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Also check G Adventures, Gecko, Bunnik and Peregrine. And there are lots of others out there.
If you decide against a tour, do what I do: organise everything yourself and bring him along. With a bit of effort, it's not that difficult to book your own hotels, trains, planes, etc.
Let us start at the beginning :)
Please state duration of the trip, time of year, and cities/regions of interest. Please also state your budget (in Euros), after deducting the flights over to Europe and your travel insurance.
once his petina is warn off. Tell him we do it for the education, not for a score card.
have fun, not schedules.
RICK STEVES LIVES
I love educating fellow yanks.
We poor naíve jerks!
Mabye try TripAdvisor or Fodor's forums for more tour savvy people.
As for dumping the boyfriend, I don't see any need for that. LOL Kinda like dumping the wife because she won't go camping in a tent.
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European Bus Tours
I have taken a bus tour in the past and wasn't a huge fan of the lack of opportunity to go out on my own to discover the sights. I am going to Europe again, this time with my boyfriend. He likes the convenience of not having to book hotels or worry about transportation. He isn't a big traveller and wants to see the sights but quickly (front of line access, transportation to and from hotels, etc) and does not like the idea of backpacking from hostel to hostel (this would be my choice, but understand that this is not his style). I am willing to compromise and do a tour again as I want this to be a memory that we can cherish for many years to come. We are young (28 and 30) and would like to have a tour with people in our age group; however, I have heard terrible things about the party tours of contiki. We do like to party and have fun, but NOT every night, and we want the most bang for our buck! Any advice on companies, tours, or even DIY travel would be helpful.3
Try Intrepid Tours. They are a compromise between your traditional rush-around-see-everything-really-quickly tour and travelling independently. All transport and hotels are organised. Often on a typical day you get an introduction when you arrive in a new town and then you get free time to see what you want to see. There's someone to help you out and advise. Also small group - typically 12 or less.Also check G Adventures, Gecko, Bunnik and Peregrine. And there are lots of others out there.
If you decide against a tour, do what I do: organise everything yourself and bring him along. With a bit of effort, it's not that difficult to book your own hotels, trains, planes, etc.
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I'm with #2Let us start at the beginning :)
Please state duration of the trip, time of year, and cities/regions of interest. Please also state your budget (in Euros), after deducting the flights over to Europe and your travel insurance.
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Then educate the haughty bastard. Tell 'im this time your doing the whole thing your way. He'll like it and the interaction with foreigners more.once his petina is warn off. Tell him we do it for the education, not for a score card.
have fun, not schedules.
RICK STEVES LIVES
I love educating fellow yanks.
We poor naíve jerks!
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I'm guessing most of you male posters don't date men ;-) . Given the choice between dragging along a whiny, grumpy man or "breaking him in" to travel with a tour, I would recommend the tour. Or split the difference: take a tour, but do a week of independent travel afterwards once he's used to funny accents, funny money, funny toilets, etc.14
Wrong forum for this question really MandeeC. As noted, this forum attracts primarily independent travellers with little if any experience of group tours.Mabye try TripAdvisor or Fodor's forums for more tour savvy people.
As for dumping the boyfriend, I don't see any need for that. LOL Kinda like dumping the wife because she won't go camping in a tent.
