trip report

By Earline from Tennessee, Spring 2006 March 16 through April 6, 2006. Mother and daughter share brain-frying intensive Italian language course in Florence for two weeks, then on to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast for some R&R. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. Before I Get Too...

By Barb (and Art) from Italy, Spring 2004 JUNE 2004 - A six day trip to Prague, centered around the Paul McCartney concert This trip report was originally published on SlowTrav. Planning There is no succinct way to sum up the city of Prague. It’s beautiful and ancient, Gothic, Baroque...

By Dennis Switzer from Alberta, Canada, Fall 2008 Over 17 days in September of 2008 Dennis and his daughter visited Istanbul, the Turquoise Coast, Pamukkale and Selcuk. This trip report was originally published on SlowTrav. Prelude In the months leading up to our arrival in Istanbul, my...

By Dennis Switzer from Canada, Spring 2006 In March, 2006 Margaret and Dennis visited Extremadura. With the city of Caceres as their base they explored many of the popular sights in the region. Please join them on their travels. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. Preamble: A...

By Dennis Switzer from Alberta, Canada, Spring 2009 Highlights of an eight day trip in March 2009 to the Costa Brava of Spain. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. Why the Alt Empordà? After a week in the urban bustle of Barcelona we were ready for open spaces and rural...

By Eleanor from UK, Summer 2013 Four days spent revisiting old haunts in Gwynedd. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. Introduction We love the LLyn Peninsula and for 25 years used to spend two weeks there every Easter, self catering on a farm near Nefyn. It was a great place...

By Eleanor from UK, Winter 2013 Eleanor And Michael won three nights dinner bed and breakfast in Northumberland. This is the review of what they did. This trip report was originally published on SlowTrav. Introduction I spent six years in the northeast in the 1960s and fell in love with the...

By Eleanor from UK, Summer 2013 Trip report of five days in June spent exploring Northumberland and the Scottish Borders from a base at Berwick upon Tweed. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. An Overview There is something about the North. As soon as we hit the A1 and start...

By Eleanor from UK, Fall 2013 We spent ten days in September exploring the area between Aberdeen and Inverness, visiting ruined castles, stately homes and gardens, as well as Pictish crosses and prehistoric remains. This trip report was originally published on Slowtrav.com. Introduction Over...

By zig from Kentucky, USA, Fall 2006 An amusing journey with Zig and Georgia as they travel on a tight budget through part of Switzerland, Liguria and make a pilgrimage to Greece, Sept 25 - Oct 9, 2006. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. 9/25/06 - Travel Day - Kentucky to...

Stockholm, Sweden – August, 2018 August 8th Flight to Stockholm Jenny gave us a ride to the airport at 4 P.M. for a 6:50 flight. Georgia likes to be early! We paid $37.53 for chips, dips and drinks called “Margarita & Tequilla Sunrise.” A serious rainstorm began at 5:45! Sheets of rain blowing...

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 - Flight to Dublin, Edinburgh, Lindisfarne Jason, our son, and Ashley, his girlfriend, are staying at our house (and moving from the guest room to our bed!) while we’re gone. We didn’t want to tempt them with driving our car so I put my green truck in the carport and...

Friday May 14 In the UK we are now allowed to travel in the country. Vacation rentals and camp sites (without shared facilities) have been open for a month. Hotels and B&Bs open in the next phase, which starts Monday. We are both fully vaccinated so thought we would take the brave step and...

So this is my first trip report, so I hope I get this right. Last year summer, after the covid lockdown fun (!) our family based ourselves at this gite holiday rental https://gitedordogne.co.uk/ and spread our wings from there to travel around the area. The accommodation was at the top end...

Hello! We just finished 3 weeks hiking in a small mountain town, Lenk, in the Berner Oberland region of Switzerland. We drove there from the UK where we live. We love Switzerland and travel there every year usually at this time. Read my trip report here. We live in the UK and they have...

By nikkihop from USA, Summer 2011 Two adults and two college girls for week one and nine days of solo bliss for the adults on the Amalfi coast later. Arrive in Rome on June 1, 2011 and return June 16, 2011. Three days in Rome, three days in Florence, two in Venice, one in Assisi on the way to...

By nikkihop from Texas USA, Spring 2012 This trip report was originally posted on slowtrav.com. Trip Description: Nicki and her mom tour through southern Ireland, ending in Dublin visiting castles, churches, natural wonders and even kayaking from June 10 - 21, 2012. Introductions...

Wednesday March 4 - Arrival in Tel Aviv. Warm and sunny (70F) but it really cools down at night. We’ve arrived as coronavirus fears grip Israel. They had already closed their borders to several Asian countries. Today people from 5 European countries - France, Germany, Austria, Spain, and...

By Wendy & Rob from California, US, Fall 2003 From Rome to Lucca to Strove back to Rome. Wonderful days spent in Italy, drinking in the country, people and of course the food, wine and grappa. This was thirteen wonderful days from October 10th to October 23rd, 2003. From there we boarded Holland...

Trip Report 2020-02 Spain, Tenerife This was our first trip to the Canary Islands. We spent two weeks there at the end of January, into February 2020. We liked Tenerife and will return for another winter holiday. I am not writing a day by day trip report as I usually do, but instead an overview...