After getting a good response from my emails about lakes and mountains, I thought I would try rivers next. So, after the mighty Mississippi, and the amazing Amazon, what might be some of the others. I have yet to see the Nile, the longest in the world, though it is looking less likely as the years go by. Here you go: Mississippi River I went on a sunset dinner cruise with I worked for back in the 80s. Actually better than I thought it would be. But the water is muddy!
Amazon River One of the most amazing trips of my life. I would go again. Biodiversity, mosquitoes, but very interesting. (Photo above)
Rhine River My first river cruise, with the town of Rudesheim very cute, but cannot remember where I started or finished.
Volga River Somewhere in Siberia, I remember crossing the Volga River, perhaps having consumed too much Volga vodka!!
A sunset cruise, with mostly old ladies from a tour group from Vegas. Convergence of Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. (Photo of Vic Falls above).
Ob River Crossing at Novosibirsk, where I tried to deliver corn tortillas to a transplanted Texan who now makes vodka there.
Chao Praya River Most charming, labeled as the Venice of the east, I think it smells better than Venice! A definite Bangkok activity.
Some rivers are beautiful, some not. The best part is crossing them by plane, train or automobile, rather than in the water itself. The only one I crossed on foot was the Yukon, somewhere between the Arctic Circle and Fairbanks. The most impressive? Hard to say, perhaps the Danube, or the Amazon. Definitely, the Amazon.
