travel-forum/to-the-eastTo the East2023-01-29T07:42:29-08:00travel-forum/to-the-east/398752013-11-18T13:27:46-08:00FAQ's: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions<p><strong>How do I get started planning</strong> my trip?<br/>
A: A good starting point is Rick's general travel-ski...</p>Webmastertravel-forum/to-the-east/ephesus-day-tour-from-istanbul-how-much-walking-is-required2023-01-29T07:42:29-08:00Ephesus Day Tour from Istanbul - How much walking is required<p>Hi - My wife and I are planning a day trip to Ephesus. We will have a toddler and my 68 year old ...</p>sgunjantravel-forum/to-the-east/wedding-guest-help-spetses-greece2022-06-16T10:55:17-07:00Wedding guest help, Spetses, Greece!<p>My husband and I will be traveling to Spetses for a destination wedding. We have a day in Athens...</p>khohorsttravel-forum/to-the-east/split-to-mostar-to-dubrovnik-to-kotar2016-04-02T18:44:43-07:00Split to Mostar to Dubrovnik to Kotar?<p>Is Split worth seeing along with the coastal public bus to Dubrovnik or should I just fly in and ...</p>photog4funtravel-forum/to-the-east/summer-hiking-in-eastern-europe2016-03-19T21:13:35-07:00Summer hiking in Eastern Europe<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>My partner & I will be visiting Eastern Europe this coming Aug/Sep period for 6 weeks....</p>Karen Stravel-forum/to-the-east/lithuania-latvia-cbf4fcbe-5a5b-4af9-be5c-c53cddd617872015-06-10T08:36:58-07:00Lithuania, Latvia<p>My wife and I are planning a trip to Latvia and Lithuania, leaving from (and returning to) Madrid...</p>1ericfriedtravel-forum/to-the-east/best-place-to-stay-in-riga-latvia2015-04-15T06:34:56-07:00Best place to stay in Riga (Latvia)<p>I am going in business trip to Riga on May. Can anyone suggest great place near region Teika to s...</p>laura.daugavatravel-forum/to-the-east/prague-to-krakow-ff6f57eb-5d58-466d-88bb-36e7224fe8c02015-02-10T14:28:16-08:00Prague to Krakow<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My husband and I need to travel from Prague to Krakow in August but we are having trouble ...</p>mmedwin21travel-forum/to-the-east/italy-and-croatia-in-august-and-september-20142014-07-16T13:48:47-07:00Italy and Croatia in August and September 2014<p>We are in the midst of planning a trip for the end of August and the first week of September to s...</p>tomschipperaztravel-forum/to-the-east/itinerary-dubrovnik-split-rovinj-venice2014-06-02T02:54:45-07:00Itinerary Dubrovnik/Split/Rovinj/Venice<p><p>Planning a 12 day trip to Croatia and we&#39;re not sure how much time to spend in each place....</p>Michelletravel-forum/to-the-east/budapest-prague-not-enough-time2014-05-15T05:58:01-07:00Budapest / Prague / Not Enough Time<p>My wife and I are flying into Budapest in July . We are renting a car and have 10 days before I...</p>johntravel-forum/to-the-east/split-croatia-apartment-accomodations2014-05-06T12:01:08-07:00Split Croatia apartment accomodations<p><p>When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. <br /><br/>
Has anyone stayed in accomod...</p>Debratravel-forum/to-the-east/help-planning-a-trip-to-st-petersburg2014-05-04T06:20:52-07:00Help Planning a Trip to St. Petersburg<p>Esteemed travelers:</p>
<p>My wife and I are beginning to plan a trip to Europe for October-November ...</p>Paultravel-forum/to-the-east/jerusalem-tel-aviv-hotels2014-04-21T17:30:26-07:00Jerusalem & Tel Aviv hotels<p><p>We&#39;ll be in Israel in December and am looking for recommendations for a great hotel or B&B...</p>allisontravel-forum/to-the-east/atm-machines-and-money2014-04-04T10:15:59-07:00ATM Machines and Money<p><p>I have never travelled without travellers cheques but I realize that today a bank card at ATM ...</p>Kathytravel-forum/to-the-east/looking-for-advise-on-using-the-train-to-sightsee-between-budapest-and-prague2014-03-19T00:03:01-07:00Looking for advise on using the train to sightsee between Budapest and Prague:<p>I have been researching 15 day August trip to Budapest and Prague. I am flying into Budapest and ...