March Travel News
Hi from Rick: It’s Trip-Planning Season
It's March, and I'm feeling giddy — because my travel year has already begun. As I write this, I'm in Rome leading our week-long guide-mentoring tour, training 20 of our newest tour guides. And later this spring, I'll spend 50 days updating our guidebooks in the Greek Isles, Florence, the Cinque Terre, southwest Germany, and the great Swiss cities. And my amazing support team of co-authors and researchers is now booked and ready to head out, too.
Spring is when trip-planning season reaches full bloom. If you're like me and Europe is on your 2026 agenda, chances are you're starting to sketch out itineraries, book flights, figure out where to stay, and weave together all those vivid experiences, long-dreamed-about sights, and mouthwatering meals into a trip that's both smart and smooth… Read more
