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@Sealord - Agreed and thank you for the note. We booked a flight on the 787-10 Dreamliner which has the 11 rows in 1-2-1 configuration with 44 business class seats - that is the real product with the… (View Post)

We did this tour in May/June of 2018, and found it to be excellent, with a great TD (Larry) and wonderful local guides. The Chinese people are wonderful, and to understand our world and today's polit… (View Post)

I think tipping should be more generous these days than what we have done on previous tours, as the TD's and bus drivers have been out of work for a year and a half, and have likely been hurting. Sam… (View Post)

You will enjoy your trip. It is a great small ship - we had the pleasure of sailing Le Dumont dUrville on a maiden voyage for Tauck on the Baltic circuit right after it left the shipyard. (View Post)

I think you cannot put all TA's in one bucket. Some have very general knowledge and some very specific. Some are great with river/cruise, but poor with land-based. Some are solos or small agencies, w… (View Post)