| Alisa and I have been traveling for as long as we have known each other. In fact, that's how we met - while I was traveling with my job. We'd like to share some of our experiences with you. Perhaps, we can help you in planning your next trip. |
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| We started traveling a lot more during the last few years. (The kids have left the nest.) We have a few simple rules which we go by - we avoid as much as possible organized tours (except for special circumstances), and we don't like to run from place to place without getting to know an area for a few days. I (Steve) do all the planning and use the internet to learn about an area and find interesting hotels and restaurants. Sometimes, I try to find people from the area we're going to visit and chat with them on the web - using travel forums or chat services. Web surfers LOVE to help other surfers. We also try to meet our cyber friends when we get there, and I can say that we've done it several times, and every meeting has been a huge success. I'd also like to mention my favorite travel forums - Fodor's TravelTalk Forums and Tripadvisor Travel Forums which are both great sources for travel information. |
| We
live in Israel, so much, (but not all) of our traveling has been to
Europe. In the
last few years, we've been to many European countries, as well as
China, Japan, Southeast Asia, South America, Central Asia and a couple
of trips to the United States. In 2007 we started visiting the far
east, in 2008, we visited Central Asia (Uzbekistan) and in 2009, it was
back to Europe with trips to Italy and Scotland. In 2010, we
visited Vietnam, France, and Norway. 2011 was a quiet year due to the
birth of our second grandchild, with just a couple of short trips to
Europe. In 2012, things returned to form. We visited northern Italy,
then a cruise on the Baltic and then another wine trip to Alsace,
France. 2013 started out with a canceled trip to Bordeaux due to a
family problem, and then 2 trips in the second half of the year -
Northern Italy, and then a visit to the USA. I retired in May,
2014,
and our first trip after I retired was to southern Germany, and after
that, Rioja, Spain and then Sardinia, Italy. In 2015, our first trip
was a cruise on the Mediterranean, from Barcelona to Rome. After that,
we visited the Czech Republic, and then a fabulous visit to Peru and
Machu Picchu. Our first trip in 2016 was to Emilia Romagna in northern
Italy, and after that, we tried our luck again in Central Asia with a
visit to the Republic of Georgia. In 2017, our first trip
was to Costa Rica and the United States. Unfortunately, the trip was
cut short by an accident and we had to return home early, after only 5
days in Costa Rica. I haven't built a page for that trip, and I don't
think I ever will. Since that trip to Costa Rica, we have moved on
successfully, and later in 2017, we visited France, Madrid, and then a
wine trip to Tuscany. We started out 2018 with a short trip to
Malta, a river cruise on the eastern Danube, and most recently 2 weeks in Brittany,
France.
In 2019, it's
back to France and 2 other trips planned. At the end of 2019, we
visited Greece twice, once to Crete, and once to Thessaloniki. And
then, covid happened. No trips for 2 years. At the end of those 2
years, in December, 2021, we visited Dubai. Our second trip "AC"
(After Covid), was to Greece for 8 days. Unfortunately covid is still
not completely finished, but the world is learning to live
with it. 2023 has rolled in and progressed nicely. In Israel and Europe, Covid has become a thing of the past, and travel has pretty much returned to normal. We started off with a cruise in the eastern Mediterranean, and then a visit to Vienna only a month later. We visited Corfu and Athens (again) in the fall. So, 2023 was quite full! 2024 has been a difficult year, and the only trip we made was a cruise from London to the Atlantic coasts of France and Spain. It's all described below. |
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I plan each trip carefully. I present everything here
freely. Perhaps you can make use of it on your next trip.
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| Our life plan is to continue traveling as much as we can and for as long as we can! |
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