This trip was planned for January 2021, but like so many others in the past two years, quickly became a COVID casualty when cases in Utah skyrocketed. Because we’d had such a good time visiting Arches and Canyonlands in January of 2020 – and because we just can’t deal with Utah’s stifling heat and oppressive crowds in the h... Read More

I’m confused about the booster requirements to obtain the Vaccine Pass in France. We will be in France for 6 weeks starting Mar 22, returning the 1st week of May. 2nd booster shots aren’t available yet in California. I received my 1st booster at the end of Sept within 7 months of my 2nd shot. My husband’s booster was in early Nov and was 8 months a... Read More

Hello all, My husband and I will have one week in Lyon at the end of August, early September. We should have a couple of days where we can venture outside of Lyon. I’m wondering what day trips you can recommend for us. We are willing to take transit, train, and can even hire a car for a day or two. Oh, we have already been to Chamonix and Annecy... Read More

I know of some, but can someone provide a full list of hotels either in the terminals, or else within a short and safe walking distance. Thanks. Read More

We are east coasters planning to fly to Seattle & drive to Southern CA. We have 4-6 weeks to drive down the coast & play. My thought is to stop at 4-5 airbnbs for +/-5 days along the way to enjoy each area. We love the parks, bike riding, photography and local culture (art, music & food). Planning is overwhelming to us: everything we've researched... Read More

Hello Friends, I am planning a trip to Switzerland April 22nd to May 8th with my Husband and a 2 yr old kid. This is our first trip to this country and my dream vacation. We plan to spend 17 days but I am getting confused about weather the more I read so I would like some thoughts from locals or anyone who has visited in April on what to expect. I... Read More

Hello, Does anyone know if there are any freighters allowing passengers from Europe to the US? Read More

DH and I fly into San Diego @6:00 pm Friday, Feb 4 and we depart Saturday, Feb 12 @8:45 am. We have reserved a rental car. We want to see both San Diego and LA. Tentatively plan to drive to LA Friday night, and headed south to San Diego area Monday or Tuesday. Or, we can stay in San Diego at the beginning of the trip. Any pros or cons? Thank you.... Read More

My daughter and I are planning a trip to see Noah's Ark and the Creation Museum at the end of March. We have never been to any of these states before and looking for ideas for a 1-1/2 week trip. We aren't interested in big cities/crowds, museums in general. We ARE interested in small towns, local shops, good food, beautiful scenery, picnics.... in... Read More

My husband and I are beginning to talk about our third trip to Europe - probably for the Spring of 2023. On our first trip we visited London, Paris, Venice, Cinque Terre, and Rome. Second trip was Prague, Vienna, Munich, Lucerne and Varenna on Lake Como. Each trip was about 15-16 days and we want to do about the same next time but are struggling wi... Read More

I am looking to spend a week in Utah in June but changing to May because of the temperatures. Reading it could be in mid 90s in June. Will be traveling with husband and 2 sons (25+). Would like to do hiking (not extreme). Arches is on bucket list along with Goblin. Would also like to visit Canyonlands. Would like to limit the number of d... Read More

We have been booked (and fully paid) on the Silversea Dawn leaving Ft Lauderdale on March 14, 2022, and cruising to Lisbon. A lot of rumors going around that it would be cancelled. Then Silversea sent a memo confirming it would sail as scheduled. Last week a poster on another forum allegedly quoting a SS official stating that the Dawn was cancelled... Read More

Today's my birthday (old) and I'm feeling a little melancholy. Self-indulgent as always, I suppose. But I found myself responding to a thread about Alaska and my thoughts turned to when I first moved there in the late 1970s, now closing in on 45-50 years ago. I took a lot of pictures around then, and over the past 18 months (thanks, Covid) I've be... Read More

This is meant to be a poll. Where did you decide to go the very first time you went to Europe? I say 'as an adult' in the thread title because when you are a kid, you don't always have a say in the matter or are not doing the planning. And it is almost certain you are not paying for it! This is mostly meant for people who did not already live i... Read More

It is my intention to complete his report as we go and then expand upon it in our blog later.That’s the plan, if it works out that way, no one will be more surprised than I, After a negative covid test at Boots in Paddington Station we boarded the Piccadilly Line tube to Heathrow. The carriages were pleasantly uncrowded, such is the nature of p... Read More

How is the scenery on the train from Paris to Avignon and Provence to Paris? Picturesque? We're trying to avoid renting a car as our time is limited. Thanks for your input!! Read More

Hi. We've done some legwork and have narrowed our car rental down to Sixt in the Strasbourg train station. We'll get international driver's licenses, etc., but we're looking for info that I can't find online. First, what was your experience, driving in France as an American? I'm a bit intimidated; we live in a rural area where even traffic li... Read More

I want to drive from Long Beach to Henderson, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce and Monument Valley. Have you done this drive? What route is best? I would like to make the drive a "loop" taking in as many sites possible in one week. Thank you. Read More

We have been asked to babysit our grandson for a couple of nights in Paris, while our son and DiL attend as destination wedding. Since we will be fully retired by then, we have a lot of free time afterwards and thought we might as well stick around. (Covid has kept us from foreign travel recently.). I thought after Paris we might head to Charlevi... Read More

2 years ago, I was scheduled to fly on Lufthansa by way of Frankfurt. It appears that Lufthansa no longer flies out of PHL and a suitable replacement hasn't appeared. I'd like a non-stop to a European city that would have flights to Graz, and from Dubrovnik, Croatia. Hoping I have missed an obvious answer. Fall 2022. Read More

I am beginning to plan for a trip in mid-April, pandemic conditions and restrictions permitting of course. For this trip, I’m focused on places that are easy to reach, familiar rather than exotic, good food, and a variety of sights and sounds urban and natural. For these reasons, I am narrowing my list of options to Europe. High on the list is the... Read More

I am confused by this statement describing acceptable tests on Air France. Does a Rapid Antigen test result meet the qualification if it is not an at-home test, but administered at a testing facility? We are making a 3 hour drive and then flying out of LAX to CDG on a Monday evening, so our testing options are limited. ”Test:

This is the second part of the trip report, “From the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Seas in 5 weeks (Italy & Croatia)”. Having just spent 3 glorious weeks in Croatia, we’ve now arrived in Ital... Read More

I am trying to plan a three week trip for me, my wife and our 7 year old daughter. We we’re thinking of flying from Florida at the end of February and then spending three weeks there but we are not huge snow skiers. My daughter loves to play in the snow sledding tubing etc. I am happy to do a road trip and see the sigh... Read More

My wife and I have been to Europe several times. Spain 3 times; Barcelona, Malaga, Seville and the whole northern coastal towns. This will be our first 3 week road trip on the southern part, Seville to Barcelona. I would like to know any sites I should not miss. We are into any cultural history, specially churches and sites of the 3 major religions... Read More