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VHR Travel VHR Travel, home of BCRBO, is a luxury travel service that will help create a perfect vacation for you and your family.

We offer vacation packages and sell Vacation Homes, Hotels, and Riverboats while you Travel in luxury to extraordinary destinations! We are all about Your Vacations, Hotel, and River Travel! We offer travel planning services for custom-designed independent Vacations, Boutique Hotels, Viking Riverboat Cruising, and Ski Adventures from Colorado's Rocky Mountains to “Ol’ Man River” the Mighty Missis

sippi River to Europe's Danube, Rhine, Seine, Bordeaux, Rhone, Saone, Douro, Elbe, Po Rivers; and beyond. We want you to enjoy extraordinary vacations in extraordinary locations. We started ten years ago as an owner- operated travel agency and have been responsible for creating wonderful memories for couples and families ever since. We have an extensive background in hospitality. Our combined expertise in travel and the hospitality industry helps us to know and anticipate what you will need for that perfect vacation. LET US MAKE VACATION PLANNING THE START OF YOUR VACATION! We offer a service that will help create your perfect vacation experience. Let us do the heavy lifting with packages and services from your front door: ground and air transportation, lodging, excursions, and concierge amenities. We take pride in thorough planning for your trip and cover any and all the details.

I visited the Musée du Louvre for the first time in 1986. When I saw the Mona Lisa painting, I was honestly not impress...
05/28/2026

I visited the Musée du Louvre for the first time in 1986. When I saw the Mona Lisa painting, I was honestly not impressed. I thought she was going to be big, like huge! Nope. I walked away thinking a sheet of paper was bigger. 😅

Today I learned she is much bigger than you think at 21 × 30 inches and her name in Italian means "My Lady Lisa." Here I am with this famous painting, and yep, this Colorado girl needs proof. 📸 I was there!

05/28/2026

Oh, Mona Lisa, why are you so very famous? And why do you have your own room at the Louvre? 🤔

Well, it turns out she was the talk of the town for 28 whole months and became a total pop-culture event that made her the most famous painting in the world.

The thief's name was Vincenzo Peruggia. Yep, I have no idea how to say that either, so let's call him Vin. Vin stole the Mona Lisa on August 21, 1911, hid it under his coat like a sneaky museum worker, and kept it in his apartment. In 1913, he tried to sell it to an Italian art dealer, got caught, and the painting was returned to the Louvre. That theft made the Mona Lisa world-famous overnight.

This Colorado girl is shocked! I thought the Mona Lisa was famous because Leonardo da Vinci painted her and her eyes are mysterious. Nope. She became famous because she was stolen.

05/27/2026

✨Oh là là the Eiffel Tower at night is pure magic!✨
Golden lights turn on right after dusk!

05/27/2026

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer." A quote from Dune that I repeated to find the courage to walk up to the railing on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower yesterday.

To be a tourist in Paris and skip the Eiffel Tower would be a sin! But that's not why I chose to face my fear of manmade heights. It was my sister Rachaell who had a poster on our bedroom wall, a pink border, the Eiffel Tower, and her dream to visit Paris, see the tower, and experience the fashion. She died in 1994 without fulfilling this dream.

So coming here with my mom and my sister Mary was all the more important.

As I stood with my back against the wall, praying for courage, tears streaming down my face, I felt Rachaell join me, reminding me that courage is love, and love is stepping forward. She was with me in those moments, and I did what felt impossible: I moved forward to share this moment.

This Colorado girl took 5 visits to the Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge in Colorado to actually make it from one side to the other. So yeah, I have a fear of heights.

Was it worth it? YES.

My mom wanted to see the Hall of Mirrors, and my sister and I wanted to see the Gardens.Little did we know, there was a ...
05/26/2026

My mom wanted to see the Hall of Mirrors, and my sister and I wanted to see the Gardens.
Little did we know, there was a surprise…

A stroll to the Hameau de la Reine (for us peasants who speak English, it’s the Queen’s Hamlet)!
[ 🇫🇷] Marie Antoinette wanted a rustic-looking village retreat in the gardens of Versailles, one that reminded her of her home in Austria, a young girl’s need for a safe haven. At age 14, she began creating the garden and village in 1783, and it was completed around 1786.

I am so glad our guide, Paula with Kingtours Versailles, practically begged us to make time for the journey to her little village. She was 100% right. We all loved the stroll, the gardens, and the village. It truly should be on everyone’s must-experience list.

