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Re: Michigan's Lakes and Mackinac Island
This morning, we all looked forward to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, just a couple of minutes in the bus from the ship. Tauck could enter a full hour before opening time. I had a go on the drums and guitar in the Garage Band area which was a lot of fun. I’ve decided I could make a good drummer! My favorite area was of course the Beatles.
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Re: What shoes to pack?
Most all the included dinners are in your hotel so little or no outside walking. The only exceptions I see are Oxford and Bath. Like MCD on most tours I wear nice flats.
Re: Danube River Christmas Market Cruise with Broken Foot
Maresc,
I went on a Danube river cruise last October. i think your daughter will likely have a difficult time. To access the boat, you need to walk up an inclined narrow gangplank. The rope railing will offer minimal support. Further once off the boat, there are often 1 or 2 flights of steps (with a fixed railing) to get to ground level. She will also need to climb the steps to get onto the bus. Sometimes the boat stacks so you may need to climb multiple steps on another boat to get to the dock. And then the touring itself will involve much walking and standing … often there are steps involved. I don’t want to be a Negative Nancy, but I want to give my thoughts.
Re: What shoes to pack?
I lived in England and Scotland until the age of 43 and rarely encountered cobbled streets,
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Re: River Cruise - Travel Steamers?
I never pack clothing that requires ironing out of a suitcase, I roll everything including wrinkle free linen shirts. If I wanted to iron, my husband would have a fit on a vacation. Please consider different clothing, there are plenty of suitable pieces out there, both casual and formal.
British
Re: Morocco during Ramadan
We were on the tour during Ramadan, April 2023, and it did not affect our fabulous time one bit. Our tour director was Chris Morrison ( absolutely the tops) who contacted us all ahead of time telling us of the liquor situation during the holiday. We were traveling with 7 people and divided up liquor assignments in duty free. We had nightly cocktail parties in our rooms or on our room terraces. It was a blast! We also had happy hours on the bus. Our tour was timed such that we were there for the end of Ramadan so we got to experience Eid, which was joyous. The markets were buzzing with excitement and everything was alive. The weather was absolutely perfect. The holiday did not affect our excellent time at all.
Re: Tour Review - Part 1a, 1b & Part 2
Henry, Singapore is always hot and humid. It might be more rainy at certain times, but you never escape the humidity, surely you should know that as you are such an experienced traveler. Why do you still travel with Tauck?
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Re: Michigan's Lakes and Mackinac Island
I think I’ve missed a day out, oh well, I can’t remember, had two cocktails last night and too much going on.
Yesterday, we arrived in Detroit, what a surprise, the city has had a renaissance and it looked fantastic.
We chose to go on the tour of the Henry Ford museum. We had a good local guide who took us on a tour of the city first, including a stopover to view the outside of Motown Hitsville that you could go into for one of the other options offered for the day.
The Henry Ford museums is set in acres of grounds and the inside is huge. It’s a really impressive museum and we really enjoyed it. We were given a very comprehensive highlights tour and then we all walked over to Greenville village which continued on the grounds nearby. We had not done our research properly and did not realize this was outside, we did not take hats with us and it became a very hot sunny day. We were given tickets for three different modes of transport, so when we left the guide, we headed for the ride on a Ford model T before the line got too long. We had a narrated tour on the car, it was fun.
We walked around and ate lunch in an authentic period tavern with costumed servers, and typical foods of the time using the $20 each ‘fun’ money we were given to use anywhere on the campus. There were choices of two bus times to go back to the ship, 1pm and 2-30pm. We chose the latter.
When we returned ot the ship, I indulged in an expensive pedicure as I had tripped on the stairs on my first day and done a number on my toe nail. My husband went to the lounge and was persuaded to join a group of ladies for a quiz on monuments that was just about to start. He ended up winning and was given a good phone charging cord with alternate end choices.
We both hurried back to change for dinner. At 5pm, a local Motown group came abroad and played music for the two hours before dinner. Many people got up to dance, including us. We all had a great time and two cocktails were consumed in a flash. After dinner, the resident group duo presented a history of Fleetwood Mac which was really interesting. My husband is a big fan and obviously many others were. This singing duo are really really good….and they are British😀
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