Blog - Onward Travel

France & England: The Final Days

As Winnie’s journey came to a close, the final ports carried a different kind of meaning. After months at sea and across continents, arriving in Le Havre, France felt less like another stop—and more like a return. “It felt wonderful…

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Molly’s Memories of Ireland

Inspired by The Cooking Cottage's dreamy trips to Ireland, I took a semester off from college in fall 2008 and traveled to Ballymaloe Cookery School in County Cork, Ireland. Once the shock of all the dishwashing I had to do wore off, I had…

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Happy birthday, Julia!

It is the week of Julia Child's birthday, the perfect moment to take a walk down memory lane. As those "in the know" are aware, Kat's and my mother (Peggi) and grandmother (Winnie) kickstarted Onward Travel by offering culinary tours in Europe…

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An Afternoon with Halfdan Pedersen

This spring Onward Travel brought a group of AIGA members from across the United States to Iceland for Spring B'Reykjavik, our third annual design-focused trip centered around the Icelandic design festival called DesignMarch. One of the highlights…

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Reminiscing about Amore in Italy: Tuscany

In October we travelled to Tuscany for two back-to-back tours with Chef Jenna of Amore Trattoria in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We visited charming Tuscan villages: Cortona, Greve in Chianti, Montalcino, Bagno Vignoni, Siena... and savored the absolutely…