</p>Bobtravel-forum/to-the-east/recommend-a-hotel-sobe-on-rab-croatia2014-03-17T03:53:00-07:00Recommend a hotel/sobe on Rab, Croatia?<p><p>Looking for a decent place to spend the night on Rab Island, in &#40;or near&#41; Rab town, Cr...</p>David travel-forum/to-the-east/things-to-do-in-santorini2014-03-14T14:23:15-07:00Things to do in Santorini<p>We are planning a trip to Greece in Sept of next year. Our cruise ends at Santorini and we are wo...</p>Dennis & Bonnietravel-forum/to-the-east/istanbul-and-greece-7c923153-2d53-483f-8328-2f46bba2bed62014-03-11T08:22:58-07:00Istanbul and Greece<p>We are planning a trip (approx. 17 days) to Istanbul and Greece next Sept./Oct. Wondering how lo...</p>saratravel-forum/to-the-east/must-do-ideas-for-athens-santorini2014-03-11T08:15:56-07:00"Must do" ideas for Athens & Santorini??<p>Going to spend around 5-6 days between Athens and Santorini with my husband in early July. Any su...</p>Lauratravel-forum/to-the-east/turkey-to-santorini-transportation2014-03-11T08:08:44-07:00Turkey to Santorini transportation<p>Our family of six will be visiting Turkey for 10 days, and then traveling to Greece for a week - ...</p>Loritravel-forum/to-the-east/seven-day-self-drive-from-budapest-to-prague2014-03-11T06:10:36-07:00Seven day self drive from Budapest to Prague<p>I am planning a 15 day trip in August from Budapest to Prague. At this point, I am thinking four ...</p>Bobtravel-forum/to-the-east/end-of-rs-turkey-tour-options2014-03-10T16:21:44-07:00End of RS Turkey Tour Options<p>We are thinking of the RS Turkey tour next September. It ends in Kusadasi - what have previous t...</p>Dontravel-forum/to-the-east/cost-of-a-private-driver-from-dubrovnik-to-split-croatia2014-03-05T10:47:20-08:00Cost of a private driver from Dubrovnik to Split Croatia<p>Does anyone know what teh cost of a private for hire car would cost from Dubrovnik to Split. I un...</p>genetravel-forum/to-the-east/1268352014-03-04T23:13:20-08:00Which has better day trip possibilities - Budapest or Vienna<p>I am arriving in Budapest March 28 and leaving April 6 and plan on spending 3 nights in both Buda...</p>DRtravel-forum/to-the-east/car-and-driver-from-szczecin-to-berlin2014-02-28T11:12:01-08:00Car and Driver from Szczecin to Berlin?<p>Does anyone know of a car hire to take us from Szczecin to Berlin? I am trying to avoid a huge d...</p>Colleentravel-forum/to-the-east/hotels-in-wroclaw-poland2014-02-19T10:05:09-08:00hotels in Wroclaw Poland<p><p>Does anyone have a recommendation for a Rick Steves type of hotel in Wroclaw Poland? I will b...</p>Anntravel-forum/to-the-east/reputable-gulet-cruise-companies-in-turkey2014-02-14T15:07:49-08:00Reputable Gulet Cruise Companies in Turkey<p><p>Looking for recommendations of reputable companies who offer 3-4 day gulet cruises between Mar...</p>Jessicatravel-forum/to-the-east/day-trips-from-fez-and-or-marrakesh2014-02-10T10:59:47-08:00Day Trips from Fez and/or Marrakesh?<p>We'll have 3 or 4 nights in each of these cities. Has anyone had experience with day trips from ...</p>Marsletravel-forum/to-the-east/2-weeks-in-romania2014-02-08T16:35:57-08:002 weeks in Romania<p>Together with my wife we are thinking of going for a 2 weeks holiday in Romania in mid October 20...</p>Reubentravel-forum/to-the-east/from-budapest-to-romania2014-02-08T16:21:34-08:00From Budapest to Romania<p>Hi, just a few quick questions. <br/>
1) does anyone know the best train means for transportation fro...</p>lauraiesuetravel-forum/to-the-east/car-service-from-istanbul-airport2014-01-26T23:03:49-08:00Car Service from Istanbul Airport<p><p>Does anyone have any recommended car services to use from IST to the Taksim area of Istanbul. ...</p>Billtravel-forum/to-the-east/visiting-hvar2014-01-26T11:23:39-08:00Visiting Hvar<p><p>We are visiting Croatia next week and need an advice on a best way to visit Hvar. We are trave...</p>Marinatravel-forum/to-the-east/bulgaria-and-romania2014-01-22T08:15:33-08:00Bulgaria and Romania!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<p>Where do we go if RS closes this forum????</p>Mr É (economy, confused) 🍷travel-forum/to-the-east/short-dubrovnik2014-01-20T13:08:54-08:00Short Dubrovnik<p>Hi to all!!</p>
