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Italy, clients of A Vacation of a Lifetime

I just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks for all of the help you were in putting this fabulous vacation together with Mom. The sights were amazing, the cruise ship a dream, and the tours with Leticia and Damien (Florence and Rome) just outstanding! It was all just unforgettable, and a thrill…...
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France

We have recovered, though getting our sleeping adjusted after coming home was harder than it was going over.  Our flight going and coming was comfortable with motorized reclining seats. Paris was beautiful, some days overcast, but only a few sprinkles of rain.  Our hotel was perfect.  We visited Versailles, The Louvre, Notre Dame (twice), Monmarte (with a return…...
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Pilgrimage to Rome for visually impaired person, from South Africa 2007

Thanks, Sophia.  All went well.  The driver, the guides and the hotel staff were out of this world.  The guides, Gregory on Saturday and Keiron on Sunday, were exceptional.  They went out of their way to take me to the places I was interested in, as well as to others that were not on my…...
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Windstar Mediterranean Cruise

I cannot thank you enough. I/we don't travel that much but over the last few years we have found no one who could provide the customer service we thought we deserved. When we began planning this honeymoon I cannot tell you the fear I had in finding someone who could "put it all together" and…...
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Thailand family of 4

Kate from Prestige Travel Group, a family for Thailand, 2008 Just had to share – I sent very good clients (but tough and particular ones) on a family trip to Thailand – 2 adults and 2 teens. They went over New Year’s and it was a very custom trip with stops in Bangkok, internal flights,…...
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Trip to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Hong Kong 6 people

We are most grateful for your professionalism, kind attention to our needs and for the arrangements of all the details that made the trip so enjoyable------ We are most mindful of all the effort that went into such a venture and wherever we went your people were all most anxious to attend to our needs…...
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Selya family, trip to Spain

Dear Sophia, Our family returned back home from Spain, bringing home so much excitement,  beautiful memories and pictures to share with friends and family ! The trip was so well organized by you and Veronia tours company. All details, including transfers, guides arrangements were so well thought in advance. We would not be able to visit Alcazar without…...
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Cate and Jaclyn S., GA, trip to Morocco May 2012

Sophia you truly did an amazing job planning Morocco for us.  The entire experience has been beyond my wildest dreams.  The 3 hotels, each unique in its own way, are the most wonderful places to stay, which is saying a lot considering how often I travel and all the hotels I have visited over the years.  The encampment…...
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Germany Heritage trip, Ginny from CA

I recently took a trip to Germany with Dr. Dieter Banauch as my guide.  This adventure began 18 months after my husband of 42 years passed away.  I approached it as a challenge to myself to take a solo trip.  My targets were Heidelberg where I lived as a child in the early 50’s and…...
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European trip 1 month, C & R from GA MAy 2013

Our comments are in Italics *************** I thought I would share some observations from this trip.  It has been excellent.   Bruges - great hotel and we had a great room (4* Dei Tuleereen).  It overlooked the canal (beautiful view).  some clients may prefer a room not on the street because you can hear the horse carriage rides…...
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Trabzon, Turkey

It was wonderful!  The guide was beyond great. He authored 2 books on Trabzon and Sumela Monastery. He was perfect!  The folks who thought it was too expensive really missed a great day though he said the huge up charge was due to not just getting a larger car, but it would require a separate driver. It was…...
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Italy, Dolomites trip from Venice

We have high hopes the other tours are as magnificent as was our tour to Dolomites. Cintia our guide was the best with the girls. She worked very hard to make sure everything was perfect and it was.  The girls call her THEIR Cintia. Emma sat next to her in the car and they became…...
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Ireland and Scotland trip, H. family of 5, MI, July 2010

Tim was just out of this world.  He quickly realized that we had to make stops every two hours or so to give the kids something to do.  He would give them 1/2 hour or so to explore a beach to find shells or rocks and get some fresh air.  He ate most of his…...
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Sandy M., Joyful Journey, MI, St. Petersburg Cruise excursion, July 2010

I just wanted to share with you what an excellent experience Gary and I had in St. Petersburg, Russia using the services Sophia arranged for us.   It was excellent.  Our guide, Nadia was waiting outside of customs (along with about 25 other private guides) and she whisked us outside to meet our driver, Vladimir.  We…...
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Trip to Wales UK

WALES 2014 Day 1, October 14, Amsterdam – Cardiff We had an easy 75 min flight to from Amsterdam to Cardiff, Wales. Welcome to Wales, Croeso i Gymru! We took an airport bus which took us right to the front door of our hotel, Radisson Blu in town center. We arrived before check in so we…...
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Cinque Terre Adventure

Fishing trip in Cinque Terre Departure from Cinque Terre area Location: Ligurian Sea Period: from March to November Duration: Half-day (about 4h) Full day (about 7 hours)     Kayak adventure in Portofino Departure from: Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Genova Location: Portofino (Liguria) Period: from April to October Duration: about 6 hours (about 2h…...
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Languedoc – Rossilion, France trip report

October, 2012 Day 1, October 8. France is one of my specialty destinations and I’ve been many times in South of France and Spain but somehow I never got to see Montpelier and Languedoc-Rossilion area – Mediterranean Southern France between Marseilles and Spain. Opportunity came up when I completed Languedoc – Roussillon study and needed…...
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Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Trip 2019

This is the report of 2019 Schleppers club trip to Central Asia – Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Some of the group members had traveled with me previously and enjoyed our intimate, like-minded group and in-depth experience-focused travel. They encouraged me to form a kind of “Facebook-based travel club,” so they could easily find out about future…...
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Abano Terme Trip Report

Abano Terme spa I recently returned from Grand Abano hotel, Abano Terme. It was my second visit there. First time I stayed in November 2016 at Abano Grand Hotel. I came after busy business meeting in Venice and continued to tradeshow in Cannes so I needed to recharge few days somewhere. Abano Grand hotel was…...
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Georgia – Armenia trip report

Georgia – Armenia trip report In May 2017, I lead a group to The Republic of Georgia and Armenia. Some of the group members had traveled with me previously and enjoyed our intimate, like-minded group and in-depth experience-focused travel. They encouraged me to form a kind of “Facebook-based travel club,” so they could easily find…...
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