (10-day road trip)
• Beyond Bratwurst: 32 German Christmas Market foods and drinks to try
• 5 Reasons to visit the Stuttgart Christmas markets
• 7 Christmas Markets near Frankfurt work a day trip

Before we say goodbye to summer and pull on our flannels and break out the pumpkin spice, Tamara and Kim are back with a recap of Tamara's European summer travels including a month spent exploring France by river and barge cruise!

Tamara first spent two weeks in the United Kingdom, on a road trip through both Scotland and Wales with two other travel writers. She then took the Eurostar down to France and spent one week cruising through the Canal Nivernais on the Hotel Barge Elisabeth. Next, she went to Bordeaux and her husband joined her for a weeklong river cruise with AmaWaterways. Tamara finished up her summer of cruising with another canal barge cruise with European Waterways on the Canal du Midi in Southern France.

The Mavens break down the differences between river and barge cruising and what to expect on each.

Mentioned on the Podcast:

• 2 Days in Edinburgh itinerary
• Wales road trip itinerary
• Prettiest villages in Wales
• Cruising through Burgundy, France on the Hotel Barge Elisabeth
• Barge Lady Cruises - travel agency specializing in barge cruising
• Things to do in Bordeaux, France
• AmaWaterways
• Guide to a Bordeaux river cruise with AmaWaterways
• European Waterways