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Re: England, Scotland and Wales

I've done the tour in the past and given how I pack for most tours these days I could do it with one pair of well broken in walking shoes ( probably sneakers) and a nice pair of flats to wear in the evening. A second pair of walking shoes in case of rain maybe as a backup. I pick my wardrobe, especially colors, to minimize shoes due to weight. Its tough as I love shoes.

Claudia Sails

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Re: Reflections of Morocco

Essouaria is enchanting! I spent three nights there on a post Moroccan tour with another company. You can ride a horse or camel on the beach if you are so inclined!

SandyFeet

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Re: Reflections of Morocco

It was incredible how many unfinished homes and apartments there were, all over the country. Many people run out of money and just stop, who knows whether they will ever be completed.

That's not the situation. I asked about those "unfinished" houses and got two answers:
1. They don't have to pay tax until the house is "finished". That doesn't make sense because the government is not that dumb. Here in the US, if you don't make "progress" on your house, the permit is cancelled, and you can't get a certificate of occupancy. I'm sure the Moroccan government would have some similar law to prevent people from cheating.
2. People build the structure so that they can add on to it later. It's common for children to marry and move in with their parents. Most of the "unfinished" houses you see have rebar sticking up so that walls can be added for a second floor. You also see people living in the first floor.

MikeHenderson

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Re: Visa for Namibia

Three of us, one who works in IT, tried to get this done for our upcoming trip. One got it done except for the photo upload, the IT friend and I are doing ours on arrival.. We have plenty of times we don't have to collect luggage. The Tauck people, on two different phone calls, said it is easy on arrival and don't worry about it because they aren't going to not admit you.

Debi Horan

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Re: Visa for Namibia

My husband applied for the visa and he spent a tremendous amount of time on it. He used a credit card for his visa and it went through but he had to use a different card for my visa and it had a security feature that blocked it the second time around. It was difficult but finally we were successful.

Noreen

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Re: June 14 2025 trip

Hello! We'll be with you on safari. Our group includes 3 grandparents, 1 Funcle, 2 parents and 3 kiddos (boys 10 and 11, girl almost a teen). We're excited and looking forward to making great memories with ya'll... we're Southern.

MPSchaaf

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Re: Packing Question

We just learned from some friends who traveled on their own to Tokyo recently about "Go Taxi". They said you download the App and then get a cab and pay on the App with credit card and it is all taken care of - no cash needed and the drivers were good and it worked very well for them!

Geckor

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Re: Week in Ireland Luggage Question

Yes, there is a dedicated compartment under the bus specifically for small bags you bring to the bus yourself and retrieve at the next hotel. The compartment can get very crowded on a full sized tour but on a small group there will be plenty of room. Your big checked bag will be picked up from your hotel by the bell staff, counted by the TD and loaded by the coach driver. That's why they limit the number. Be sure to have name tags on all bags including your day bag. Just makes sure that if you forget it somewhere they know who to give it to,

Claudia Sails

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