The value of the dollar has a huge impact on the cost of travel and doing business in Europe. Right now, the dollar is “relatively” strong. Relative, that is, to the terrible weakness in the fall of 2008 when a Euro cost as much as $1.65 Travelers may look back on the current $1.31 to […]
Author Archives: James Derheim
A Guinness a Day Keeps the Vet Away
A favorite shot from time spent in Dingle, Ireland. This Jack Russell Terrier obviously knows the health benefits of having a slurp of Ireland’s most famous beer daily at the Small Bridge Pub. This pub is a regular stopping place during our West Coast of Ireland trips.
Tours by Globus, Trafalgar, Tauck no comparison to European Focus Private Tours
A “big bus tour” would never have taken the time needed to get to the top (cablecar) much less allow for plenty of picture taking and a cold one at the top. Sometimes people mention that they’re considering taking a tour from one of the companies like Rick Steves mentioned in the headline above. After […]
1989 – 2009 Celebrating 20 Years of Living and Working in Europe
James Derheim, founder and co-owner of European Focus Private Tours first arrived in Europe in the summer of 1989 to begin what turned out to be a pivotal job as a photographer for the European edition of the “Stars and Stripes” newspaper, published in Griesheim, near Darmstadt, Germany. More than a million miles traveled and […]
Clients can now pay with Visa, MasterCard, AMEX
Starting today, clients wishing to reserve their spot on our calendar can do so with a $500 per person deposit using their Visa, MasterCard or AMEX. This allows quicker booking of prime, sought-after spots on the calendar and of course, allows our clients to rack up those points or miles faster! The balance of tour […]
Memories from the Final Trip of 2008
The view from the Kloster Cafe in Beilstein, Mosel River Valley The Fox family came over for a tour including ancestral villages Hatten and Rittershofen in the Alsace, plus Allendorf and Niederlistingen in the state of Hessen, Germany. We also did some sightseeing “just for fun,” with stops in Bacharach on the Rhein, Rothenburg ob […]
Connecting with Cousins in Enzweihingen
Betsy Cooke, second from right, along with her husband Jim, second from left with relatives in Enzweihingen, Germany during their private tour in October Betsy Cooke had the opportunity to connect with relatives in the small town of Enzweihingen, near Stuttgart, Germany this past October when she visited with her husband, Jim. A family reunion […]
Postcard from Brandenburg
The fall colors in Brandenburg were beautiful this past week. Here’s a shot taken near the Elbe River near Doemitz.