Thoughts on this itinerary and best things to do? Ideally, would like to have time to do: London: Touristy things and also maybe a day trip somewhere. Paris: Museums, Eiffel, Cafes, day trip? Alps: Scenery and hiking Florence/Tuscany: Museums, food, explore tuscany Rome: Colosseum, Vatican, touristy stuff, food, day trip? Day 1 Arrive Lo... Read More

Will be traveling to Portugal from the US later this year and was wonder if I need to do anything in regards to submitting documentation to Portugal prior to travel? I already provided the required passport info when booking my flight (with the airline). (I know when I flew to Canada 2 years ago at the end of COVID I had to register with Canada t... Read More

Please recommend us some places to visit in London. We are travelling to London for the first time. Thanks 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

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

Hi, we'll be travelling to London in Few days. Many of our friends recommended us to visit Brighton city. Is it worth visiting? Read More

Hoping for some advice please as to whether it would be feasible for us (family of four) arriving in London (Kings Cross Station) on the LNER from Edinburgh (not booked yet so can be any time) to travel to Hammersmith for a 230pm theatre show that runs 2h20m at the Eventim Apollo Theatre, and then on to Heathrow for an 840pm international flight?... 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

Some of these questions are going to be so stupid, but I haven't been to France in a couple of decades. I posted before, but I'm hoping being a bit more specific will help, because I really need to book flights, etc. I'm doing a photo workshop in Normandy (Cabourg is the base) in mid-September for 6 nights. I arrive two nights before and have a hot... Read More

Make way - another American wanting to see it all in 2 weeks. This is our first and likely only trip from Texas to Europe with 14 and 16 y/o non history loving teens. We want to make it fun but show them what they can’t see here. We’ve eliminated several places already this is what we are left with. would love advice on what to cut/add and logist... Read More

Hello all We will be visiting Normandy towards the end of September, arriving via ferry from England and disembarking in Caen. There are 4 of us and we do have a car. Places we would like to see are Caen, Rouen, Honfleur, Bayeux (and D Day beaches), Mount St Michel, La Harve and Etretat. This is our first visit and we want to have enough time... Read More

Hello, Our family (2a,2c) is planning our first trip to Europe from mid September to early October. After some research I think this will be best for us: London - 4 nights paris - 5 nights agvinon - 2 nights nice - 2 nights Vienna -2 nights grindelwald - 3 nights lucern or Zurich - 2 nights (then fly out late back to Australia) I initially planned... Read More

Hello fellow travelers. In the past when I went to Cinque Terre they just had one CT Card, which was good for both the trains/bus and trails. Now I see they have 2 versions of the card. It appears the Train Card includes the trail too or do I need to buy a Trekking Card as well for the trails? It would be pretty pricey to need to both so I'm think... Read More

Hello I'm leaving the US tomorrow and flying to Zurich where I'll be renting a car from Hertz. We'll be driving through France, Switzerland and Germany. After researching countries requiring International Drivers Permits I thought I wouldn't need one. Now I'm seeing various opinions about this. I know its probably a good idea if I have to deal wit... Read More

My husband and I are planning to visit Croatia in 2025 in late April, early May. He typically insists on two weeks maximum, but I may be able to get a couple of extra days. I want to book AA oneworld award tickets soon, so I would like at least a vague itinerary in place now. The best routing seems to be into Dubrovnik, and out of Zagreb. Husban... Read More

I will be ending my 2+ week trip in Brussels and have a 1.5 day and 2 night stay there in the middle of June. I've been doing some reading on the city but still can't figure out where I should stay because I am having a difficult time getting a handle on the city. Other than the Grand Place with the galeries and strolling around to observe Art Nouv... Read More

Looking for taxi recommendations for at least 10-12 people. We will arrive in London on 28 May. Read More

This is a prior thread about the proposed trip, which we are now in the midst of: https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/a-week-in-galicia-may-1719969/ I will attempt to keep this short and willl be happy to elaborate if anyone wants more details. Background: I have been to Galicia for very short stays, twice before. Both were more than 1... Read More

I could really use some help with my itinerary. This is our first trip to Europe and I'm sure it will be our last also., since we are in our 70 and 80s(my husband and I are married 55 years) We plan to take trains as much as possible. Don't want to waste time in airports but we could fly if needed, but hoping to make our way by trains or a bus if n... Read More

Hello! We are a family of 4 (12 and 14 year old boys). Next summer we want to go on an adventure to learn spanish by immersing overselves somewhere overseas for the entire summer (approximately 2 months). We want to go to Spain and I've kind of zeroed in on Bilbao partly due to the cooler weather during the summer. We also love food and the basq... 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

Hello. My sister and I will be on a cruise ending in Civitavecchia, then we will have a few days in Rome. I was thinking we would take the train into the city, but I see there's also a bus. I understand it's a bit of a walk to the train station and of course, we'll be dragging our luggage. Does the bus pick up at the port? Has anyone used it? Read More

Central Asia. Where exactly is it? How is it defined? Well, it depends... The most widely accepted definition of the region incorporates the five former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. More expansive definitions incorporate some or all of Afghanistan, East Turkestan,... Read More

Hi all, We're hiking in Austria for a week in late Agust and then we plan to visit Italy for 2 nights, driving from Innsbruck. To see the the Dolomites for the first time. Ideally we'd like to stay the 2 nights in different huts/refugios. Please suggest a suitable itinerary and huts? moderate to hard hiking few hours a day and a cicruilar route wo... 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