

ITALY: FIRENZE (FLORENCE)
Again, no fond memories of the hotel or the breakfast we probably skipped that morning. Left Rome and headed to Firenze (Florence) -...


ROMA DAY 2: SIGHTSEEING AND SHOPPING
Day two in Rome started with an early morning on the Metro to Vatican City. We had a pre-arranged tour for our group so we beat the lines...


ITALY: ROMA (ROME) DAY 1
There's a reason why I won't be writing a lot about the hotels we stayed at in Italy. In fact, I think it's best that they remain...


VENEZIA: GONDOLA RIDE & VENETIAN DINNER
After shopping, we rushed to make it back to meet the group for our gondola ride - struggling through packed narrow alleyways that all...


ITALY: VENEZIA (VENICE)
Austria to Italy was by far my most favorite scenic drive of the whole trip. We transitioned from a gorgeous backdrop of the Austrian...


AUSTRIA: TIROL, INNSBRUCK & HOPFGARTEN
Slept-in and went downstairs to grab some crackers and fruit before departure. We were disappointed that we missed the full-on hotel...


MUNICH, GERMANY: HOME OF THE ORIGINAL OKTOBERFEST
After our included breakfast we jumped on the coach and crawled toward Munich, Germany (there was tons on traffic) - Home of THE ORIGINAL...


ST. GOAR, RHINE VALLEY
Made our way from Amsterdam to St. Goar, Germany. Best known for the world's largest hanging cuckoo clock, castles, Lorelei Rock and the...


FOUR COUNTRIES IN ONE DAY
Checked out of our London hotel before the sun came up. Rolled our luggage down the block to meet our tour group at the Royal National...


CONTIKI
Went to our tour kickstart meeting in the evening at the Royal National Hotel. Meeting was very brief; mostly dealt with Passport and...