On his small group tours to Italy, The Traveling Professor visits Venice about 4 times per year. There are many choices of places to eat, some authentic and good, some not too authentic and not too good. The Traveling Professor helps you wade through your choices and gives a few selections of the best places to eat in Venice on your next tour to Italy.
Rome is a favorite destination of travelers and The Traveling Professor visits several times a year on his small group tours to Italy. Finding a hotel accommodation near transportation options, in a quiet location, at a reasonable price can be a challenge. After many, many tours to Italy, The Professor shares his recommendations for the best hotels in Rome. Read the blog post and find out what the best hotels in Rome are.
Paris has thousands and thousands of dining options. Travelers will not go hungry for breakfast, lunch or dinner. But there are those times when you want to grab something quick or something light. In today's blog post I will give some ideas on where to find a light meal or quick snack while in Paris. I have suggestions for light sit-down meals and for grab and go.
Yeah, I AM going to call myself a packing expert. With anywhere from 75,000 to 100,000 air miles per year for over 10 years I think I have learned a thing or two of how to pack a bag. This month I have a product for you that not only will help in packing clothes, but in finding them when you do have them packed. Read my blog post and find out about The Traveling Professor's Travel Product of the Month
Melanie Wilson is a colleague who lived in Florence for some time as a student. She is like a food detective who goes out early in the morning or late at night to satisfy her culinary desires. In today's blog post Melanie tells about her favorite places in Florence. I suspect you won't find too many of these food spots in a guidebook, so when they ask you how you found the place, tell them Melanie sent you.
On our last small group tour to Paris, we were there during the Halloween season. Halloween in Paris is catching on. There are Halloween parties, and the storefronts do have Halloween displays. In today's blog post, I will give you some tips on good places to spend Halloween in Paris.
We just got back from a week in Paris with a small group of 8 women travelers. We had a great time. There are a wide variety of restaurants in Paris. Of course there are a few "cheap" places to eat, but for just a few euros more, you can find very good quality at a reasonable price. See my blog post for
Everyone takes photos while on a tour. Most of them are frankly, lousy. Even a good photographer will go through hundreds, even thousands of shots before they find that one photo they love. In my travel blog post I will go over some of the same pointers I give when I teach my travel writing classes to my students. It will take just about a minute or two to read my tips on how to take good travel photos and I guarantee you will bring home better souvenirs of your next trip.
The Traveling Professor's small group tours will be going to new destinations in the Fall of 2017. About 60% to 90% of those who have traveled with us before go on our trips. We're always looking for new and exciting places to go and we wanted to let you know what we have in the works for our small group tours in 2017.