Rome! The eternal city. We booked a 6-night package, from November 20 to the 27th, through Go-Today. We booked September 11th, 2001 around 0800 CST. We didn’t know it, of course, but the first plane hit the tower just minutes earlier. We kept our trip plans but when we flew to Rome on November 20th, the plane only had about a dozen people on it. We traveled with Alex’s friend, Shane, and his mom, Dee. We picked them up and drove…
Once again, we used Go-Today to book our hotels and flights for a week in London and Paris. They are convenient and offer great prices as a consolidator. Originally, their package was 3 nights in each but I added a 4th night in both cities. The trip also included the Eurostar through the Chunnel. London We left Thursday, and arrived London around 0600 Friday. We checked into the Jarvis International Kensington on Queen’s Gate. We walked down the street to…
Alex and I made our first visit to Africa, visiting Egypt, in 2000. I didn’t feel as comfortable traveling alone then, or even with a 13-year-old, so we booked a package tour with Trafalgar. Wednesday, March 21. we left from Chicago around 2040 for Paris. We arrived midday and after a two hour layover flew to Cairo. We were picked up at the airport. The company offered different levels of hotel on this trip; I paid for the middle level….
In the dark ages, pre-internet or early internet days, I couldn’t book trips or flights online and had to rely on travel agents, paper or the phone. I was told about a regional travel company by Debbie Schemmel, a new friend we had met on our previous trip to Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 1997. Debbie had used the company for a trip to Europe and mailed me a flyer for this trip to Italy, recommending them. It was…
Alex and I visited Bangkok, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 1997. I wanted to see Hong Kong before it returned to China in July. No one was quite sure what China would do, despite the treaties and agreements. This was my first big trip out of the US, with just me and Alex. Also, it was my first trip to Asia. I was a little nervous traveling with a not quite 10-year-old but it was a package trip with guides….