back to back tours

I also travel from the Western US and I agree about using your time wisely!

I’ve done a number of back to backs and one back to back to back!

2014: 21 day Best of Europe + 7 day Best of Paris + Village Italy
2015: 14 day Best of England + Paris and the Heart of France
2016: Germany, Austria and Switzerland + a Road Scholar hiking program in England
2018: Best of Southern England + Best of Scotland

The other years I’ve usually added on independent travel time before and after.

I think the combo I enjoyed best was Best of England + Paris and the Heart of France. I added time in London before and after and added time in Paris before and after. The culture and history are different for the 2 countries but it’s easy to travel between.

The combo that was least successful for me was Best of Southern England and Best of Scotland. I never thought I’d get sick of castles and castle ruins but yes, I did. The food felt similar.

For myself I decided it worked better for me to have a complete change of culture if I do 2 tours.

Do you have any tours in mind?

We’d love to do two fully guided tours but just don’t have the stamina anymore. What we can do is one fully guided tour and one My Way Tour, or a fully guided tour and a river cruise or a fully guided and extra days in a place we love. We did the Best of Sicily and My Way Italy with extra time in Sicily and Venice. Our next one was My Way Spain followed by the RS Basque Country with extra days in Barcelona and Bayonne. This year we’re doing My Way France combined with the Best of Switzerland.