Smiling Sam

  • Re: Treasures of the Aegean

    Back in 2011 when I did this tour, before Tauck started to provide "Excursion choices" the entire tour did a walking tour of the town and then a van tour of the entire island. On the other …
  • Re: Treasures of the Aegean

    AlanS - I like the pictures. If you didn't know the figure in one of your pictures got its expression after seeing the below:
  • Re: Luggage

    I don’t get the carry-on only. I know if you check your luggage they can get lost. We do an emergency bag carry on and then check the rest. I’m sure if you wanted to go the the extreme you could do t…
  • Re: Amazing Namibia-

    Mil - The ticket you describe sounds like a >$6.5K ticket. I liked it much better when business class tickets were about one-third the cost of a tour vs the one-half that they seem to be running n…
  • Re: packing tips for Egypt

    I can't recall when touring, outside of a mosque, when long pants were required on the Egypt tour. Review your itinerary and see how many times you visit a mosque - that will give you the answer…