Why go on a group tour? How to select the best group tour? What makes a good group tour? The Traveling Professor has been taking small groups of travelers to Paris, Italy, Peru, and Spain since 2009. There are a lot of reasons why people travel in a group and what makes up a good group tour. Read today's blog post to see if a group tour is for you and what factors make the best group tour.
On most of The Traveling Professor tours to Italy, we try to make a stop in at least one Tuscan hill town. My choice for the best spot to visit would be Siena. It is close to Florence and makes for an easy day trip. There is plenty to see and do in Siena. The food is good and one of the best piazzas in Italy, Il Campo, is a terrific way to enjoy your meal. Read the blog post to find out more about a visit to Siena.
Train travel in Italy is easy, relatively cheap, and fast. On The Traveling Professor tours to Italy we often use train travel to go from one city to another. It beats those big motorcoach tours and makes a tour to Italy more authentic. In today's blog post I will give a couple of tips on how to make your train travel experience in Italy easier and less expensive.
When on tour in Rome, one of the top attractions is the Vatican and Sistine Chapel. Therefore, one of the most crowded attractions in Rome (and just about anywhere else The Traveling Professor tours), is the Vatican. It is not unusual to see lines stretching for hundreds of yards that will take visitors hours to wait on. Take a look at my blog post to see how to visit the Vatican while minimizing the crowds and maximizing your enjoyment while on tour in Rome.
All Paris hotels are graded by a "star" system, from no stars to 5 stars. Some travelers like to select a hotel based solely on the star system. What they don't know is that the star system does not take into consideration the size or location of a room. So, for instance, you can get a 3 or 4 star hotel that is practically outside of town with a teeny, tiny room and you can get a 2-star located in the heart of the city center with a big room. But let's talk about the start system in today's Paris blog post.
Let's face it, whether we are on a small group tour of Paris, a trip to Italy, or on a Traveling Professor adventure to Peru, everyone is on vacation and likes to enjoy a local cocktail (or two). In this edition of The Traveling Professor's blog, I will tell you about three of my favorite cocktails when traveling to Paris, Italy, and Peru. I will also give you the details on how to make them. Santé, Salud, and Salute!
Just about any tour to Paris includes the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame and Montmartre. And frankly, they should. However on The Traveling Professor's tours we try to do give the traveler a bit more than the usual experience. Check out today's blog post and I will tell you about some of the more obscure places worth visiting on a trip to Paris.
Everyone thinks it will not happen to them - but it does. On my small group tours to Paris, Spain, Peru, and Italy we have had a total of 3 people lose passports in the past 5 years. Because travelers were well-prepared, they got the documents back quickly and they were able tor resume their trip. If they were not prepared - the tour would have been ruined. Take a look at the steps to follow in case of a lost or stolen passport.
The Traveling Professor logs about 75,000 miles in the air each year. Internationally, I have traveled to Italy four times in 2014, I have gone to Paris twice, have visited Norway, and have been to Peru. Domestically, I have visited Savannah, Charleston, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Tucson, Dallas (four times), and Austin (twice). Actually, it was a light year for me. But through my traveling, I have come across some great items that I can recommend to you whether you are taking a small group tour to Paris for a week or a weekend trip to Chicago.