Québec is my favorite province of Canada. Both Montreal and Québec city have European charm with cobblestone streets, beautiful historic buildings. It is as close as you can get to Europe without flying across the Atlantic ocean. …

This is my first trip by air since Covid. The last-minute deal from Gate 1 was too good to pass. It is just under $1000 from NYC (flight, guided tour and hotels all included). Morocco is one of the best place for value vacation with exotic experience. Probably the King…

We will go with itinerary from Gate 1 for this note. We plan to travel like an old couple (as expected a lot of retirees on board). This is easy going travel; no need to plan, meals ready, just pick any optional tour you are interested. …

Part I is independent travel before joining river cruise. Munich is not trying to be a big tourist destination but is an interesting place with excellent museums, historic places and definitely a lot more to offer than its famous Oktoberfest beer festival. It is also a good central destination to…

Thanks to Rick Steves, our American expert on Europe tour and Iceland Air which give amazing discount and free layover in Iceland. RS’s recs on hotels and attractions are spot on, just need to research on restaurants only (his recommended places are usually meh). Oct 17 Arrive to Copenhagen Quickest…

We choose to use Trafalgar guided tour for second part of the tour because this is our first time in Europe and language could be a problem. As expected, visiting England is least stressful and could be an ideal place to start. People are helpful and more honest too. …

Last summer was tough. People are doing “revenge travel”, airports are understaffed with all delays, literally all seats on transatlantic flights are booked and for some reason, most Americans choose Europe as their destination when it opens up from Covid lock down. …

Those hidden gems, 800 plus islands, most of them uninhabited are in southern most part of Burma called “Mergui Archipelago.” There is limited information available and I started with limited info I got from the internet and from my sister-in-law who visited with TZK before. http://www.tzkgroups.com/index.html https://mm.myeiktours.com (a.k.a …

Trip Diary: Singapore, Malaysia 12/19 Make no mistake, there is no Grand Canyon or Machu Picchu in Southeast Asia. But diverse food (Chinese, Indian, Malay, Thai food), affordable vacation and to learn culture of friendly people are the reasons to go. …