I am in the midst of planning a 3-week trip to Italy (RT JFK-FCO) for late September 2021 that will include using public ground transportation as main means of moving around while in Italy. I read I will need to fill out the EU Digital Passenger Locator Form (dPLF). As directed, I have created an account in order to fill out th... Read More

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We have a September trip already planned (although I need a new flight since our flight was canceled) Interesting article today. Would you risk it? I might.

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

"Tourists won't be able to roam freely -- they can only go to places which have high disease-control capabilities. This is the guideline for the reception of foreign tourists... I think it's safer and better than liberalised tourism," the prime minister said." Bkk post Visitors will undergo stricken screening... Read More

Next week? Next month? Next year? Do you think airlines are doing enough for safety? Share general thoughts please. 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

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

This post is, I confess, born out of a little boredom but also some curiosity. While stuck at home (in Australia) I have been watching more trashy television than is probably good for me. In my viewing, there are programs showing many Americans moving to Europe and renting/buying property and I'm curious as to how they manage that. I don't mean... Read More

Olive trees, grapevines and mountains in Umbria In the last two years, we cancelled two trips to Italy, one due to a house move and the other due to Covid. Although Delta changed our latest flight multi... Read More

Optimist that I am, I'm beginning to do research for a possible trip to the Dolomites next fall. The initial plan is to spend five nights in two areas from which we can take day hikes. I think I've narrowed those two areas down to Val Gardena and Cortina d'Ampezzo. I have some concerns though. While it seems that Val Gardena is a great spot... Read More

We have booked our first trip to Europe this summer. We are so excited. It will be my wife and I with our 14 and 17 year old daughters. I have booked my flights and airbnb/VRBO's already so our trip outline is set. This message board seems to have quite a bit of helpful people with experience traveling to these areas, so I thought I would share ou... 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

I'm looking to book a 3 week (at least) trip to Italy for September if all gets better with the virus, fingers crossed. We've been to Capri, Positano, Florence, Tuscany, and Rome. We loved Tuscany so much, Positano and Capri as well! Though of course Rome and Florence were amazing, we like the smaller, more quaint, laid back feel type of travel. Th... Read More

I am concerned about not being able to experience international travel this year. There are high hopes still, but how sure can we be? We were excited to travel with our daughter to Europe. however I am afraid we will have to postpone our dream trip to 2021 or 2022, who knows. We would love to travel somewhere warm and close to the sea, like Spain,... Read More

From the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian in 5 weeks, or, Steps and Stairs in Croatia and Italy A strange new travel world After 11/2 years of no travel, much uncertainty and anxiety, we finally made our first overseas trip! Having cancelled 3 long trips, I was itching to travel again. And when Croatia opened up, M & I decided it was time!... Read More

A Road Trip- DC to Upstate NY This trip fell into our lap. My nephew was leaving his house he had SiP for ~4 months and we could stay there before his summer rentals began. As much as I missed travel itself, I had found that I also missed the researching and planning so was very happ... Read More

This time of year spouse and I would normally be getting ready for our annual winter pilgrimage to Switzerland. Our MO is to travel to Switzerland early in December to take full advantage of the calm before the holiday ski season storm. We then usually head to Germany for a dose of Christmas Markets before returning home. There's already a... Read More

For those of you that are happy with your luggage or have recently shopped and found something wonderful, will you please share your findings with me? My sweet husband has offered to "treat" me to a new carry on and also a extended trip size piece of luggage since mine gave out on my last trip ( just before the shutdown.) I want something relative... Read More

Not the moment you stepped on to the North Pole. Or met the Pope. Travel memories that should have faded away but haven’t. Mine is cycling across the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in NYC. I thought I would be paralyzed with fear. But our lanes were closed to traffic. The pavement was brand new. The weather was perfect. And the view ... Hearing Sw... Read More

When do you think Europe will be open to American travelers? Late 2021 or 22? Will travelers have to have the vaccine to enter a country? Im ready to travel again. As is a lot of people. Just curious . Read More

Hello all, My husband and I are starting to plan a March 2021 trip to Maui. I'm wondering if any of you experts could give me some feedback on this plan: - West Maui / 5 nights - Pa'ia / 2 nights - Hana / 2 nights - Wailea / 5 nights I know a lot of people would probably skip the 2 nights in Pa'ia and Hana. Pa'ia got our attention bot... Read More

The Laurel and Hardy duo is back at it again. Background: Laurel is tall and thin (will be referred to as 69) and Hardy is tall and large (or as my father used to say big boned) (referred to as 73). We have traveled to Paris and Thailand several years ago and 69 wanted to visit Paris again and 73 wanted to see David in Florence and the Sistine Chap... Read More

Hi all. After two cancellations of my planned trip through Eastern Europe this year, (Prague, Budapest, Bosnia and Herzegovina and finally Croatia), I am taking Croatia up on its openness to hosting Americans and have made flight arrangements for 13 nights in September. My COVID test is booked for the day before so that I travel responsibly, both... Read More

The day has come to depart on our 3 1/2 month trip to Mexico. Needless to say very excited. Arrived to LAX around 7AM and we can't get our boarding pass. It seems Delta has cancelled part of our return flight. The attendant says, well I'm sure they contacted you? Big no. So we'll deal with that in Mexico it's not until January 2022. Long of the sho... Read More