My wife & I are planning a 10 or 12 day trip to Switzerland with our 2 young kids of 6 & 4. My wife would like to fly into Zurich, then hire a car for the duration while making our base in Lauterbrunnen or Lucerne so we can travel around. I, on the other hand would prefer to drive down from the UK in our own vehicle (Ford Galaxy). I'm aware t... Read More

If anyone has been in Italy recently, is it easy to get a test to fly back to the US and get the results quickly for flying? Thanks in advance for your help Read More

Delta Airlines is going to start testing whether or not waiving checked bag fees will speed up the boarding process by reducing the number of carry-ons. The test will be conducted on selected customers departing from Boston. Like the airline doesn't already know the answer to this? OR, is thing going to be one of those, "We listened and have deci... Read More

As mentioned in my earlier post I am going to do my first US/Calfornia Trip in October or November for 3 weeks. I will go on my own. I will arrive in San Francisco then also visit LA and then San Diego. From San Diego I am going to fly back to Europe and then back to Austria. I already have plenty of plans for SF and San Diego. But so much f... Read More

Hi everyone! I'm going to EU this summer (June to July) for one and a half months. My questions is, will I save money by advance booking the hostels that I'm going to stay? Because I'm scared all the hostels will be sold this summer. And, also is it the same goes in train tickets, should I also buy the tickets in advanced? Thank you. Read More

First World Problems! I cannot pick a Caribbean island. I’m looking at Usvi/BVI, curaçao, Turks, Antigua. I want lots of great snorkeling and beautiful beaches. Off shore snorkeling is fine but Fiji spoiled us with snorkeling right off the beach. We are not the sit on the beach and drink type. I want to hike, kayak, snorkel, eat some yummy food an... Read More

Hi everyone! We are 2 active seniors on a short trip to Portugal, first time, mid June. We most likely won’t return, so appreciate your thoughts. we are definitely starting in Porto, 3 nights , with day trip to Douro. ending trip 4 nights in Lisbon, with side trip to Sintra definitely ; possibly visit Cascais to see the coast perhaps. we can u... Read More

You have all been a big help for us trying to get to Spain this Christmas. I studied in Spain years ago and husband has been to Madrid and Seville. Kids, 18 and 20, have never been to Spain. I have a bunch of flights on hold (with miles) so need to confirm by tomorrow. Option 1 12/16-arrive Granada -3 nights Granada 12/19-12/21-2 nights Cordo... Read More

Hi all, We're planning to travel to Paris, Florence, and Rome this summer with our artsy 17-year old, introducing them briefly to Europe for a couple of weeks. Feeling antsy re making the trip this summer or alternatively 2023. Concerned that majority of restaurants, outdoor markets may still be closed. Have you been lately? How open is it? Of cou... Read More

We will be traveling to Barcelona in mid-May, staying there for a couple of days, and then driving along the coast of France into Italy, where we'll head to Cinque Terre (ending our trip in Florence). I know very little about the coast north of Barcelona or the southern coast of France, but we are interested in stopping in little villages, seeing i... Read More

Finally used Delta credit from canceled Covid trip to book round trip to Athens. I've never been to Greece. My husband had been many years ago, to Athens and Hydra. I'm thinking 1st 2 nights and last 1 night will be in Athens. That leaves 7 for Island hopping. I want to keep island combo logistically sensible. No really long trips traveling between... Read More

Certainly many have been thru this process ~ any suggestions? Thank you. Read More

After a month of many many days of below freezing temperatures here in Vermont, we have committed to being elsewhere next winter. We will both be in our 70s, have traveled a great deal in Europe but never stayed anywhere for more than a couple of weeks. So far, I have made a deposit on a VRBO apartment in Valencia mid December through end of Janu... Read More

I will be travelling from Istanbul and have a chance to stop in either Ljubljana or Zagreb for a few days. Any recommendations on which to choose? (Interests are in history, architecture, culture). Thank you! Read More

I am looking for a nice beach hotel between (but not in) LA and San Diego. Suitable for us as family with two boys aged 21 and 18. Needs a pool and not be too small. Luxury, comfortable and suitable for 4 nights stay so activities at hotel or nearby. Any suggestions? Read More

We are planning a family trip to California. We are planning to meet my daughter and her boyfriend who live in LA, in Sonoma. The plan is to spend two nights there and then drive down the coast to Carmel where we would spend one night. My other daughterAnd her boyfriend will be flying into LA so the original plan was to meet them in Santa Barbara-... Read More

Help! Itinerary advice needed for total of 6 days (friend will be with me 4 of 6 days.) Mid-March travel and departure airport is Madrid. Prefer to focus on Seville, Cordoba with friend (or Toledo when just me) instead of Madrid this trip. We want a mix of sightseeing, strolling through charming old town and enjoying good wine, food/tapas and vie... Read More

Hello, We shall spend a coiuple of nights in Granada and booked the Melia Granada Hotel - we shall be there over easter (April) and apparently the airconditioning won't be on at that time of year, besides which it sounds as if they do not have very good aircon no matter what - so I shall cancel our stay there. Unfortunately we are going over... Read More

We're planning a week or two in Italy late June/early July. I'm looking at a house in Portovenere for a week. We'll be driving to get there and take ferry's while we are there, with an occasional day trip by car. How slow is the road between Portovenere and La Spezia? Google maps says 27 minutes, but that seems optimistic. I have not been to th... Read More

Hi. I am a vanlifer and I am having a difficult time trying to find a blanket that keeps me warm at night. What are the best options? If you have a link, please share. An example of one I tried recently was Bedsure Sherpa Fleece Throw Blanket on Amazon as seen in the uploaded screenshot. It looks comfortable and warm but the fluffy whit... Read More

My wife and I are spending two weeks in Italy this (early) September and have five nights at the end of the trip to spend in the Dolomites. We’ll have a car, driving up from Venice. When we leave we have to return the rental car in Venice and then immediately catch a train down south, so I was thinking of splitting up the time between two locations... Read More

Hi, all, I am planning a trip to Europe where part of the itinerary will involve flying into MUC and out of BER. My current thoughts are to allocate up to 12 nights for this, as follows: [list] [*]Munich: 3 nights (Have been before for 3 nights but not in a decade or more; visited Dachau as well) [*]Rothenburg: 2 nights [*]Nurnberg: 2 nights [*]Dr... Read More

My husband and I would like to visit Santa Fe and Taos towards end of April. I was just reading that April is the windiest month to visit In your experience, do you agree? We would fly to Abq probably evening time around 7pm. This is the best I can do for us after looking at all flights. I was thinking we would stay the night near the airpo... Read More

In March we'll be flying from Toronto, Canada, to Aruba with a two-hour layover at Miami International Airport. Can anyone tell me if I'm going to have to pick up my bags and go through immigration/customs again or will it just be a matter of us getting ourselves to another gate for the second leg of the trip (with bags transferred automatically).... Read More

I am working on booking a rental car in Italy for 6 days. I will pick up and drop off at FCO. I usually rent through AutoEurope and have been satisfied. Since rental car prices are so high now I thought I would check around for a better price. I book a lot of hotels through Booking.com so I checked their car rental price. It is about $171 less than... Read More