WHAT: Cruise The Danube & Play Renowned Golf Courses

WHERE: In Hungary, Slovakia, Austria & The Czech Republic

WHEN: September 18 – October 1, 2020 (14 days)

Special Travel International is staging a very unique high-end cruise for next fall that combines a river cruise along the Danube with culture and some world class golf. Explore the beauty, culture and history of these fabled shores and enjoy great golf along the way.

DANUBE CRUISE: Budapest – Bratislava – Vienna – Wachau Valley Duernstein – Linz – Salzburg – Passau – Vilshofen + Prague

Overlooking The Verdant Hills Of Spain Lisa 'Longball' Launches One At The Finca Cortesin Golf Club - Image Credit Anton Vlooswyk

by Lisa 'Longball' Vlooswyk

As a passionate golfer I have made the heralded pilgrimages to Scotland and Ireland. They are 'must visit' destinations that expose you to some of the world’s greatest courses, but what next?

After you have walked over the Swilcan Bridge at St. Andrews and hit your approach shot on the 9th hole at Royal County Down, then where do you go?

I say Spain.

A webcam view of the first hole of The Old Course, where the grandstands are being built for this summer's Open Championship. (Image: St Andrews webcam)

by Brian Kendall

My morning webcam visits to the Old Course connect me to the game and fuel my imagination with the possibilities of the day. 

Rain or shine, every morning after breakfast I head straight for the first tee of the Old Course in St. Andrews. 

Well, not in person. But I almost feel like I’m there thanks to the spectacularly clear and versatile webcam operated by the St. Andrews Links Trust.

by Lisa 'Longball' Vlooswyk

My last article was Part one of a two Part series on my epic golf trip to Ireland. It detailed my adventures with my husband to Belfast and Northern Ireland and back down to Dublin including world renowned courses such as Royal Portrush, Portstewart, Royal County Down, Portmarnock and the Island.

by Lisa 'Longball' Vlooswyk

- Canada's 7-Time Women's Long Drive Champion Takes An 'Epic' Trip To 'Eire'