End of Tour, Mission Accomplished, Happy Travels

With my staff and guides tuning in to see how I’d do after nearly 20 years of not actually leading one of our tours, I have to say I did it: I finished our Best of Europe in 21 Days tour with as many travelers as I started with, I enjoyed it, and I learned our methods firsthand. (Actually, I cheated, with three weeks of wonderful help from co-guides Ben Cameron and Trish Feaster.)

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Tour guiding has its mundane side…such as entering all the receipts into our guides’ not-so-beloved accounting software.

 

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The tour’s over: It’s the Best of Europe in 21 Days…and, the morning after, our group is all smiles, still enjoying each other, and ready to tackle more of Paris. These are great travelers!

 

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We include a two-day Paris Museum Pass with our tour. And that means the city is wide open for our travelers on the day after the tour. Here Ginger and Carl, guidebook and passes in hand, are ready for more Paris. (Probably the single most appreciated travel tip I offer is my encouragement for travelers to take advantage of the wonderful Paris Museum Pass. It pays for itself in a couple of admissions, and you get to skip all the lines and go directly into whatever sight you like. With a Museum Pass, Paris becomes your high-culture playground.)

 

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Photo: thetravelphile.com / facebook.com/thetravelphile

Thanks again, Ben and Trish, for the guide guidance. You guys were great to co-guide with.

Comments

4 Replies to “End of Tour, Mission Accomplished, Happy Travels”

  1. All y’all looked like you had a great time.
    At ages 73 &75, even though we are healthy and active seniors, we think we might be too old for this kind of tour.
    Loved keeping up with you on-line.
    Just wondering; how much walking?

    1. Hi Eileen, this is Rick’s assistant Evelynn. You can see the activity rating for all of our tours by selecting the page for the tour you are interested in at http://www.ricksteves.com/tours. The activity rating is listed on the right-hand side, right below the map showing the tour’s itinerary. Our Tour department would be happy to help determine if our tours are right for you via email (tour@ricksteves.com) or phone (425-608-4217). We hope you can join us!

  2. Hi Eileen, they sure do look good. I went on Rick’s Alps tour in July with him. That was an unexpected bonus since we did not know he was our guide until the first meeting. I’m right between you in age. I was in pretty good shape and survived it well. Two others our age were with us and we all had a great time. It is strenuous, but you can opt out of individual things at your choice. Just sit and wait. Luckily I kept up with all, but some, even younger, did have down time they chose. If you can walk on uneven ground and are in good shape, it’s a great experience. Hope you can join a group. You will love it.

  3. You better be throwing your guides an extra special party this year! The 20 days look fantastic! It takes special people to keep up like this for that many days with that many people. We have traveled on our own for 20 days but not that many places or sites, we are on the casual slower side of things.

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