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

We are 3 couples in our early 60's all in good active shape. Planning on a few days in Edinburgh for the Tattoo and sightseeing, then off to Stirling for 2-3 days of more sightseeing. Intent is to rent a car(s) once we're ready to depart Edinburgh. Where should we go next? We want to experience the "Highlands" and more rugged areas but do not h... Read More

I know this schedule might sound insane, but is it feasible (and could it be enjoyable as a first time smorgasbord of Italy?) FYI it’s our first time in Italy traveling with 2 teens, 16 and 17 (their first time in Europe). My husband and I were always ‘3 towns a day’ crazy travelers prior to kids: Rome - 2 days Pompeii/Amalfi coast /Naples/ -... Read More

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

Our daughter who lives in Provence had a business trip in early December. So we flew to Provence the day after Thanksgiving to stay for a couple weeks and help our son-in-law with our grandchildren, such as bring them to school, pick them up after school, bring them to their activities, make meals, etc. It was fun and gave us the opportunity to rea... Read More

Hello all, We have never been to Hawaii and desperately need some "real world" general advice regarding which island and general locations to stay. Here are some insights: [list] [*]Going in August for 8-12 days [*]Leaving from Austin, Texas [*]We are okay to rent a car for the entire say [*]Probably staying in an AirBnB (resorts are too expe... Read More

Yet another report on the country visited by virtually everyone. Of course, not everyone visited an Emergency Room. We finally made it to Portugal after three years of planning. First stop: Lisbon on a hot and sunny afternoon. We strolled down from famed Rossio Square... Read More

My family and I will be arriving in London early July on a Sunday afternoon and we are staying a week. We will be flying in from Athens, Greece so we will have already adjusted from the jet lag. It's my daughters first visit (not the adults). Initially, I was hoping we could do a Fat Tire Bike tour to get a nice overview of some of the city that... Read More

After a week of hiking parts of the Lechweg with my daughter, my husband and I will arrive at Lake Constance the 3rd week in August. Rather than an organized bike tour (we generally use radreisen), we’ve decided to base in 2 cities for about 3 nights each, renting bikes and doing some nice rides. I’m thinking one should be Konstanz but not sure whi... Read More

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

I guess I could find some answers in existing threads, but I don't have the patience to use a large amount of time reading possible dozens of threads to find the answers I'm looking for. I was looking at the opportunity for spending a longer amount of time, perhaps three weeks or more in southern France in the spring/early summer. May and early ju... Read More

Hi everyone, I have been bouncing around about our family's (2 adults, 2 teens, and 1 tween) big trip to Europe (trip has been refined thanks to comments in other post). We've settled on Italy (Rome & Venice), Paris, and London. Why am I posting here? I'd like to post our proposed itinerary (after cutting some stops and even countries)... Read More

We will be doing a trip to England and Ireland this coming June. We used Orange Holiday SIMs with success on one or both of our last two trips in the same general area, but with our new Samsung Galaxy phones with eSim capabilities, we'd like to avoid having to open the darn SIM tray, fumble with insertion, and chance losing our US SIM somewhere alo... Read More

Basically: Sept 1: solo two nights in London for jet lag and NT play. Train to Leuchars, then three nights in Crail, Fife. UK has new PM. Two nights in Glasgow, then train to London, meeting Daughter H Sept 8, amid news of Queen Elizabeth swift decline and death. Sept 9: Husband Bob arrives in Paris to spend five nights, finds that zipped back... Read More

Hello all! My family and I (husband and 5 kids ages 15-5) are traveling extensively in a few weeks. We will be ending our trip by flying out of Tirana. I am concerned I am over estimating our ability to see what we want of Albania while not running ourselves ragged doing it. We will be heading towards Albania from Dubrovnik and I have loosel... Read More

I've decided to visit Italy (finally) in May 2024 - plenty of time to go but I need to get at least a rough itinerary sorted as I will be using points to book my flights so will be booking those flights this May. I have about 3 weeks at my disposal (give or take a few days) and want to take in the beautiful history, architecture, people, and of... Read More

I am looking for a place to stay in Madrid.I see that staying near Plaza Major seems popular. What's the vibe like? For reference, some people like staying in San Marco Plaza in Venice, but that is not me, as I like something a little less touristy. Can someone explain the atmosphere/vibe like for the different areas of Madrid? Thanks! Read More

Hello! My best friend and I are traveling to Europe together from the US for 3 weeks. I have traveled to Europe several times, but this will be my first trip with a friend and not family. This is my friend's first time traveling overseas. We land in Amsterdam around 1230 in the afternoon. The tentative plan would be to go to Amsterdam for a few day... Read More

We are hoping to get some help with our trip to Scotland and England in June 2023. We had planned to take a trip with our children and grandchildren in July 2020, followed by a week with my sister on the Isle of Skye and the Lake District. We had to put it off because of Covid, but are going to do the part with my siste... Read More

We are using a reputable international rental car agency for Italy. The compact category says it would fit "1x small and 1x medium" suitcase but they do not give the measurements. The car "sample" in our case is a Fiat 500L "or similar". We have been researching the actual car boot measurements for this model. Has anyone had experience w... Read More

I’m in the process of renewing my Australian passport & was curious to see what it costs around our Fodors world. Mine was $325, plus $25 for photos from a photographer. I stupidly let it lapse by 4 days in 2021, but luckily we now have 3 years from expiry to renew without the requirement for all the original documentation. My faffing ab... Read More

In early Feb 2023 we completed the 7-day Northbound journey from Bergen to Kirkenses (sort of…more on that later). It was hard to find post-Covid reviews of this excursion, so I wanted to offer this. The trip exceeded our expectations in every way. First, our expectations: It’s a working supply ship, so…rustic, probably dated, not necessarily the m... Read More

Greetings all! I’ve read so many of your great posts that my brain is spinning in circles. We, are so happy to be able to travel again!!! Having said that, I’m soliciting your expert opinions on a trip to Provence, September 2023. We will rent a car but my husband is not keen on dr... Read More

My husband and I will be taking our 2 boys (14 & 16) to Europe for the 1st time on June 1, 2023. We live in California. We are planning a 16 day trip. We would like to visit London -- thinking either 6 or 7 nights depending if that is where we fly in. We would also like to visit Barcelona -- thinking 4 nights. We are trying to think of where else... Read More

Back in March 2020, our much awaited, meticulously planned ‘girl’s’ trip to Spain fell victim to COVID, as did so many others in The Year We Lost. That doomed trip was chronicled here: https://www.fodors.com... Read More