I am working on putting together a Scotland / Ireland trip as we speak. For a group of 3 couples. I want to play golf and become a certified Guiness pourer......those are my only two must dos.
Great trip to Paris, but only for about 3 days tops. Then it is just like any other large city with traffic, rude people, and expensive everything. The first $9 cup of coffee I ever bought in my life was in Paris, like in 2010.
I've found that Dublin has fairly expensive hotels even ones that weren't the best but everything else should be manageable.
We good to rent a car(s) and drive you think? This group will pack pretty light, with most everyone with just one backpack.
This is exactly how I put it: Asia-lite. Plus the chili crab is excellent.
so sad that trip never happened and now California is on the backburner for at least 2-3 years.
I will never drive in Paris. Just the cab rides I've taken were kind of terrifying. It's a very walkable city and there's so much to see, so most of the time we don't even bother with the metro.
My father was an ex-pat in Manila for many years, and never drove even once. His observation: There are obviously rules, because people are not constantly hitting each other. But he could not figure out what they were.
We also did 4 nights at DLP with 5 day tickets because of the package deal that was available. We didn't wind up using the last day of our tickets and headed into Paris first thing in the morning on our last day (we had 4 nights at DLP followed by 4 nights at a hotel in the city).
while not international, we leave tomorrow for NYC. this is instead of our normal vacation of disney.
Will be in Europe next week. I read European travel was up 200% this summer so the tourist spots will be BUSY. We will hit up DLP to close out the trip. Should be fun times!
One day is only enough time to just hit the high spots of The Louvre in my opinion, it's probably two days to see it all. Butte Montmartre was my favorite part of the city, utterly beautiful. I recommend spending at least a half a day there walking around, have a meal, and watch the artists do their thing........magical place.
Don’t be discouraged. They may just be getting around to discussing the good stuff by the time you return home . . .
Speaking of which, the coolest thing I ever did while visiting Paris was attending the Vineyard Harvest festival and watching the Grand Parade. It's one of those times I felt like a traveler instead of a tourist. I was easily one of the only people there who spoke English as a first (and, in my case, only) language.
Yes, that would be very cool.......would love to do that. My grandmother was French, so I can very poorly get a few words out enough that they will normally graciously switch to English for me. Rule of thumb for me in Paris is they like you to at least attempt to speak a little French.
Yeah, I don't have the French-speaking grandparent, but I have observed the same--even making a very poor effort at French immediately places you in the "Not An Ugly American" category.