<p>We are a family of 5 with 3 adult children planning on a short stay in Dubrovnik i...</p>Leslietravel-forum/to-the-east/belgrade2014-01-20T04:04:37-08:00Belgrade<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am in the planing stages of a trip for fall 2009. The trip will be mainly in Eastern Eur...</p>Troytravel-forum/to-the-east/info-about-lesna-poland2014-01-12T10:31:00-08:00info about Lesna, Poland<p><p>We are traveling to Poland next month and plan to visit Lesna because of ancestral connections...</p>Janetravel-forum/to-the-east/day-trip-from-vienna-budapest-or-prague2014-01-11T19:12:02-08:00Day Trip from Vienna- Budapest or Prague?<p>We plan on spending 3 days in Vienna following Oktoberfest in Munich and want to do a day trip to...</p>aorsabatravel-forum/to-the-east/istanbul-with-a-baby2014-01-07T18:10:46-08:00Istanbul with a baby<p>My son and daughter-in-law are going to Istanbul on business in Feb. and have invited me along to...</p>Caroltravel-forum/to-the-east/easter-in-vienna-prague-berlin2014-01-07T10:28:42-08:00Easter in Vienna/Prague/Berlin<p>My husband and I are planning a trip to Europe this Easter. After much thought, we've decided on...</p>Annetravel-forum/to-the-east/estonia-latvia-lithuania-have-you-been2014-01-07T01:16:04-08:00Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - have you been?<p>I'm looking at a tour of these 3 countries and ending with 2 or 3 days in Warsaw, Poland.<br/>
Looks...</p>Francestravel-forum/to-the-east/planning-for-11-nights-in-morocco2014-01-06T12:48:51-08:00Planning for 11 nights in Morocco<p>We'd love feedback on our tentative plan for Morocco in May. We don't plan to rent a car but wil...</p>Marsletravel-forum/to-the-east/visiting-auschwitz2014-01-06T09:51:39-08:00Visiting Auschwitz<p>I will be traveling to Krakow in May and am planning to visit Auschwitz. I understand you must (...</p>Lewtravel-forum/to-the-east/best-four-day-train-itinerary-between-budapest-and-prague2014-01-06T09:21:10-08:00Best four day train itinerary between Budapest and Prague? <p>I am planning to take four days to travel by train and or bus from Budapest to Prague. I have do...</p>Bobtravel-forum/to-the-east/dubai-jordan2014-01-05T21:06:52-08:00Dubai & Jordan? <p>RS Helpline is our #1 source for travel, but even RS doesn't have this area as an option. We are...</p>Shaytravel-forum/to-the-east/1st-time-to-europe-destination-ljubljana-and-croatia-help2014-01-05T13:59:20-08:001st time to Europe - destination Ljubljana and Croatia - Help<p>This is our first trip to Europe. We have about 10 days. Traveling in June.<br/>
We are planning o...</p>Anntravel-forum/to-the-east/greece-and-turkey-fdc7b660-8445-4916-8006-ae4e6b3484a42014-01-04T09:47:11-08:00Greece and Turkey<p>I'm considering signing up for the 13 days in Turkey tour and then going on to Greece afterward, ...</p>Matttravel-forum/to-the-east/santorini-aab7499a-c773-4f1d-8878-2c4ec19389792014-01-02T13:49:33-08:00Santorini<p>Hi, We are planning our trip for the coming June 2014. My daughter suggested Santorini . We hav...</p>sallytravel-forum/to-the-east/russia-visa-support-can-you-change-your-hotel-after-you-have-your-visa-accebc8e-7ece-44ec-a2c2-c439a5f480742014-01-02T08:43:13-08:00Russia visa support- can you change your hotel after you have your visa?<p>We are going to Moscow in 2014. We are able to get a free visa support letter from the hotel we a...</p>Beckytravel-forum/to-the-east/budapest-and-prague-0756e275-f54a-4796-abba-cd34105bfb372014-01-01T19:59:16-08:00Budapest and Prague<p>We are in our 70's and would like to visit these two cities. We are planning a 3-week trip. Is ...</p>Sandy