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..
Ollie
- 23rd Jun 2011 09:45pm
We did Europe and England when I was 50yrs and terrified. Toured Europe with Trafalgar Tours, reasonably priced and enjoyed every bit... except, our rotation to the back seat. 17 days was a good length. In Europe its not just driving, it's road rules, signs, and borders... one was scary with armed guards. It's also all the information and support about language, cultural expectations, history and detail ... that you would never know if you were busy driving and navigating.
England is easy and we self drove, but probably missed a lot of information, but we enjoyed taking our own time... and it was relaxing that they spoke the Queen's English. It was hard to see above the hedges in some area when in a car.
They look after you well on these tours. We never found the early rising a problem and you can sleep on bus if you must.
We did and reckon we did it right for us.Have fun!
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