hi, i am travelling alone in vegas and planning to drive out on 11-14Jun to grand canyon, antelope canyon and back to city. i need some advice on car rental and trip advice. (1) i am kind of frustrated comparing the car rental price. the third party website like, carngo or renta-car.com seems cheap and they... Read More

Hi! We are planning a last minute trip to Paris. Where would be some good areas to stay? I have been there once and we stayed in the 6th Arr. near Boulevard St Germain at Hotel de Buci. The location was great for walking to many of the tourist sites and dinner, but I am not finding a lot of options there for our dates, so I want to expand my se... Read More

We have booked a trip to Paris for 12/27 - 1/5. Now with the new strain we are seriously thinking of canceling but really hate to do it. Is it as dire as it looks? Read More

I've been tearing my hair out trying to make this one month trip work in terms of logistics and so it doesn't require us to be packing and unpacking a million times. Originally, we were going to rent a car for a month to drive in France and Italy (pick up in France and drop off in Italy) so we could stop where we wanted to if it caught our eye. I e... Read More

Hi everyone, new here, but super excited about the vibrant discussions on Portugal travel that I bet will provide me many hours of informative reading. We will be spending a month in Portugal starting mid-May and for now I'm looking for authoritative advice about COVID entry requirements. After googling around, I think we ended up on a page of th... Read More

*our Cotswolds questions will appear at some later point 1) do Oyster cards require photo ID and if so, does one bring it or get in done in situ? 2) have either the Courtald or Leighton House announced their re-opening dates? 3) do any of you have experience of the Wilton Music Hall and would you recommend it? 4... 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

We are participating in a choir tour to Italy. The group's hotel in Rome is the Belstay Rome Aurelia. It's way far west, almost to A90 (between the airport and "old" Rome). To get anywhere that I would like to visit as a tourist - at least that I am aware of - takes at least a 30 euro cab ride or a combination of three busses/trains. It is perhaps... Read More

Hi everyone. while I’ve had many trips to Italy for work, I want to take my wife and spend 6 weeks in the north, preferably in just two locations - half each. Can you suggest best locations to base for three weeks each location Read More

OK, I KNOW this will be expensive, so hold the snark, please. Here is the situation: Our 2-plus week-trip to Sicily was almost all booked (hotels and inns) for last May. I shifted all bookings to October. Have not yet bought air tix. Partner (who drives rental cars when we travel) is very leery of traveling in October so I think this would be a s... Read More

Hello All I don't travel very often, don't have an advanced degree in Internet and need your advice Story is.. I attempted to book a fully refundable flight on united.com and when working through the site I added a car, which unknown to me, changed the terms of the agreement. I made my purchase, got the confirmation are realized on it, it didn;t... Read More

My family and I (husband and 12 year old daughter) will be visiting London in early July and planning a day trip to Bath during our 7 day visit. We have never been to Bath so a few of the things we are most interested in doing/seeing: Roman Baths, the Abbey Church, Pulteney Bridge, visit Sally Lunn's House for some buns and see the Royal Crescent a... Read More

A sad day at the Casa de Mai Tai. We have officially canceled our trip to Portugal. Hotels have been notified. As Helena said on the other thread, "Portugal will be here next year." Hopefully, so will I. Read More

Hello again everyone, My family and I are planning to spend the midear vacation in USA, from January 25 to February 10. we think we can drive from JFK, New York, up to prince Edwards Island in Canada, and back,. Any suggestions and advise during this time of the year, for us. Thanks in advance. Read More

Hi ! We are planing our annual summer trip. We are 2 adults with 2 teens (12 ans 16 years old). We will have around 28 nights of travel budget/time. The trip would be in July. Our idea was to get flight in France (Bordeau, Toulouse or Marseille), re... Read More

No travel for us in 2020. No travel scheduled for 2021. Hopefully Portugal in 2022 but it’s too early to know for sure or to do much about that. What’s a travel planning addict to do? The questions Dukey1 asked about a trip to Positano got me thinking about our adventure on the Path of the Gods. Which then made me think of our adventure on the h... Read More

Hi… we are a family of four. We are thinking to visit Naples and Turin in April 2023. I have tickets on hold that would have us flying out of Boston on April 14 and out of Turin on April 24. We are trying to figure out how to spend our time. right Now this would be our plan 15 - Arrive naples 16 - Naples 17- Naples or daytrip 18-Naples. N... Read More

Hey y’all, Firstt off want to say thank you for all the help and info on this sub. It has made planning this trip much easier! I’ve recently booked Airbnb’s and everything and just want to make sure my itinerary isn’t too ambitious. I appreciate the help in advance! We have flights that we cant change currently so Paris and... Read More

Hola! I'be been savoring trip reports from many of you including veterans like Ekscrunchy and Maribel. My wife and I (in our 40s) will be in Spain and Morocco the last two weeks of December and the first few days of the new year. While we have visited Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian, Rioja and Asturias) three times in the past 4 years, it'... Read More

Hello All! I'll be posting tidbits from our March 18-27 trip to Italy in smaller bits for manageability. This was the 13th trip to Italy for DH and I. 10th trip to Italy for oldest son (age 11). 9th trip to Italy for younger son (age 9). We were originally slated to explore Sicily but DH needed to drop into his compan... Read More

We are considering a trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. I would like to find a travel agency that is reliable and arranges private tours. We don't plan to drive while there and would like to find an agency that can arrange getting us to each of our destinations, as well as arranging sightseeing tours, special meals, etc. Thanks! Read More

Hi, please tell me how much daily expenses I can expect (food, accommodation, train/bus fares) in Greece? Is Greece cheaper than UK or Germany for a budget traveler staying at an airBnB or 1 bedroom motel? I'm planning a trip from Thessaloniki airport to Pella, Vergina, Mt. Pelion, Delphi, Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Athens archeological museum, De... Read More

Do you have tags on your luggage with your name and address? yes? No? Why? Why not? Once upon a time I had a lovely leather tag for my suitcase. I stopped using it when there was an increase in robberies at addresses taken from suitcases at airports Now with the increase in lost and delayed checked luggage I’m thinking about getting a ne... Read More

Hi all, I am working on three different itineraries -- this one would be a 10-day trip to Venice and the Dolomites. Our group is my husband and myself in our early 60s and six young adult kids -- a party of 8. Does anyone have any leads to reasonably-priced family accommodations for the Dolomite part of this trip? We could rent a car in Venic... Read More

Hi Team, I am travelling to the USA next May (2023) and want to do a 4 day hike (with a trekking company in a small group) at one of the famous spots. I've never been to the USA and these three are all on my wish list. (I am travelling rest of country with a friend but doing my hike before she arrives). I'm 35 female, fairly fit, love to hike... Read More