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Grand New England
Aug 5,2013
Completed 11 day tour on July 31. In summary, it's a nice tour ,although short on excitement.Our guide was a native
New Englander with a lot of wit,wisdom and local knowledge given freely and appreciated by all.
In my opinion Maine is the high point of the tour,although MA,VT and NH have much to offer.On the upside,Tauck
puts you in the best accomodations in any given area and their policy of ordering a la carte whatever one wishes is
quite generous.That plus dining at leisure eliminates any chance of "Mess hall eating".
On the opposite side of the coin, there is too much bus time for my likeing (it is,however, a bus tour in all fairness).
As is always the case with Tauck,there is very little free time to relax,shop or explore on one's own. I get the sense
that Tauck doesn't want their guests bored but makes you feel as though you're in kindergarten and need to be led
around full time.By nature and destination this tour attracts a very sedentary,older tourist.Take that into account when
you choose your trip.
Alan Peikin
Completed 11 day tour on July 31. In summary, it's a nice tour ,although short on excitement.Our guide was a native
New Englander with a lot of wit,wisdom and local knowledge given freely and appreciated by all.
In my opinion Maine is the high point of the tour,although MA,VT and NH have much to offer.On the upside,Tauck
puts you in the best accomodations in any given area and their policy of ordering a la carte whatever one wishes is
quite generous.That plus dining at leisure eliminates any chance of "Mess hall eating".
On the opposite side of the coin, there is too much bus time for my likeing (it is,however, a bus tour in all fairness).
As is always the case with Tauck,there is very little free time to relax,shop or explore on one's own. I get the sense
that Tauck doesn't want their guests bored but makes you feel as though you're in kindergarten and need to be led
around full time.By nature and destination this tour attracts a very sedentary,older tourist.Take that into account when
you choose your trip.
Alan Peikin
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Everyone is entitled to an opinion and it is mine that after 20 tours, Tauck has always treated me as an adult and the only time there has been extensive time on the bus is when you need to travel between locations to visit.
Glad to see that you are back to your feisty self after that nasty mishap at Logan on the way home. As a fellow traveller, I was much relieved to see that time constraints and other commitments were set aside when you were in such need of assistance. Everyone still on the coach was very concerned for you, while being relieved that Kevin, our wonderful driver, and Denice, our ever fearless and resourceful leader, were both there to assist you and Sharon.
Best wishes to Sharon, too. She was a trooper throughout. It's just wonderful to know that Tauck can & will accommodate travellers who need ... just a little more consideration and TLC ... than the rest of us, increasingly decrepit though we are. (Speaking personally, of course!! ))
I'm sorry you were left with the impression that you were in a kindergarten. Still, when it really counted, help was always at hand for you both. And as for a lack of excitement, you gave the rest of us more excitement than we really needed!
Good health to you both. I hope you are on the mend.
Cheers,
Jan
Did anybody take the hot air balloon ride? How was that and was it worth your while? I'm just wondering if it's worth taking that kind of chance.
We have been on several Tauck tours and find them to be the easiest and most convenient way to travel. It takes all the headaches out of travel for us. We have found varied ages on our tours but most are around our age group (mid 60's). I have to disagree with one post that implied they for the elderly. The elderly would have difficulty on some of the Tauck tours we have taken previously. You need to be in reasonably good health to take one of these tours.