It’s now Saturday, May 7, and we arrived in Portugal just 2 days ago - though it feels like we’ve been here forever! After 2 flights from NYC, we arrived in Lisbon around noon, and proceeded to get the Via Viagem card in the airport , took the metro 3 stops to the Oriente station and changed to the Sintra train, which was sitting in the station wai... Read More

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

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

Hello all! This is the official August 2020 contest thread! Read the [url=https://www.fodors.com/community/fodors-forums-photo-contests/rules-for-photos-contests-1680818/]RULES[/url] and [url=https://www.fodors.com/community/fodors-forums-photo-contests/how-to-post-photos-on-fodors-forums-1680819/]HOW-TO[/url] posts, stickied in this forum, and... Read More

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

After four years, we finally returned to Europe in May and June, visiting England and Scotland for three weeks. There were so many incredible sights (Lindisfarne Priory & Castle top photo below) to keep us enthralled. The four of us (friends Kim and Mary once again joined us) started out in London and made our way thr... 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 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.

Sicily May 2022 We spent 33 nights in Sicily, arriving April 27 and departing May 30. Since this included 3 nights with some cousins, we had never met, we will call it a month. W... 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

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

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

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

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

We are a few days into our first trip to Scandinavia, so I thought I’d try to post a few notes and pics of the trip in progress, similar to what I did in Portugal and Croatia last year. Our itinerary will be as follows: Copenhagen 4 nights Stockholm 4 nights Oslo 3 nights Bergen 2 nights Norway’s western fjords between Bergen and Åle... Read More

Please HELP ---- I Think I was just SCAMMED … Last week I called Luftanza to make a reservation. The person that picked up gave me a good deal, and he said he has reserved our seats for me, took my credit card. He said he would call me on Monday to Confirm my decision with the return city. He never did, I called and they said he would... 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

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

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

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

Prologue Like so many of us, this trip was postponed and rescheduled and always hanging by a thread thanks to our nasty nemesis, COVID-19. This was my husband's choice for his fiftieth birthday. He loves any place where you need jacket and the temperatures are on the cool side. No one loves Fall and sweater weather more! Watching th... Read More

March 29-April 21, 2022 Pre-trip prep This trip was originally booked for late April/May 2020, but we all know what happened there. After pulling off a month long trip to Switzerland in October 2021, we optimistically booked a three week trip to Austria, Germany and Italy for December 2021. But then along came Omicron, sending Austria int... 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

This is the second part of the trip report, “From the Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Seas in 5 weeks (Italy & Croatia)”. Having just spent 3 glorious weeks in Croatia, we’ve now arrived in Ital... Read More