Cindy and Del and Mike come back for their second tour with European Focus. This time they are joined by Mike’s wife, Teresa. We start with a pre-tour few days in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany and Innsbruck, Austria before the main tour starts with stops in Venice, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Parma, San Gimignano, Orvieto […]
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Peterson / Martin Tour in Germany and Austria (Cancelled due to travel restrictions placed on Americans due to the out of control pandemic in the USA)
Two couples who have a lot of fun together in Tennessee decided to take that friendship and go have fun in Germany and Austria, and they booked their trip way in advance, on the 21st of March, 2019. We will visit Bavaria plus the area near the Bodensee, parts of the Black Forest and the […]
Olson/Lorenz Tour in England
It has long been a dream of Cheryl to explore hamlets in England. I will be helping her and her husband John bring those dreams to life with a trip which will include Yorkshire, parts of Wales and Sussex and more.
Thanks for the Memories, Art and Carol
Nine time clients Art and Carol from New Jersey were going through some photos from their trips (and they take many, many photos!) and Art was thoughtful enough to send a few our way recently. These intrepid travelers live our philosophy of “Stop Dreaming and Start Doing,” and even though they’ve had to take a […]
We Hope that “Bucket Lists” Die
We take the slow road and oftentimes the undiscovered road, which admittedly is getting harder to find. But, we find them. Our tours are the antidote to the “If it’s Tuesday this must be Belgium” kind of travel promoted by the big bus companies and cruises. From a picnic by the side of a little […]
William Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland
The Wallace Monument, just outside Stirling, Scotland, was erected 500 years after the death of William Wallace (aka Braveheart). His memory looms large in the history of Scotland. He was cruelly and torturously killed at the Tower of London in 1305 at the age of 35, accused of treason by Edward I, King of England. […]
The Locals Help in Bacup, Lancashire
Ken and Michelle’s England adventure continued on August 9 with a long drive up from West Sussex up to Lancashire, in the north of England. We stayed at a small hotel buried in trees on a bluff overlooking the industrial town of Burnley. The next morning, bright and sunny, we drove a short distance out […]
From Dallas, Texas to Barcombe, East Sussex
Part of Michelle Frumin’s surprise trip to Europe included five nights in England. Her ancestry is split between a village in Alsace, France; a village in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and then villages in West Sussex and Lancashire, England. We flew to England from Frankfurt on Lufthansa and once there, picked up a car (now we’re driving […]