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Originally posted by adpiucf
A friend and I are planning a 10-day trip to Europe in early June. We really want to see London and Rome. Any recommendations on tours to look into/avoid?
Thanks!
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My advice is not to go on a tour and to DIY, you will probably have more fun that way. If you have questions or need help planning feel free to PM me, I just recently spent 5 weeks in France. I've never done a package tour, except a few years back when I took some of my students to Europe, but that is a whole different ball game.
I've been to Europe more times than I can count. Rome is great! London is great! But in the same trip for only 10 days, it might be hard travels...they are kind of far apart inasmuchas you would waste a lot of time traveling between. If you can, maybe stick to London and Ireland, or London, Paris, Amsterdam. Or just stick to the UK.
I'd tell you not to miss the south of France, but that is because I love it there and have a lot of friends who live there as well. There is a lot of beautiful stuff to see. There is also a ton to do just in the UK. If you can get up to Scotland, do! It's beautiful and the people are lovely...almost as great as the Irish people! =)
If you are doing a tour, I've heard great things about the Rick Steves and Contiki tours. Contiki is more for the "partying" age folk. Rick Steves seems to be less so.
www.ricksteves.com Read up, as much of a square as he seems to be, his books and website have been really great and he gives a lot of really great tips.
Happy travels!