This Colorado girl will let the photos speak for themselves. 📸✨

MOST KNOW FACT: Marie Antoinette never said “Let them eat cake.” The line was written decades earlier by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the phrase wasn’t blamed on her until 50 years after her death. It’s one of history’s most famous misquotes. 🍰👑

05/26/2026

Help me out: which season is this fountain showing? 🍇💦

This is one of the four fountains in the gardens at Versailles, and each fountain represents one of the four seasons.

Drop your guess below! 👇

🏔️🌉 Paris Has a Mountain in the Middle of Its Oldest Bridge! ✨I have to admit, I was completely fascinated by this art i...
05/26/2026

🏔️🌉 Paris Has a Mountain in the Middle of Its Oldest Bridge! ✨

I have to admit, I was completely fascinated by this art installation on Pont Neuf. It looked like a rocky mountain range rising right out of the bridge, and for a moment it felt like Paris had been transformed into something magical and unexpected. I knew it was art, but I couldn’t quite remember the details, so I went looking for the story behind it.

What I found was La Caverne du Pont Neuf by French artist JR, a temporary installation that turns Paris’s oldest bridge into a dramatic stone-like cavern. It is a creative tribute to the famous Pont Neuf Wrapped project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and it is one of those things that makes you stop, look again, and smile at the surprise of travel.

Paris always has a way of mixing beauty, history, and imagination in the most unforgettable ways. ✨🇫🇷

Great question Love

Have you ever had a vacation day that just did not go as planned? 😅✈️Well, today was that day for me, and it is hard to ...
05/25/2026

Have you ever had a vacation day that just did not go as planned? 😅✈️

Well, today was that day for me, and it is hard to let it go. I had a plan, and I knew where the tour was supposed to start. It was in the book, my vacation Bible. Then I got a notice from the booking app with a countdown to the tour time and what seemed like a helpful address. So I thought, wow, this is great, and gave that address to my Uber driver. He did not mention that the address was vague and unhelpful. He dropped us off in a part of Paris where three American women looked very out of place, and then drove away. We did inform Uber and got our money back (thank you, Christopher Love. The second driver did a much better job and got us to where we were supposed to meet, but the walking tour was long gone. 🚕🇫🇷

To be honest, I cried. But my mom, Jenny Fitt-Peaster, the superhero of this story, found an amazing brunch spot at LE DUNKERQUE, and we had a feast of our own. ☕🍳🥐 We ordered the formal brunch, which included a coffee drink, fruit juice, yogurt, a chocolate croissant, and a main dish, and we ate it all. Mom had eggs Benedict, Mary had a fromage omelet, and I had the Croque Madame. I cannot imagine the food tour would have been better. 😋

We then walked to Tootbus stop #1, took the Tootbus tour for the full route, and then walked back to our hotel. Oh, and did I mention it was 94°F? 🥵🚍

Well, this Colorado girl felt like she had let her mom and sister down. But as I type this, I realize we probably enjoyed our time together even more, just the three of us, sweating and walking, and the restaurant we found felt like a gem that most vacationers never discover. 💛

My mom hurt, I cried, and my sister stayed easygoing with a positive spirit. Not the day I planned, but definitely a day worth sharing. An epic story.

A quiet moment of remembrance. I honor all those who lost their lives in war and gave their lives in the hope of making ...
05/25/2026

A quiet moment of remembrance. I honor all those who lost their lives in war and gave their lives in the hope of making the world a better place for those who survived. I know my life is a blessing, and I am deeply grateful to the men and women who made that possible.

05/24/2026

WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE! 🌿💦✨The fountains are only flowing in summer!

Paula with Kingtours Versailles was our guide, and she made our journey through time, fountains, and gardens one that even a princess would be enchanted by. It was pure magic. 👑✨

It was fun filled tour through the gardens by golf cart, tram, and even bicycle for some of us. And yes, we walked as well. 🚗🚋🚲🚶‍♀️

My favorite water feature was the Bosquet de la Salle de Bal, a green amphitheater with tiered seating and a huge waterfall. Standing next to it, the sound felt like the earth was rumbling as the water tumbled over eight stepped levels. 🌊🏛️

This Colorado girl wishes the bench seating were still available to sit on instead of being covered in grass. I could have enjoyed that space for an hour. It was truly lovely. 💚

Pro Tip: Musical fountain shows run Saturdays and Sundays April-October; plus Tuesdays from May-June (check times). dress for walking on gravel paths, and bring water bottle our tour was approximately 6 hours!

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