we have just been retired 8 months and now want to travel overseas possibly to uk. and ireland..

Posted by: melchel

17th Nov 2010 07:12am

hi we have just been retired a few months and now would like to possibly go and look at the uk especially ireland.. havent checked out the travel shops as yet.. but am looking at maybe march to june next yr.. we are feeling quiet well and reasonably relaxed now so want to do it before our health maybe starts to fail us.. so any ideas.. on travel.. i think i would prefer a tour bus scenario..as i do not drive.. and think that hubby would also like to take in the scenary as well as myself. without having to concentrate on driving especially in another country.. has any one in cafe world experience organised tours.. are they rushed from daylight to sunset.. or time to take it all in.. would like some info before the travel people tell us all the sales blurb. happy to hear from all your aussie travellers.. as we have never been out of oz..

Deb

19th Dec 2010 06:25am

Hi Melchel
Like everyone else my best advise is to do a lot of research before you go. Go to travel advice sites like tripadvisor.com where there is a forum for every country in the world, it's members are all people who have been there, done that along with Destination Experts who know there areas of expertise inside out. Having travelled a lot myself I remember when I first did "the grand tour" that if I had of gone it alone I would have been overwhelmed. If you have plenty of time I'd do a couple of organised tours to get a feel of where you would like to explore in more depth then hire a car, travel at your own leisure, stop where you want, stay wherever takes your fancy and get to know the locals. You can find advice on tours, hotels and accommodation of all types, restaurants, rental car companies, must see and do's and answers to any other questions you may have right on TripAdvisor. Check it out and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Happy planning (very exciting) and travelling melchel and I hope you catch the travel bug and go to many places after this first big trip. Cheers Deb

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