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Destinations
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Arrangements
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Special
Tours
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Arranging
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Air
Arrangements
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There
are countless sources for airline tickets. Often the least cost
will be to use a consolidator which can save you money because consolidators
"buy in bulk." Air tickets purchased as part of a vacation
package can similarly save you money because packagers "buy
in bulk" and pass the savings on. Contacting
me is the best way to find out the least cost source of airfares
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Cruises
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For
most of its history, Europe has been a maritime civilization.
That means that a cruise may be the most convenient way to visit
the core areas of Europe. A cruise means having to unpack only
once and being able to sleep in the same bed for the duration
of the cruise; what a time saver that is! A cruise lets you travel
with Europeans who find a cruise to be a great way for them to
take their vacations. You can take a river cruise through the
heart of France, Germany, and Eastern Europe. You can take a barge
cruise on canals built to tie distant parts of Europe together.
You can go on an ocean cruise that calls at major ports in the
Baltic, Western Europe, and Meditterranean. You can even enjoy
a cruise on a yacht!
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Car
rental
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Renting a car is often the
best way to get into the rural areas. Having a rental car allows
you mobility and flexibility that you can't get through any other
mode of transportation. Contact
me about arranging a rental car for you in Europe.
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Rail travel
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If
you are going to spend most of your time traveling from city-to-city
in Europe, consider going by train. For the most part, Europe has
a hub-and-spoke network of railways. That means that you can "base
camp" in a major city and take daytrips
by rail to secondary cities or even to other major cities. For example,
you can stay in London and go to Paris in the morning, shop, sightsee,
go to museums, dine on wonderful French food, and return to your
London lodging that night. Or vice versa.. If you prefer, you can
also use rail to move from "basecamp" to "basecamp."
You need to plan such an itinerary carefully to avoid backtracking
unnecessarily, and I can help. Just send me an email
to ask for my assistance planning your rail itinerary and booking
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Lodging
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If you want an experience and not just
a trip, stay where the locals stay or stay in more unusual lodgings.
Staying where the locals do means staying
in smaller, family-run hotels rather than impersonal chain hotels,
staying in B&Bs or pensiones, staying in a residential
neighborhood of a large city rather than in the tourist district,
living in a village, and going on cruises with European vacationers.
Staying where the locals do increases your chance to meet Europeans,
to learn and experience their culture, to dine in typically European
restaurants, cafes, pubs, etc., and to enjoy the life of the local
people.
Staying in an unusual lodging gives you
the chance to experience something different from the ordinary
life you lead at home. Unusual lodging choices include:
- + Spend the night in a castle
- + Rent a cottage, an apartment, a villa
- + Live in a cave
- + Rent a room in a convent or monastery
- + Charter a yacht, barge, houseboat
-- tie it to the town pier to live on
Contact
me about arranging a rental car for you in Europe.
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