We thought we had our travel plans for next year all sorted out and we were taking the Greece tour in April and Portugal in October. Life has other plans and my husband will probably be enrolling in classes that semester, so October may be a no-go. I would love feedback sorting out our back up plan.
We would like to transfer to another tour so we don't loose our deposit. It needs to be in the beginning to middle of August and it needs to be a shorter tour because our time off will be limited from our April trip. My first choice was Prague and Budapest, but it doesn't seem like there is an August departure. I thought of the shorter Ireland trip, but was thinking I might want to save Ireland until I can take the 14 day trip- does anyone have thoughts on the 8 vs 14 day itinerary? I don't like the heat, so we want something northern.
So my two ideas now are either Tallinn, Helsinki and St. Petersburg or the 7 day London tour. Tallinn looks right up my alley and my husband really wants to see St. Petersburg, but we are both kind of iffy on whether we would like Helsinki. We like quaint architecture, natural scenery, museums, etc. It also looks like flights from St. Petersburg may be expensive/time consuming and I am a bit concerned about the political climate (we have plans to visit Istanbul on our way to Turkey and are unsure if we will be able to because of the visa situation. Don't want to run into the same sort of problem). On the other hand, the London tour sounds lovely and we would be going at the right time of year to add on a Buckinham Palace tour and hopefully a Highclere castle visit, but it is the only place in Europe we have already been to twice. We like to see new things, but London is one of our favorite places. Any feedback on taking a tour to a city you've already been to before?
Sorry for the long, rambly question. I know this is entirely individual and personal preference, but I'd love any insight or ideas. It's a terrific problem to have, I know!