Planning your European Vacation
Over the past 15 years of guiding tours and teaching seminars on European travel, I've answered a lot of questions about trip planning. I've developed a sixth sense about what people need to know, from the big picture questions — like choices between a guided tour versus independent travel — to the nuts and bolts of booking hotels, getting around by car and train, and understanding the sights.
In this step-by-step guide I've brought together the advice and resources I've used in planning hundreds of trips over years. We'll start at the beginning — getting or renewing a passport — and move through other pre-trip planning essentials, then on to stuff that will give you a soft landing once you actually hit the ground in Europe.
Note: As of August 2009, this step-by-step guide is under development. I'll be adding to it frequently over the coming weeks. Check back here for updates or, better yet, subscribe to my blog to receive a notice any time an update is posted.
Over the past 15 years of guiding tours and teaching seminars on European travel, I've answered a lot of questions about trip planning. I've developed a sixth sense about what people need to know, from the big picture questions — like choices between a guided tour versus independent travel — to the nuts and bolts of booking hotels, getting around by car and train, and understanding the sights.
In this step-by-step guide I've brought together the advice and resources I've used in planning hundreds of trips over years. We'll start at the beginning — getting or renewing a passport — and move through other pre-trip planning essentials, then on to stuff that will give you a soft landing once you actually hit the ground in Europe.
Note: As of August 2009, this step-by-step guide is under development. I'll be adding to it frequently over the coming weeks. Check back here for updates or, better yet, subscribe to my blog to receive a notice any time an update is posted.