Episodes

  • Small Ship Cruising in Japan with Heritage Expeditions
    Jul 29 2024

    This episode of Big Blend Radio's VACATION STATION Travel Show features travel writer and photographer Rose Palmer who shares her 10-day small ship cruising experience on the Sacred Japan and South Korea route with Heritage Expeditions. Read her article and watch the short video highlighting the Heritage Adventurer flagship, and the places she visited, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/small-ship-cruise-with-heritage-expeditions-in-japan/

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    36 mins
  • Adventures with Iceland ProCruises
    Jan 13 2024

    This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer Rose Palmer who talks about her 10-day travel adventure with Iceland ProCruises. On this 10-day cruise, she experienced the major cultural and scenic highlights as well as some off the beaten path sights with knowledgeable local guides. Read her story here: http://tinyurl.com/mv7536p5

    Traveling the world is one of Rose Palmer's deepest passions which continues to add to her ever growing quilt of life experiences. She likes to focus her traveling lens on art, architecture, history, nature and soft adventure with a touch of luxury. Rose shares her award winning stories and photos on her blog https://quiltripping.com/

    Learn more about the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) at https://www.ifwtwa.org/

    Follow Big Blend Radio's "Food, Wine & Travel" Shows with IFWTWA Here: https://shows.acast.com/big-blend-radio-ifwtwa

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    42 mins
  • Pandaw Cruise on the Mekong River
    May 12 2023

    This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Friday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and photographer Rose Palmer who talks about her cruise experience with Pandaw on the Mekong River.

    Imitated, but never duplicated, Pandaw is the original riverboat cruise company on the mighty Mekong in Asia. Rose cruised on two of Pandaw’s classic river boats on the Mekong. She started with an 11-day sailing on the upper Mekong through Laos on the Laos Pandaw, and then went on a classic 7-day cruise on the Bassac Pandaw exploring the Lower Mekong through Vietnam and Cambodia. Read her story: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/cruising-with-pandaw-on-the-mekong-river/

    Follow Rose Palmer's adventures at https://quiltripping.com/

    Special thanks to the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) - https://www.ifwtwa.org/

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Barge Cruising with European Waterways
    Aug 12 2022

    European Waterways has become an expert at providing a unique canal cruise offering. The company has 12 barges throughout the many regions in France as well as itineraries and boats on other waterways throughout Europe. A canal barge cruise is unlike any other cruising experience you may have already done. The setting is intimate, and the service is extremely personal and attentive.

    This episode of Big Blend Radio's 2nd Friday "Food, Wine & Travel" Show with IFWTWA features travel writer and photographer Rose Palmer who shares her barge cruising experience with European Waterways. Both of her barge cruises were in France – one on the Burgundy Canal and one in the Loire Valley on the Canal de Briare. Read her story: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/why-a-luxury-barge-cruise-should-be-on-your-bucket-list/

    Special thanks to the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) - https://www.ifwtwa.org/

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    36 mins