Hello all, I am trying a budget plan to London, any tips on how to save? Budget $1500 for the month? Read More

Thanks to great help from “myswissalps”, we are close (I hope) to putting together a short trip to Switzerland. We are 4 senior US citizens from Texas. We are headed to Switzerland the 3rd week of this September. Changing arrival and departure dates would be a near impossibility. We will all have a 6-day 1st class Swiss Travel Passes. The follo... Read More

Hi all, I have read quite a few times (here and accommodation websites) that non-local tourists should avoid driving in the Amalfi area, especially in August when most of Italy is also on holiday. Can anybody give an objective view of what its like, rather than just say its bad or avoid it? 1. Is there sitting traffic on/along the Amalfi C... Read More

I am traveling to England with a friend. We are in our late 60s and have each been in London several times. We are going to wedding near Guildford and need to be there September 9 and 10. We will most likely arrive at Heathrow the morning of September 3. The only tickets available for Highclere are September 5 at 2 pm. We would like to travel t... Read More

We are planning a one month stay in Italy next summer. There will be 4 of us - my husband and I, plus my 16 year old son and 19 year old daughter. We are looking for a place that my husband and I can take italian language classes as well as a place that my kids can explore on their own while we are busy with class or working. I've landed on Bologna... Read More

Visiting Parikia (Paros), Athens & Nafplio in July. At the moment, the U.S. $ is almost at parity with the euro, which seems positive for my visit. In upstate NY where I live, all expenses are at high levels - gas for my car and groceries are particularly inflated. What do things look like these days in Greece? Read More

Hello! After a lot of reading, and Point A to point B (via points C..Z) mapping we have a semi-stable itinerary for an upcoming Portugal "Bucket-List" trip. Want to thank all the contributors here for being such an amazing source of information and suggestions!! Would really like feedback on whether this is realistically doable and if any of i... Read More

Hello Fodorites. We are thinking of train from FCO to Termini then onto I believe Salerno to get to Ravello but it sounds really exhausting. I do no want to drive on the coast again if I can help it. Any other suggestions. Assume I could check flight from Rome to Naples? Thanks for any feedback. Anything you would like to share about Ravell... Read More

Hi all, I am helping my 22-year old plan another outdoor-sy vacation for her college graduation. She is going to London for a few days (she's been there several times) then wants to do some walking/hiking. She visited Berner Oberland and the Alpe di Siusi and was head over heels at the charm, beauty, friendly people... Read More

Hello! My husband and I will be staying in Sils Maria (at the Waldhaus) for four nights at the end of June, and we will have a car. One day will be dedicated to the Bernina Express route (maybe just St. Moritz to Tirano), but the other days are open. We mainly like to hike (strenuous is fine, but nothing super long), visit quaint villages and enjo... Read More

Pre Covid, while in London, after breakfast at the Wolseley, we’d walk down to St. James church in Piccadilly where they had a small fair… lots of different items being sold there including a stall where a lady sold vintage sterling jewelry which I assumed she got from estate sales and then resold. (She mentioned previously she was at other places... Read More

I am planning to spend about 12 days in Spain next year while travelling with a friend which means no matter when I structure my visit, we will not be able to avoid at least one Sunday and Monday. As *most* places in Spain appear to be closed on Sundays and Mondays (obviously not all but this will need to be thoroughly researched), should we fac... Read More

I arrive in American Airline terminal at CDG at 12 noon on Friday. My next flight is Air France at CDG at 1:45PM on Friday. It is 2 different tickets. I have 1 checked bag. Is 1 hour 45 minutes enough time, to go through customs, get my luggage, and recheck for my AF flight??? (its my first time at CDG) Read More

Fall trip with a Dublin short layover. I have been to Dublin briefly but my partner has not. - 2 part question....1. Location: St Stephens Green, Grafton St or Temple Bar? 2nd question: Cost: What is happening in the time frame of 9/28 to 9/30 in Dublin that would make the Shelbourne 3k + for 2 nights? much higher than their usual. T... Read More

Hello everyone, I need your help asap pleaseee Due to certain circumstances our original itinerary has changed last minute. :sob: I need to book something for our last 3 days TONIGHT. In July we will be visiting in Germany for 4 days and Geneva, Switzerland for 5 days and we have 3 days on ou... Read More

I'm exploring a family trip to the Dolomites this August and am overwhelmed by the options. I'm hoping the folks on the forum can help provide some strong opinions. I'm looking at an 8 to 10 day trip at the end of August with my husband and two children, ages 12 and 7. We are looking for an moderately active vacation (several hikes of 3 to 4 hours... Read More

This is Phase II of my trip to Scotland (covered 4 days on the Isle of Bute in a separate thread). Lodging: I prefer to stay in an apartment so I can eat dinner at home and relax after a day of sightseeing. Once I figured what sights I'd be seeing, I looked for a VRBO or AirbnB in that general area (which was City... Read More

Hello, we will be in Sintra June 13 and we bought tickets for Pena Palace and castle of the Moors. We also want to see Quinta Regaleira and Monserrate(if possible). We will use the train to get to Sintra from Lisboa. I didn’t book a private guide because I felt that with the information I had collected in this forum and the Rick Steves guide I had... Read More

Traveling with a 14. year old and looking for dinner suggestions in Rekyjavik. We already have Tommi's burger Joint on the list but looking for other ideas. Thanks Also, has anyone done their covid test at the Harpa Center? Deciding if I want to make appointments there or use the Emed site and test on our own. Read More

Hi all: We are in the very early stages of planning a driving trip for late October to early November. We will probably have 5-7 days to drive from Avignon to the AMS area, but could lengthen or shorten the time as needed. Right now we are thinking of spending 1-2 nights in Lyon and 1-2 nights in Dijon (we have been to both places but not for... Read More

This photo essay covers Cucuron, a small village near Lourmarin. It was a daytrip and part of that same 2018 Provence voyage that included our earlier 'D'Aix' TR-foto essay. Cuckoo for Cucuron.<... Read More

Am planning on flying into Turkey and out of Paris. Want to travel to Croatia , Slovenia , Vienna and Salzburg ,Prague and spend time lastly in the Netherlands and then onto Paris . I have 7-8 weeks . I am up for 1-2 internal flights but mostly want to train travel and have no idea of a sensible route. Can you make some suggestions please. Read More

Hi everyone, I recently learned I’ll be doing a work trip in 2 weeks and then I’ll be taking 16 nights to explore Europe. I’m having a tough time narrowing down if I want to go to: A) Venice/Florence/Rome B) Just Spain (Seville, Barcelona, Madrid) C) Country mix (Berlin, Amsterdam, Budapest) D) A mix of Portugal and maybe a little Spai... Read More

I just returned from 9 days in Scotland - 4 on the Isle of Bute and 5 in Glasgow. Since I always find trip reports very helpful when I'm planning a trip (or just entertaining for armchair traveling), I've posted this trip report. As background, I'm a solo traveler, early 60's, who has traveled extensively, particularly in the UK. I enjoy stately... Read More

We are really enjoying Portugal so far but due to some emergencies occurring before we left for this trip (honestly did not think we would make it!) all planning in the last two weeks prior to the trip was put on hold and we are flying by the seat of our pants much more than we expected. It's sort of fun but as we are already in Portugal, we are h... Read More