I'm looking to book a 3 week (at least) trip to Italy for September if all gets better with the virus, fingers crossed. We've been to Capri, Positano, Florence, Tuscany, and Rome. We loved Tuscany so much, Positano and Capri as well! Though of course Rome and Florence were amazing, we like the smaller, more quaint, laid back feel type of travel. Th... Read More

The day has come to depart on our 3 1/2 month trip to Mexico. Needless to say very excited. Arrived to LAX around 7AM and we can't get our boarding pass. It seems Delta has cancelled part of our return flight. The attendant says, well I'm sure they contacted you? Big no. So we'll deal with that in Mexico it's not until January 2022. Long of the sho... Read More

Thought I would finally do a bit of a trip report about our month in Aix-en-Provence last fall. I won’t go into all of the details day-by-day but will provide an overview and am happy to answer any questions other travelers might have. I had so much help from this group, and I truly appreciate all of the support. We had a 5:30 a.m. car pick us u... Read More

Hi everyone, I have been bouncing around about our family's (2 adults, 2 teens, and 1 tween) big trip to Europe (trip has been refined thanks to comments in other post). We've settled on Italy (Rome & Venice), Paris, and London. Why am I posting here? I'd like to post our proposed itinerary (after cutting some stops and even countries)... Read More

Hi everyone! I am trying to plan a 10-14 day trip to Europe with my daughter for her college graduation in May/June of this year..... would I be crazy to think I could pull this off at this late date? I am the worst planner .... I have never been to Europe, but my daughter has ... she traveled to Barcelona, French Riviera, Nice, Southern Italy an... Read More

For those of you that are happy with your luggage or have recently shopped and found something wonderful, will you please share your findings with me? My sweet husband has offered to "treat" me to a new carry on and also a extended trip size piece of luggage since mine gave out on my last trip ( just before the shutdown.) I want something relative... Read More

I tried starting this report a few months back but none of the links to photos that I posted worked, so I’m giving it another try, this time by inserting the photos directly into the thread. Well, it's been 12 months since we got back from our third trip to Japan, and our first to see the fall colors. After our first... Read More

I have read that it is taking 2-4 hours to get through passport control when arriving in Lisbon from the US. I assume passport control takes place before passengers pick up their luggage. I can't make our seats be any closer to the front of the plane, so we deplane when we deplane. I guess we can make sure we use the restroom before we deplane,... Read More

After COVID cancelled our Christmas season trip to London in 2020, it's taken a bit to get back there. We took my sister along with us as a late 60th birthday gift for a 10 day trip in late April. We were hoping late April will give us some Spring weather and maybe some sun. We chose an apartment in the Knightsbridge/Chelsea area for this trip afte... Read More

Okay so I’m already abroad and will be going to Greece in 7 days. I just learned today from a friend that apparently you need a special driving international permit and they don’t accept US driving license. im already abroad. Is there anyway to get it like maybe filling out an online form? Or am I SOL? Read More

This is my rough itinerary for Europe in October 2022: 24 hr flight 2 nights Paris 2 nights mid France 2 nights South France Road/train trip through Italy: 1 week (Cinque Terre, Florence, Bologna, Venice) Tour: Vienna- Prague- Krakow- Budapest- Vienna: 9 days 2 nights Munich 2 nights Frankfurt 2 nights Cologne... Read More

Flights Outgoing - COS-ORD-LHR-ZRH Return - ZRH-ORD-COS We researched Premium Plus/Premium Economy seating, and decided to give it a go, hoping for a nice compromise between Economy (pretty expensive since COVID) and Business class. Our closest international airport is Denver, but getting there is a hassle – things tend to go wron... Read More

A Road Trip- DC to Upstate NY This trip fell into our lap. My nephew was leaving his house he had SiP for ~4 months and we could stay there before his summer rentals began. As much as I missed travel itself, I had found that I also missed the researching and planning so was very happ... Read More

Traveling to France in November and need advice. I'm ticketed on American Airlines/British Airways from HOU to CDG. I have separate tickets and booking numbers to continue via Air France to Bordeaux, France. Since my luggage will be tagged through to CDG, and I will be claiming them upon arrival, what is the process once I claim my bags and clear c... Read More

How long does it take to clear immigration process at Newark, New Jersey airport upon arrival? Read More

The Laurel and Hardy duo is back at it again. Background: Laurel is tall and thin (will be referred to as 69) and Hardy is tall and large (or as my father used to say big boned) (referred to as 73). We have traveled to Paris and Thailand several years ago and 69 wanted to visit Paris again and 73 wanted to see David in Florence and the Sistine Chap... Read More

Hello! I'm still trying to figure out which one of these makes more sense for us. Obviously saving money is good, but ease of use is also important. We are arriving Paris on Saturday, and leave the following Saturday. We have arranged car service to/from CDG so we won't be taking the RER. There is 2 adults, and 1 child (he turns 10 on Tuesd... Read More

I am concerned about not being able to experience international travel this year. There are high hopes still, but how sure can we be? We were excited to travel with our daughter to Europe. however I am afraid we will have to postpone our dream trip to 2021 or 2022, who knows. We would love to travel somewhere warm and close to the sea, like Spain,... Read More

We’re planning a trip to Sintra and Lisbon in a few months, and usually withdraw some cash when we arrive in country. However, Bank of America doesn’t have a formal relationship in Portugal like they do in France/UK/Italy, where we’ve used ATMs at BNP Paribas, Barclay’s, etc. I have some Euros saved from a prior trip but don’t know if most resta... Read More

Its been around 20 years since my we have had a large family vacation. This was back when I had one child (She is 27 now) and there was no other kids. It was to Florida , Disney, Universal etc. Had a few issues but nothing we cant handle. Currently my father is 74 and has kidney cancer. Treatment is going good and looking promising. But made me... Read More

Not the moment you stepped on to the North Pole. Or met the Pope. Travel memories that should have faded away but haven’t. Mine is cycling across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in NYC. I thought I would be paralyzed with fear. But our lanes were closed to traffic. The pavement was brand new. The weather was perfect. And the view ... Hearing Sw... Read More

Greetings Fodorites, My husband and I, in our 60's/70's, are planning a trip to Puglia and Sicily October/November of this year. We're independent travelers and while we've been to Italy numerous times, this will be our first time in Puglia and Sicily. We've made the decision not to rent a car, so we'll be relying on trains and other public tr... Read More

It's been a couple years since I did a TR and I decided to do a highlights of our trip to Greece. We left IAD at the end of April and returned on May 26. This was our third trip to Greece and perhaps my favorite. Below is my itinerary & our accommodations. Overall all the accommodations worked out great. We had some very quirky places, but that jus... Read More

[center]Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” – John Muir[/center] Switzerland has long been a winter destination for us, often visiting in late November and December. We don’t go to... Read More

I last stepped foot on a plane in March 2020; an ill-fated, badly timed trip to Spain that resulted in a frantic race to get home when COVID hit the fan. https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/spain-interrupted-our-not-so-e... Read More