Month: September 2017

“Yvette was really great! She was attentive, responsive, detailed and always had a happy and sweet disposition. I enjoyed working with her! If will definitely have Yvette book my next vacation! It was an amazing trip! Many thanks to Yvette for all the great hotels and tours she picked out for us! She did a great job!”

“Always receive excellent service from this travel counselor – Jenny Farrants”

“Love the trip. 5 stars.”

“Diana was excellent. It was a relief to have someone help us wade through the complexities.”

“The trip was fantastic! Loved all of the places we went to and the hotels were great! Saw so many cool things…you will love Budapest and Prague, but the people in Budapest were by far the friendliest!

Lori, thanks for all of your help!”

“The trip was so wonderful!  Yvette, thank you so much for booking such a great trip for us!!!

My favorite place was the Tuscany area…Florence and the little Tuscan villages we visited.  The only complaint I have about that area was that we only got an hour or two in some of those cool little towns and I would have liked half a day or the whole day!  If I ever go back to Italy, I will stay in Florence for 2 weeks minimum and visit all those little villages at a slower pace.  I loved Florence!!! The food was amazing!  We went to this restaurant that the manager was quite a character and was such a fun guy!  He asked what we felt like having and then he would surprise us…it was the very best food I’ve ever had!  I LOVED that place and will forever crave those wonderful tastes!  The people were friendly and the buildings, churches, &  museums were amazing!!  It was definitely a city you can have fun in but not a huge city like Rome and Athens.

I would also go back to Cinque Terre!  We all agreed we should have had 2 more days there and 2 less days in Rome.  We didn’t get to explore any other of the t5 towns.  We did hike to Vernanzza (what a great hike!) and ate lunch there but had to get on a ferry right after because Bobbie and Tony were driving to Monterosso from Florence and were almost there.  So no exploring in Vernanzza.:(   If I ever went back I would stay a week there so I could explore all the other villages and then have some beach days in Monterroso!  We had 1 ½ beach days there and it was so relaxing and so needed!  After all the walking we did in Florence, I needed some down time.  I had the best lasagna in Monterosso.  It was pesto lasagna and it was delicious!  I’m probably spelling the names of these villages wrong..sorry!

The cruise was the most relaxing time I had.  The ship was absolutely beautiful.   I didn’t get off in Kofu because I was just exhausted and needed some down time.  I’m sad we didn’t get to go to Mikkinos but all in all it was a great time.  I went to a couple of those shows that I thought were entertaining but from what other people said they aren’t on par with other cruises they’ve been on.  But since this was my first cruise, I thought it was great!  The food was really good.  I don’t like that they charged so much for water and the specialty items but that’s fine.  And they could have had bigger pools…but I only swam once so not a big deal.  I didn’t get seasick at all…I was worried.  I would definitely go on another cruise!

Athens was my least favorite place.  The people and the food were great!  And it was cool to see the ruins.

The driving everywhere is CRAZY!  I would never want to drive over there.

The driving was the best in Paris but still a little crazy.  I loved Paris too!  The Tuscany area is definitely my favorite.  But Paris was beautiful with all Museums and ornate buildings…I couldn’t stop taking pictures!  The people were a little less freiendly than Italy but we still had good experiences with them.  The food was amazing! I loved the Eiffle tower…of course!  I can’t tell you how many pics I took of that!  If I ever go back, I would tour some of the museums there.  The only thing we toured in Paris was the Notredame Church.  It was beautiful!!

I LOVED my trip!!!  I feel so very blessed I was able to take a trip like that!!  I honestly never thought I could.  Thank you so much for all the work you put into making that happen for us.  I really appreciate you Yvette!  And I will definitely give you a call if I’m ever able to travel abroad again.”

“Connie Hope was outstanding in her understanding of our goals and interests and her planning our trip. She steered us in the right direction regarding hotel choices, cruise lines, cabin accommodations, extended land excursions, and more.Connie always called me back and followed up on matters, even on her days off! I highly recommend her as a high competent, knowledgeable consultant for Alaska trips and cruises.”

“DeLora was a pleasure to work with. She is very professional and helpful. Everything that she arranged for us came off flawlessly! Excellent trip!!!!”

“Maureen is great. Prompt responses, very helpful, everything works!”