Where would you recommend our family of four enjoy a classic English breakfast within easy (5 minutes) walking distance to the Tower of London? So far, my review of Google maps is coming up with Coppa Club and The Ivy Tower Bridge. There are other restaurants nearby, but they either open too late or are just quick takeaway places. Am I missing anyt... Read More

Going on a business trip and will have time to vacation for 2 weeks around Europe after and then need to visit family. I can choose either June 15th to July 1st for my dates or June 22nd to July 9th. How much of a difference would these dates make in terms of crowds? Looking at Spain, Budapest, and Greece, but sometimes I change my plans on a... Read More

To those of you that have teens that may look older, what was your experience regarding proof of age at the various museums and sites? I know that different sites may have different rules, but in general did you find that a photocopy on a phone was sufficient proof or do they normally require the hard/original copy of the ID? Thanks. Read More

Finally, France. After that endless journey from Australia - 33 hours from home airport to Zurich, then train west. My itinerary : May/June 2024: flight in and out of Zurich Besancon 7N Avignon 9N La Tour-de-Peilz (Vevey) 2N Meiringen 11N Winterthur 1N I’ve visited so little of France, having only been to (and loved) Alsace, trav... Read More

Hello, We are eagerly awaiting our upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand for this fall! All our reservations are made, and I am now looking for restaurant recommendations for Melbourne and Sydney. I've already made reservations for dinner at The Sanderson in Sydney, compliments of our daughter and son-in-law. They gifted us with a gift certif... Read More

Airbnb in Paris… yay or nay? I’ve always stayed in hotels but I may spend 4-5 nights and thought it would be a great way to save money and have more space. Any recommendations? Reasons not to? Thanks! Read More

So, I just finished my first year in college recently and I realized there wasn't much to do at my college which is located in St Louis, Missouri. I'm originally from Houston Texas so adapting to the Midwest was definitely challenging for me. I found it hard to discover good food spots and fun places to hang out off campus. There weren't many stude... Read More

I'll be visiting the Ravenna Gorge Christmas markets from Strasbourg (yes, it will be a very long day!) and taking public transport. The return journey in the evening requires a change of trains in Offenburg with a 40 minute wait between trains. As a solo female traveller, I'd rather avoid the long wait in the station and am considering inste... Read More

Hello all. We are planning a trip to Upstate NY. We will spend a few days in the Finger Lakes so DH can fish. After that we have another week or so. I would like to see the Adirondaks but I'm hearing a lot of good things about Saratoga Springs. We both love history, waterfalls and great scenery, and DH loves fishing. Should we stay in Sarato... Read More

Live from Madrid....it's Sunday morning live!! (sorry about that!!) I'm a very short time into my stay and am already SO happy! Yes, American Airlines has misplaced my suitcase, so was withering with cold in a long-sleeved t-shirt but all is great now that I am seated in the nearly empty Car One of the splashy new Scarlet IRYO train, bound for C... Read More

As part of a longer road trip in northern Italy, we will be staying in a home in Argengo on Lake Como for nine days in September. A friends told us about the Bernino Express train ride - and it sounds lovely. Wondering if this could be a long day trip - or better as an overnight stop. Has anyone taken this four-hour scenic narrow gauge train ride?... Read More

I’ve always found Lonely Planet guidebooks the ones I prefer to have along with me. I was vaguely aware that the company had been sold but had no idea, until I borrowed the latest “Mexico” from the library, how truly useless the new editions have become. So, the one I have is #15, 2016. The latest useless edition is #18, 2023. Th... Read More

Sicily has been at the top of our travel wish list for several decades, but it always seemed to get bumped for something else, or put on the back burner for when we had “enough” time. Due to work, pets at home, and other factors, we cannot travel for much more than two weeks at a time—but last year, we decided to make Sicily a priority for 2024.... Read More

DD and I are in the baby-steps of planning our 2025 holiday. Now that the children are 20-somethings launched in their careers and lives, the need for a family holiday no longer exists. DH and DD are driving about the Cascades later this summer for Father-Daughter time over scary (to me) winding mountain roads; DD and I... Read More

I'm looking for a place for our family to visit in Europe for Christmas through New Years. We are not interested in skiing, and it looks like many Christmas markets will be closed by the time we arrive. Most of us have been to Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Scotland, and Rome/Florence/Venice. Given that many places a... Read More

Hi all, I need some fresh ideas for our summer '25 trip. My now 16 year-old son and I will be outside of Berlin in July for a sporting event that ends on July 20th. We will have from July 21st to August 4th (departure date) to travel with my husband and other son. I have promised my older son that we would visit the motor valley in Italy, so w... Read More

We will be in Galicia for 7 nights and have reservations to stay at Moure near the Cathedral. We do not hike. Our European visits are centred primarily with the occasional sight seeing, walking, and of course eating. our question is can we do day trips and return to Co postulate every night or do you suggest we break it up. If so, where would y... Read More

Hi all - After deciding to rent a car for part of our upcoming time in Puglia, we knew obtaining IDPs was necessary. I searched online and the sites I found suggested it would take AAA 4-6 weeks to receive our IDPs, something which concerned me since we are leaving in 6 weeks for our trip. We called our local office and went in with photos in hand... Read More

Ubeda was stop three on our Andalusian road trip. You can find my trip reports for [url=https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/malaga-trip-report-1722326/]Malaga[/url] and [url=https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/granada-spain-trip-report-1722602/]Granada[/url] elsewhere on this site or by clicking on my username. Ubeda (pronounced Ooh bee... Read More

Hello everyone, we are planning a ~12 days trip in late September to Italy and would really like some advice and suggestions! Some quick facts: [list] [*]Never been to Europe [*]10-14 days, starting from mid/late September [*]Flying from US east coast (NC) [*]3 adults + 2 kids (ages 4 and 7) [*]Not a huge history/art buff [*]Don't speak I... Read More

Thanks to many of you for your excellent guidance/reports/posts on the areas of Spain we are visiting in July. A special thanks to [utag=169187]mikelg[/utag], [utag=171967]Maribel[/utag], [utag=170246]MFNYC[/utag], Maribel, [utag=523521]KarenWoo[/utag], [utag=168707]ekscrunchy[/utag] and [utag=215631]Micheal[/utag]. Your input really helped us shap... Read More

Hello: I'm planning a family trip for early August 2024 and, due to a conference, I will be in Dusseldorf for a few days. After the conference, I was thinking of spending 7 - 10 days split in 2 different cities with my wife and kids (4 & 6 year old girls). The kids have never been to Europe before and this will be there first trip there. Origina... Read More

I haven't seen very many trip reports from travellers to the Azores so I am posting mine. We are a couple of Vancouverites in our late 60s and reasonably fit. We loved the Azores. We travelled in April and May, definitely shoulder season, knowing that we could expect all sorts of weather, and we got it! Sata Airlines, the airline of the Azores,... Read More

Our trip will start with a week of trekking in the Engadin region of Switzerland, then three weeks later, we meeting friends in Lisbon, Portugal. We thought maybe two weeks in Spain and then 5-6 days in Portugal before meeting our friends. Here is our dilemma… Northern Spain, Basque area, Atlantic costal route. Or Costa Brava. This would most li... Read More

We saw a good price for a couple of seats to CDG for the end of March and grabbed them. We are at the early stage of trying to decide where to go and would like some suggestions as we take the weather into consideration. I know we can do Paris at that time of year with all the opportunities for indoor activities and that is a possibility. We hav... Read More