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It's On to Venice for Our European Tour

SWERJK Trip – Days 10, 11, and 12

(Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate)

Day 10 – Across Italy to Venice

After an early breakfast, we hurried to the train station to catch the first connection on our way to Venice – glorious Venice!! This is what it was like:

DEP Monterosso 9:03  ….  ARR Viareggio 10:00
DEP  Viareggio 10:11  ….  ARR Prato [...]

The Europe Tour Continued

SWERJK Trip – Days 7, 8, and 9

(Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate)

Day 7 – Highlights of Some Paris Museums

After spending two nights at our perfectly located Paris hotel, we dressed and stored our bags at the hotel; we’d get them at the end of the day for our second overnight train trip. Then [...]

Zipping About Europe

Here are some more details from the European travelers, as reported by Kate. Of course this is the trip described in earlier posts – where Ruth is leading Kate and three nieces on a hectic 15 day tour of some favorite spots in Europe.

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Six Reasons to Travel by Train in Europe

As long as I’m traveling, I’m pretty happy, so I’m not against seeing Europe by car or by boat, for that matter. But since I’m in Europe right now, taking my daughter and nieces on a 15 day tour by train, let me share some advantages of train travel.

1. Convenient. Most of us in North [...]

And They’re Off to Europe for 15 Days!

They're off tonight on SWISS International.

This has been an exciting weekend for two reasons: (1) I attended my 45th high school class reunion, and (2) my wife, daughter, and three nieces left for their 15 day European tour.  More on the reunion later in the week.  For now, the grand departure!

This trip has been [...]

Ruth’s Next Trip to Europe – Guide Extraordinaire

Ruth Goutal is planning a trip to Europe for her daughter and five [...]