With deep thanks to all for your informative TRs and advice, both of which were invaluable to me. Apologies for taking a few weeks to consolidate my messy notes into a proper TR. Writing it makes me want to take the same trip all over again! TR is pasted below--for some reason I can't post it as a pdf attachment. Trip report: mid-to-late Mar... Read More

I have always used AutoEurope or Kemwell, brokers located in the USA, when I travel to Spain or Italy. Have never had a problem, even when once, long ago in SW France, the car was rendered kaput due to a certain person not having experience with a manual transmission. (NOT moi, SVP!!) I never book with online, rather, I phone and almost always get... Read More

We are planning a trip to Europe, arriving July 19 in Geneva and returning to the US on August 3 (from Geneva). We are traveling with our teenage son, who would love to see as much as possible. We prepared an itinerary to visit Switzerland, Italy, France and Croatia by car. We rented a car at the Geneva airport. Does this itinerary sound crazy?... Read More

We are going in late April, 2024. The Alhambra, of course, but do we need more time to soak up the atmosphere (we hate short stays)? From there, Mallorca for perhaps 8 days, staying in Palma and probably one more town. Then the rest of our 3 weeks in Barcelona. Would you change this itinerary? Read More

Start of my Greek Adventure- ThesslonikiWe have been here in Thessloniki for 4 days, I’m just getting around to starting a trip report. Getting here from California was - let’s just say an adventure. I was originally scheduled to fly from SNA-DFW-JFK on Sunday April 30 to meet up with my daughter. On Sat. 4/29 I started getting w... Read More

I am searching for a convenient hotel. My daughter has never been and it would be most helpful to have a moderately priced place because we will be 10 days. We are going first week of October. Thanks. Read More

I posted a very similar question with respect to Italy, but please indulge me. When we retire, my husband and I would like to visit a few western European cities and "live like a local" for 2-4 weeks at a time. We love museums, old churches, shopping, good food and wine, and hiking. We are in good shape. Our foreign language skills are not gr... Read More

Just got back from 2 weeks there, first visit in over 5-10 years. A few new things I've noticed. For one, vaping seems pretty popular, a lot of people doing it and there are shops with signs advertising that they have vaping products. This trip included brief stays in Salisbury, Bath and Cheltenham and vaping was present in all the places.... Read More

For our first trip out of the country since Covid, I suggested Brittany. My husband Alan agreed so I started planning. I was last in Brittany in 1972. Felt like a good time to go back. During Covid we started watching TV. Together. In the same room, watching the same show. Every nigh... Read More

Each one could be our last, couldn’t it? This one seemed even more so. Starting with fodorite gratitude: My KC brother started his London week with the idea that he could find a “Chiefs pub” for the following week’s NFL game. I asked the Forum, got helpful replies, and my brothers ended up stumbling upon a nearly-empty Fit... Read More

For our waistlines. Today's eating fest... Steak tartare, Domodossola

Hello all, We're two newbies to Spain, hoping we can get some good itinerary advice. - My wife is 71, I'm 67. Looking for a relaxed, non-group trip where we're not on an action packed itinerary constantly dragging suitcases around. We don't have to see it all in one trip. - We have roughly two weeks we can spend in Spain, leaving California (Lo... Read More

DH and I were scheduled to leave for London and Ireland in three weeks for our 50th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately we’ve had to postpone the trip until April because i had my second hip replacement within the year three weeks ago. So, I’m planning a trip to Paris in January! Thinking of this as a small trip. No big excursions or big museums.... Read More

THE BEGINNING There were times during the last few years that we thought we would never return to France. Our last trip was in 2018 and here we are, several years older and a little lacking in confidence, but at almost 70, we decided it was now or never. Our time was running out if we wanted to do what we love and depends on P, despi... Read More

Hi All – Two retired couples (age 67 - 70) are planning a trip to Portugal in May 2024 (10-12 days, including travel days). We are active and fit retirees, but one of us has some mobility issues, so I am a little concerned about the walking and hills that I've read about. We enjoy: absorbing local culture and scenery, trying local cuisine, vis... Read More

We are visiting Los Angeles and San Francisco (and Napa) some time in July/August and can take 3-5 days in between to visit Sequoia NP, Kings Canyon NP (worth it?), and Yosemite NP and any cities or other sights in between along the way worth visiting (Bakersfield, Visalia, Fresno?). We are able to start from either LA or SF, which ever is easier.... Read More

Looking for a couple of nights somewhere after Naples and before Rome. Salerno looks intriguing to me for a couple of nights, but looking back at too many posts, it seems people have just used Salerno as a place to catch a ferry to the Amalfi Coast. If anyone has stayed in Salerno (or even taken a day trip there), I would be interested in your th... Read More

Hi. I just bought return tickets from Adelaide, Australia to Paris arriving at CDG airport on the 20th of November 2024 and will be going back home on the 11th of January 2025. We are a family of 4 - me (will be celebrating my 50th in Europe) , my husband (51), son (20) and daughter (18). We have travelled to non-English speaking countries in the p... Read More

Good afternoon! I would love your thoughts on my vacation from London to Edinburgh for this July. Here's the plan so far: London-3 nights Bath-2 nights Cotswolds-2 nights After that I'm not sure where to go/ how long to stay. I've got it narrowed down to three possible routes: 1. York- 2 nights, Keswick-2 nights, then up to Edinburgh for 2 nights... Read More

My husband and I don't want a second home. However, in retirement we would like to take a few trips where we stay in one European city for a few weeks to a month, trying to live like a local, seeing a "sight" or so a day, taking day trips. Our first thoughts have been Paris or Barcelona, having visited multiple times and really enjoying the cities... Read More

I sent my passport for renewal back in May. I paid extra for expedited service and priority mail. I checked the website this morning and it indicated my passport was shipped yesterday. HOORAY, or so I thought. I clicked the link for the tracking, and what came up was a package that was delivered to an address in Virginia over a year ago. Needl... Read More

Hello all - Long time reader, first time poster. Thank you in advance for reading this long post about a two month trip my husband and I are planning from mid- October to mid-December. I've read the very helpful posts by Maribel, kja, and others so I've loads of ideas and need some advice on priorities and pacing. We are experienced independent tr... Read More

Hello. My Fiancé and I are planning on going to the Cote D'Azur area for our Honeymoon next September / early October (2024). This will be our first time travelling internationally together, and her first time to Europe. We are looking to spend about a week there and plan to fly into Nice (also could fly into CDG and take train to Nice, which would... Read More

Hello! I'm planning my honeymoon flight to Italy and home in October. I have heard crazy scary stories about Heathrow and am nervous as we've booked non refundable BA tickets. Does anyone think this is enough time to get off our flights and onto our other flights

When you travel, there will be bumps along the road. My normal reaction to these bumps is to deal with them and move on. However, this is difficult when they keep happening throughout the trip! Last week, I returned from a trip to Dresden (4 nights) and the Czech Republic (2 nights Karlovy Vary, 3 nights Cesky Krumlov, 5 nights Prague). I flew... Read More