Hello everyone! My husband and I are planning a month long trip to Northern Italy for May 2025. We have visited Italy only once, and that was a lifetime ago in the 1970’s! We spent a week in Rome and a day in Florence. We are both in our 70’s. This will be our only trip to northern Italy, so we want to visit all the places that intere... Read More

Hello, My husband and I will walk the Via Spluga Aug 24- Aug 29 from Thusis to Chiavenna. We have Aug 30-Sep 5 before we head back to Zurich to fly home on 9/7 morning. We want to stay on one of the lakes - Como, Lugano, Maggiore, or maybe two lakes but we don't want to be bouncing around every night or two. We like to sight see, hike, see vist... Read More

Hi everyone. Looking to decide whether my wife and I would use as our base Gijon or Oviedo? In either area, do you require a car to get around? Any suggestions for hotels and restaurants would be greatly appreciated. happy travels Read More

I have another thread in the Europe forum about accommodations in Rome from June 29 through July 2. https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/rome-hotels-or-apartment-1722281/ Here's the dilemma: I found a place on Airbnb that is in a 2000 year ol... Read More

Hello all. My sister and I will be docking on June 26 in Marseilles We would like to see the lavender fields but the ship excursion is booked. Does anyone know a guide or driver who would take us? I've thought of renting a car but I can't get very excited about that. Thanks. Read More

Can anyone recommend a private guide in the area of the Odenvald (Bavaria)? I am looking for someone who can speak English and could guide me for one day in the area (particularly in the town of Amorbach). Kind regards! Read More

I don't have high hopes for this coming to fruition, but I am thinking of making a last minute travel plans to Europe at the end of June or early July for 7-9 days due to my schedule opening up during this time. I absolutely understand there are many barriers to this including costs, finding hotel availabilities, and other aspects that generally re... Read More

Hola! I’ve been to many places in Europe but not Spain and I think this is the year to correct this. I plan to go in October or November when it’s cooling down temperature and crowd wise. I’d love feedback on my draft itinerary. I love cathedrals and old architecture, whether it be castles or any other interesting structures. I can’t take more... Read More

I consider flying in to Detroit, checking out Detroit, [url=https://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/mackinac-island-1707498/]Mackinac [/url]City, UP and returning the car at CLE. Is this plan too ambitious? Is it worth it to visit Mackinac and UP or I should stick with south side of MI. Four, five days are all the time I have. We like outdoo... Read More

Hello – we are looking to celebrate my wife's 30th birthday in Paris, Italy (Amalfi coast) and Barcelona in late June 2024. Paris 3 nights, Amalfi coast 4 nights, Barcelona 3 nights. Have only booked the flights and everything really is a blank slate. Would love to fill in the blanks with recommendations for accommodation, good/non touristy f... Read More

I wanted to write a little trip report, in part to thank all of you on this Forum, particularly Bokhara2, CounterClifton, Diamantina and northie, who kindly helped my husband and me plan our recent trip to Australia and New Zealand. This trip didn't quite turn out quite the way we had planned (plot twist further ahead) but we still had a good time.... Read More

Hi Folks - My wife and I will land at the Vienna airport (from Washington DC) and we want to head directly to Prague via train. I want to buy the Vienna to Prague train tickets - but I am struggling to figure out how much time I should allow to get to the train station from the airport. [list] [*]Our flight is schedule to arrive at 8:30am o... Read More

What are the most interesting neighborhoods in Madrid and Bilbao for accommodations? We want safe, but non-touristy hotels or bed/breakfast that would be walking distance to cultural sites (art museums, galleries, local music performances, flamenco clubs) also charming streets. Like everyone else we want comfortable, clean rooms and soundproof room... Read More

We booked this trip back in May. We’d been trying to visit the Dolomites since 2020, first planned for October, then moved to December. The trip had been completely booked and cancelled twice. Hopefully, the third time would be the charm. Flights and planning We decided to spring for Business Class, as we’re getting awfully tired of... Read More

Hi, my sister and I (of “varsity” age) are leaving next Monday 4/8 for Lisbon and Porto. We have been monitoring the weather reports and cannot believe our good fortune - it’s been raining for weeks - and this is the forecast for our trip

Hi everyone. We are very fortunate to have 15 full days in Spain in September and really need to get a wriggle on in finalising our plans which is proving slightly overwhelming! Going through our battle of wanting to do too many things but conscious that we need some relaxation and time to immerse ourselves in the places we are visiting. Only firm... Read More

TL: DR 48-ish Hours in Vienna and 23.5 in Istanbul. Don’t try this unless you’ve lived in one city and had visited the other. ~~~ It was a dark and quiet, and very early Sunday morning. DH had departed the previous day for Vienna; and as per usual on the first night of travel separation, I did not sleep well without him besid... Read More

A thank you to all the Fodorites who helped us plan this trip!! Day 1: arrived in Naples, viewing Vesuvius, we had a challenge with our car rental through Surprice via Discovercars, recommended by Rick Steves. Discovercars helped correct it, but we needed to go to another rental agency, BeRent. Leaving from there to our stay for the night was easy... Read More

Hello, I'lll be in Istanbul for a couple of days. Where can I feel the history and the authenticity of the city? Read More

On April 20, just 4 days ago, I suggested to middle sis that she should apply for Global Entry. I thought the whole process would take months, as she's never had it before. Today, just 4 days after filling out the application, she got the email of her conditional approval. She scheduled an interview at her home airport for May 1, just a week fro... Read More

After spending a lot of time scouring lodging options and reading about tourism and visiting Amsterdam, I am starting to have some hesitation about a visit to Amsterdam and am wondering if I should base elsewhere instead. (I have done something similar in other countries where I have skipped the major city and instead focused on smaller but very en... Read More

My wife and I will be in the region for 8 days. Can we set up camp in Bologna and do day tours everyday or would you suggest adding another camp base? Thank you formally our comments in advance. Read More

HELP: I have no idea how to tag this post "UK" so it posted in Europe general and I can't delete it and try again. So very sorry! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In June I will fly to London,spend 5 nights there, and then begin a two-week wander through Wales.... Read More

Hi everyone. So we’ve been to Italy 5 times. We love Italy. So we want to go back next year in September. We want to rent an apartment or place that has a view, anywhere between Florence, and Calabria. Doesn’t have to be a view of water, just want to be able to see out on a patio. We want to be near train stations, because we don’t want to ren... Read More

Hi, I am doing a road trip. On 10th July we will stay the night in Moritz. And on 19th July we have to be in Zermatt. So I have 8 nights for this part of the trip. My main reason was to visit Lavender fields as we never travel to Europe in busy season of July- August. This time is an exception. I was thinking 11th July - See Moritz and drive to Mi... Read More