"We felt as though Ulysses must have, gazing astern while some island of happy sojourn dropped below the horizon." (P.L. Fermor) Kalisis mera! Welcome to the second part of our 2014 Greek Trip report. Here we change the channel to the isle that Triton gave to the Argonauts, and which was named by the Venetians (Santa Irina): our modern Read More

I’m going to try to do a trip report in real time, like the one I did last May for Portugal, and last year for Italy. (Full disclosure: I’m already 3 days behind.) Originally this trip was supposed to be for 21 days, but we shortened it to 17 after a French course we had planned in France was pushed back due to covid. As a result, the order of c... Read More

We are 2 women in early 70's who want to see Rome, Florence and Venice. What is a good upper scale tour of these cities? I am investigating Tauck, and Rick Steves. Any thoughts on Rick Steves? Any suggestions? Read More

Hello everyone! My fiance and I are considering Western Europe as our honeymoon destination starting end of January 2022. I know it's going to be winter but we would like to take advantage of the low rates to explore Europe for the first time. We considered Maldives but it doesn't seem like the best bang for our buck considering the airfares and... Read More

We’re looking for advice on finding lodging in four good locations for 3 no at a time. Hoping to find long term rental rates and avoid VRBO and Airbnb. We would like to spend time in northern Italy, Norway and two other areas that are easy to travel from and less costly—-possibly Portugal and ——. Sorry to be vague, but we’ve done a lot of traveling... Read More

Awake at 3am to shower and pack the last few items in my small backpack. The dogs rolls over with a question on their face. Knowing that we had the suitcases out yesterday they sense that we are leaving. They rise to get their heads rubbed and their bellies fed. Opening our front door the warmth of the early morning hits us. There is a heat... Read More

My family (me, wife Erica, 20 yo daughter Isabel, and 15 yo son Ian) recently returned from a 10 night trip from Portland to SF along the Pacific Coast. The planning and execution of the trip went quite well, and thanks to the Fodorites who gave advice and answered questions. We’ve never spent any time in this part of country, aside from numerous t... Read More

Hi, my family and I (including three college-age daughters) are headed to Italy next June for two weeks. The first week we will be at a villa in Tuscany, followed by visits to a few other destinations. We are considering a couple of potential itineraries after leaving Tuscany: 1) Depart Tuscany and take train early morning from Florence to Naple... Read More

I didn't get around to finishing writing this up to post last year, so a lot will be out of date now, but hopefully it may still be of some interest. I mentioned in my[url=https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/trip-report-what-time-are-we-booked-for-again-swans-and-stonehenge-1683451/] last trip report[/url] that 2020 was supposed to be a sp... Read More

Planning on taking my family of 4 (with 2 teens) to New Mexico for their winter break. We haven't been there before. Here was my original rough draft itinerary: 1. 4 nights Santa Fe 2. 1 night Truth or Consequences 3. 1-2 nights Las Cruces 4. 1-2 nights Carlsbad 5. 1 night Roswell 6. Drive from Roswell back to ABQ on day of flight (3 pm fli... Read More

We are traveling to Italy in two weeks. I'm beginning to get confused by the different covid tests and what is required for travel. We have a rapid antigen test scheduled prior to leaving the US (48 hours before travel) and an LFD test scheduled via qured prior to return to the US. I don't believe either are PCR tests though. Will that be suffi... Read More

Just decided 2 days ago to stop in Singapore for 3 days on my way to Japan for 3 weeks next March. Am checking out hotels on Trip Advisor and wondering if any recs from Fodorites. Traveling with son so will be booking 2 rooms so around $200-300 per night. Thanks for any suggestions. Karen Read More

In Oct. From Rome, just flying in then drive to: 3 night Todi, Umbrai 3 nights Spaltenna, Chianti 3 nights Florence, across the river Turn in car at some point, train to Rome for 1 night. Any must see sights. Love beautiful sites and decent food & wine. We have been to Seine and Florence - visited most glorious spots in Florence, but mus... Read More

Hello! My husband and I are interested in bringing our family to Big Sur this coming February for a few days. Does anyone have any recommendations for places to stay in this area? Also, I've read mixed reviews on visiting during this time of year and the risk of it being their rainy season. Any opinions on that? We're an active family, love to hike... Read More

Hello! My fiancé and I are interested in doing Italy and Greece for our honeymoon. We’ve seen major attractions in both and really want to keep the theme for this European beaches. We haven’t decided how many days yet but would love to do Rome Sardinia Santorini and Crete. Is this possible or overly ambitious? All itineraries I’ve seen also put in... Read More

Returned home 9/12 from our Majestic Princess cruise to Alaska. This trip report has been posted already elsewhere in slightly different form. I'll be posting it here also. Be warned it's long. I've been warned by my proofreader (wife) that some of it is written in present tense and some in past tense. I've chosen to leave it that way. I hope it do... Read More

Trip Report to Whitefish and Glacier National Park, Montana This will be a brief trip report to Whitefish and Glacier National Park in Montana. We arrived on September 9 and returned home to Massachusetts today, September 20. I am 71 and my husband is 74. The initial purpose of our trip was to attend a family wedding in Whitefish, so we a... Read More

You might want to come up with a "Plan B" right away. EU to Reimpose Entry Ban on Travellers From US & 5 Other Third Countries on Monday, https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-t... Read More

Given the uncertainty around traveling abroad, we decided to stick to domestic destinations during 2021, with an emphasis on places we haven’t been (a long list). In particular, we thought this might be a good year to take a driving trip in Alaska, before tour and cruise activity returns to pre-pandemic levels. After a short bit of research and som... Read More

I am trying to fill out the Passenger Locator Card before arriving in Lisbon. However, I am flying in in the morning and will spend the day in Lisbon before flying on to Spain. So I have hotel or other address, as I am not spending the night. What will happen when I do not fill out the address fields in the form? Read More

Has anyone used this prior to returning to the United States from Europe? I am wondering if there is a wait to have someone help online with administering the test, and how long it takes for the results. We do not want to get stuck waiting hours for someone to come online and wasting time on our last few days in Greece. We will be flying home from... Read More

I would like to share my experience with Hertz in hopes of saving other travelers from bad business practices that I wish I had been warned of. I planned a summer road-trip with my family and reserved a rental car with Hertz through AAA. Prior to leaving, I called Hertz to confirm the reservation and their business hours. We flew 1,100 miles awa... Read More

Although why you would want to, I'm not sure! (That's kind of a joke, all) Excellent work Joe Biden! I can only find this on one network,, so I really hope it's true. Just announced. Fully vaccinated travellers from Europe will be able to visit the US from the start of November after the White House announced on Monday it was lifting is... Read More

Here is my experience getting the new health pass: After having no luck yesterday getting a pharmacy to help with converting our CDC card into a French health passport, I decided to pop into another one today which had no customers and four available employees. This seemed like a good moment to see if they would be willing to help me.... Read More

Hi, We are spending 2 nights at/near Grand Canyon after long drive through Mohave Desert on our way to a week's stay in a resort above Sedona. Two questions: 1)have non view reservations Sat-Mon at Thunderbird Lodge, also at the Best Western 5 miles away. Are we better off staying on Rim or driving in VERY EARLY from BW to find parking? Answe... Read More