[caption id="attachment_1917" align="aligncenter" width="2016"] Selecting wines for Vinovia at the source in Argentina[/caption] [spacer height="20px"] In Vino Veritas For many of us, one of the great pleasures of travel lies in discovering and sampling local food and wine wherever our journeys may lead.

[spacer height="20px"] While your travel plans to Europe might still be a bit delayed during this time of international travel restrictions, we at Custom Travel Network have decided to bring a bit of Europe right here to your doorstep

In the wake of this year's events, Austria is one of the first European countries opening for business again. Vienna remains an all-time favorite among our travelers, and while we can't physically indulge in Wiener Schnitzel, classical music and the city's stellar museums quite yet, our friend Willy Haslinger, one of Vienna's top photographers, has made it po

500 years ago, on May 2, 1519 the genius painter, architect, inventor Leonardo da Vinci, found his demise. His brilliance, thinking and inventiveness were way ahead of the times he lived. Da Vinci’s polymath natural genius indisputably made him the best example of a true “Renaissance Man” and his contribution to art and science is immeasurable. Today he remains best known for his paintings, and two of them a

At Custom Travel Network, we receive a lot of requests for bespoke itineraries from families who want to experience a destination together. Traveling with our kids on a regular basis ourselves, we love arranging journeys for multi-generational parties, and have gained valuable experience over the

From time to time, I get the opportunity to step back into my earlier career as a tour director, and escort one of our VIP groups on their journey to amazing destinations in Europe and beyond. In that capacity, I am reporting live from the island of Jersey, in the English Channel and geographically closer to France than the United Kingdom. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on

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