Dear community, I was wondering if you might have some suggestions for me. I am planning on a trip for my 60th birthday to travel solo to a beautiful, quiet, friendly village in Europe to stay for a month this September and possibly early October. Most important is that the feeling of the village is lovely, with welcoming people, slow an... Read More

I am planning a last minute trip to Italy for my family of 5 (kids are 21, 19 & 13). I’m hoping I can pull this off, since we want to head to Italy the week of 6/24 - which is right around the corner! This will be our 1st time in Italy and my 1st time planning a trip to Europe so it’s a bit overwhelming! I would love to get feedback on what I’ve pu... Read More

We have 5 nights in Sicily, actually 4 days, coming in by car off the ferry in Messina after a long driving day from Lecce. Thinking of staying night 1 and 5 in Taormina to be a close distance to the ferry, as we leave early day 5. We have reserved Hotel Casa Adele in Taormina nights 1 and 5. The middle 3 nights, we want to explore around Syracuse.... Read More

Hello and Thank you for your kind attention. As well as knowing you have our gratitude for your coaching and guidance. We are a party of 4 rather fit seniors that desire to travel to Portugal and then onto Spain. Our focus is late September or preferably circa mid-October… We like to stay in Portugal 4 full... Read More

Hi - My family and I are planning a trip to Croatia and Slovenia in August. We have not bought tickets yet but plan on flying into Ljubijana on August 12 and out of Zagreb on August 23. This is of course flexible, these connections just seem to be the most efficient at the moment. We have four kids under the age of 12 and have been traveling... Read More

We are only going to be in Milan for one full day (two nights), and we'd like to see the Last Supper. Looks like tickets are released on a quarterly basis - so right now they're not available for our date in early September. Anyone know when the tickets go on sale for each quarter? I can't seem to find that information on the museum website. Read More

Hi, its been a while between trips. We've been fortunate enough to be treated to flights to Mexico, b/class. Our Daughter and Son in Law will be attending a wedding in Sayulita about an hours drive from Puorto Vallata and have asked us to go too and watch the grandkids for 4 days while they attend the wedding celebrations. Lots of researching ha... Read More

We have traveled to Paris many times in the warmer months but only once in December in 2018. It was such a success that we decided to do it again. My husband, our daughter, and I rented an apartment off of Blvd. St. Germain in a lively area. Close to so many sites, shops, and restaurants, it was perfect.

So me and my wife planning to visit albania for 3 nights. We saw some tiktok videos and fell in love but upon research it seems like Albanias public transport system isn't like other europian countries. We found only a handful ways to travel once we are there but even that seems really complicated for us. Since we have limited days we can't just st... Read More

My wife and I are in our mid 60’s and for our 25th wedding anniversary in 2026 would like to visit at least two of these three destinations Italy, Greece and Spain. We together have been on 11 different cruises. Never have done a land tour. I have researched both, land tours are a little more expensive, food is limited to certain meals a day. So ma... Read More

We'll be landing in London this summer and catching a train to a destination about an hour and a half outside the city, and I'd like to arrive at our ultimate destination with two or three prepared delicious dinner meals for several couples to enjoy over the next few days. We could pick the meals up at, say, Harrod's, or Marks & Spencer, or Sai... Read More

Just arrived in Porto yesterday. Overwhelmed. So much to see and do, so much lovely wine. Must pace myself.

Hello all, Working on a trip to Austria this summer from late June to early July with my spouse. Hoping for some advice, particularly on where to stay in the Alps. Also appreciate any suggestions and recommendations on anything else. A bit about us, we're in our 30's, live in Alaska, have been to Italy once, and France twice. We enjoy large cities... Read More

Hello, My daughter and I are arriving Monday 9th December on a Qantas flight (MEL-SIN-LHR) - landing Terminal 3 at 6.15am. I am looking to book a separate ticket flight from Heathrow to Frankfurt flying Lufthansa (leaving Terminal 2). If I book the 10.30am Lufthansa flight, am I leaving myself enough time to: disembark Qantas flight, clear... Read More

I don't know if it's actual sewage water but it smells like it. Now I know that I haven't done as much research on Venice as I have other places but at no point in time has any website any thread here or any blog that I've read ever mentioned anything about walking ankle deap or higher in water. Although it's too late for me, can someone... Read More

Good morning, Thank you in advance. We will be Rome for 2 days. After this trip we are planning a 10 day stay in each European country twice a year. 1.Is it better to get the ROMA Pass for 48 hours vs the Hop-on-Hop off bus. 2.What are the must-see points in Rome? 3.We will also be in Venice for 2 days.A must see itinerary will be apprec... Read More

I have a lot of talk about this island mixed up with discussions about Galicia so I am now beginning a separate thread to discuss our upcoming twelve days on this Canary Island, which first piqued my interest when I watched the Jose Andres tv series last year. I hope to write a trip report that I can attach here, but for now, this is our plan:... Read More

This trip was originally planned for June, 2020. Obviously, that trip didn't happen. Three years later, however, we were off on a revised version of our first itinerary, and truthfully, the new plan was probably better than the original. The grandkids were now 3 years older and I think that made a difference in their stamina and their ability to ab... Read More

Hi all, my son (age 11) and I are wrapping up our trip in southern Arizona. Thanks to many who gave me suggestions! Why Tucson? We, in MA, get a week off school in Feb. While many families go skiing, my criteria is: 1) it has to be warmer than New England, and 2) airfare has to be affordable. Last year the 2 of us went to Charleston SC.... Read More

Finally getting this out in the open. I am sure that many cities the world over are misspelled by many people, including myself. (does Abbabba have two double B's?? Or is is just the one?) But since I often look at online forums devoted to Spain (and I am NOT pointing this at the smart Fodorites; I see it more often on those "you know who they a... Read More

Settled back at home from almost four weeks in Spain! This was a trip that got rescheduled a couple of times due to the availability of our adult children. Originally thinking we would travel in the late summer/early fall, we researched Portugal and Northern Italy. Both have charming small towns, art, architecture, restaurants and lots of plazas an... Read More

Hi All Thanks to feedback in my recent post, I've settled on Hokkaido and Tohoku for autumn 2025. Now I need to start pulling together an itinerary. I'm looking at September / October and travelling North to South, so we'd fly in to Tokyo, take a domestic flight to one of the airports in Northern Hokkaido (not sure best starting point yet) an... Read More

I’ll be in Vienna in September and have two full days (Sunday and Monday) and three nights. I have a hotel picked out. How would you suggest I spend my two days? I love museums, art, history, food and nature. I hope to see an opera one of the nights. Any tour guides or companies you recommend? Thank you! Read More

Trying to find the best website to book a private sleeping berth with en suite bathroom on the overnight train from Zurich to Prague. And when will this train become available for booking in early September? I’ve tried to figure this out on my own and have received several conflicting answers. I know there are only a handful of these deluxe berths... Read More

Hello. My husband and I will end a 10+ day cycling trip in northern Italy with a 3 day stay in Bellagio. We have planned travel to Milan for oneof those 3 days leaving us with 2 full days to explore Lake Como. We're seeking assistance planning those two days to include Bellagio, Varenna, Menaggio, Tremezzo, maybe Lecco if time.. We will not have... Read More