Smiling Sam

One definite advantage to small groups when you are 6'6" tall. The coaches don't fill up, which allows you, on any of the longer coach rides, to spread out and get a whole row to yours… (View Post)

I think you should add 23 days to the trip. Allocate one day for each of Tokyo's districts. 😁 Tokyo has a total of 23 districts, also known as wards (ku), which make up the core of the city. Th… (View Post)

I’ve done two different Tauck river cruises along portions of the Danube, not exactly the trip you’re doing though. I’d say you’ll likely be near the average age for the people on the tour. Perhaps j… (View Post)

Just cancelled this tour, that was scheduled for next March. We were really looking forward to it. The reason we cancelled was because SAS, the airline our airline tickets were booked through, change… (View Post)

I just completed this tour in October. Our routing was on Turkish Air: LAX to Istanbul to Rome and then returning Malta-Istanbul-LAX. Price and avoiding European Business Class were the main drivers.… (View Post)