anybody doing the 14 day best of europe in sept 2011,,,this will be my 1st trip to europe so i thought a trip with rick steves europe would be the way to go,,,thinking of flying to london on the last day and spend 2 days in london on my own, and plus i can get a direct flight back home from london
Posted by
Honolulu/Seattle, HI/WA, USA
2787 posts
Not an answer to your question, BUT, my first trip to Europe was on RS 21 Day Best of Europe in 2001. I go back every summer and while there take another RS tour. The BofE is still my favorite.
Posted by
Texan in CA
4415 posts
Cheryl, just a suggestion that you might consider arriving a day or two early for your tour in order to acclimate yourself...get some rest and hit the ground running, so to speak. I very much understand wanting the direct flight home, though - I've always gone to wherever the direct flights went ;-) Unfortunately, those direct flights are becoming more scarce...
Posted by
Kingston, ON, Canada
97 posts
Cheryl,
I have to agree with the two previous writers. My first trip to Europe was with the 21 Day ETBD Best of Europe. I am glad that we booked a week prior to the trip in Belgium and the Netherlands. It certainly helped getting our the jet lag and prepare ourselves for the tour. AS well, it was nice to have a couple of extra days at the end so we weren't rushing home right after the tour. We will be taking another ETBD tour again this year with the same game plan. I hope you enjoy the ETBD tour as much as we did.