Hello, We will be visiting friends in the Hague in April of 2022 for 4 days. We have an additional 4 days to travel elsewhere and are leaning towards Northern Germany. We are flying into Amsterdam, but are open to flying out of another city. I prefer not to have a car, and we have two teenaged sons. Thinking Cologne, a day trip on the Rhine, a... Read More

Hi all, It looks like we might have 2-3 nights to go somewhere after spending 4 weeks in Aix and Provence on our way to Paris. This would be early October. I am thinking that we should visit somewhere completely different. We have been to the Riviera a couple times and Paris 3-4 times. I am looking at Lyon or Dijon or Beaune. We won’t ha... Read More

Sometimes I go to restaurants just to charge the battery for my phone or bike. I try to find a table near an outlet before I sit down and order. I appreciate the service but often wonder how long will it be included in the price. What are your experiences? Read More

My husband and I (early 60's) are planning a trip to Italy next year for our 25th anniversary. We've only been to Rome once on a private day tour. We were thinking we'd like to go and spend 3-4 days there seeing sites at a more relaxed pace than we did before, so we thought we'd stay in the city. But yesterday my husband was talking to a young Brit... Read More

My wife & I are going to snowbird St Augustine Florida this winter I need Ur help is there a better approach to living down there 3-4 months? All will be rentals but what is a better rental a Condo - Apartment - House - villa - townhouse - etc etc need Ur best adviseSincere Thanks Read More

Hi all. Husband and I are going to a friend's New Gloucester, Maine wedding in early September (September 10). We're driving up from NYC that Thursday morning (September 9) and I'm determined to start the vacation spirit the minute the wheels turn since we only can take a few days from work and we're vacation-starved. Any lovely (and route-convenie... Read More

Need suggestions for a trip to Germany at the end of august. This is the first trip abroad post-pandemic, and obviously somewhat anxious, it is also my first time in Germany, although I lived in Europe for over 10 years for some reason I never visited, so very much in an unknown territory. Any help, suggestions would be so welcomed. 1. Land in B... Read More

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The drive from Mendocino to Yosemite National Park is at least six and a half hours. Do you know of any beautiful places between those places we can stop for a quick hike in nature or eat a meal somewhere quaint and nice ? Not fast food. I know Sonoma is on our way, but we don't drink. So wineries don't interest us. Any nice stops along our driv... Read More

So, I thought I’d do a Portugal trip report in (almost) real time, similar to the one I did in Italy last October, but without all the reminiscing (given that this is our first trip here). Our plan is to visit in and around the following places over the next 3 weeks: Lisbon, Sintra, Lagos and the Algarve coast, Evora, Obidos, Coimbra, Guimares,... Read More

With Italy now open, I’ve revised my itinerary and now our trip will just be to Croatia (3 weeks) and Italy (2 weeks). Oddly enough, this was one of my original post-pandemic fantasy plans! I have spent weeks mulling the change of plan over and am very happy with my decision – Italy pulls at my heartstrings. On this trip, we will includ... Read More

Hi there! :star: My boyfriend and I are going to France for 6 weeks this coming July-August, and are in desperate need of guidance! For the first two weeks, we are staying with a friend in Lyon, and for the last two weeks, we want to be in Paris, which leaves us 2 weeks unplanned! Since our trip will be bookended by cities, we want to take it a b... Read More

I see someone has resurrected my thread for the Tour from last year. I think it will be easier to have one devoted to this year, so I will start one. Once again we are looking forward to following the Tour. We had a taster when we recently watched the final 50 - 70 kms of each day of the Criterium de Dauphine which we enjoyed. It was great to see... Read More

We have been am grinning from ear to ear ever since we landed in Lyon, France! No problem at all with getting the test, just a couple of forms to complete and we were good to go. It was very hot today but I didn’t mind, I ended up walking over seven miles. The pictures I took today are still now showing up in my iPad, too tired to fix right... Read More

Good afternoon everyone I am plotting a trip to Laguna Beach soon. One thing I would like to look up while I am there, either Laguna Beach or LA - a good, and small, live music venue. Indoors or outdoors. Any tips on that, including where to look for that sort of entertainment ideas? I am staying with a friend in LB and I will have a car. It's ju... Read More

As with most avid travelers, the past year has been a real challenge for the traveling nQ8s. The day we scored vaccination appointments, I started planning. The world wasn’t ready, but a few states in our own country seemed to be, so I booked two domestic trips, the first to begin Day 15 post vaccination (a seven night mini road trip within... Read More

France has finally announced who from North America may enter starting June 9th. This also applied to those From North American staying outside the EU within 14 days of arrival. - [list] [*]Vaccinated individuals (verification yet to be determined) with a PCR test given within 72 hours of flight or an antigen test within 48 hours. [/list] [l... Read More

Ten days in late Sept and early Oct. I have never been to this area before and know very little about it. Hoping we will be missing some of the crowds. We will fly into Las Vegas and hopefully rent a car. I would appreciate info on lodging and itinerary Do we have time to do 3 parks in 10 days? Any and all advice appreciated. We do like to... Read More

This past year was crazy. It was also the year my dh retired and we had a big trip planned. A now canceled trip left us with a credit at a hotel in Paris, We are both vaccinated and with things getting better (fingers crossed) I booked a flight with.miles to France. I have come up with the following itinerary:Reims 2 nights Beaune 5 nights Ch... Read More

I just saw this when searching for information on whether we can now travel to Europe!! I hadn't heard of this and it must be new since we have NEVER needed a visa for Europe before. Has anyone else heard of it or know anything further??? Anyone used it before or even for 2021 travel to Europe???? """""The ETIAS Online... Read More

Good afternoon, I am going to a wedding in Lago d'Orta at the end of July and would love some suggestions of places to visit around the area. I will have a car and have roughly 9 days. I was thinking of driving to Cinque Terre, Barolo, Genoa, Liguria - any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! (including hotels, wineries, r... Read More

We are flying into Portland (late) on 9-6-21 and flying out of Boston on 9-18-21. So far we have reservations in Portland and Bar Harbor and our last night in Boston. Not sure where to spend our next 5 days. I love the ocean, but also would like to see a couple of small towns in NH or Vermont. We have already been to Boston so we don't want to sp... Read More

Active couple would like recommendations of interesting things to see and do in Florence and Paris Read More

Yes, I've got tickets to Croatia for mid-September to mid-October! Our tickets are changeable without fees, should it become necessary to cancel the trip, but keeping fingers crossed we will be able to go. Now I would appreciate any feedback on the draft itinerary - all suggestions welcome! About us: we are in our low-70s, late 60s, interested in... Read More

I’m traveling in a group of 6. When I tried to purchase rail tickets (business class) they preassigned our seats and none of us are sitting together and the website states seats are only being assigned by them. Any suggestions? I was booking on ItaliaRail. We will be railing from Florence to Venice on September 8th. Read More