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For our wedding anniversary, my husband and I used to go to Northern California and then Hawaii. For 2013, we decided to go to Europe.

I m the one who usually books the trips, (hotel, car, activities,  food etc). Well, this time around, I was feeling so overwhelmed! Not only were we going to travel overseas, but we wanted to go to different counties. Since I ve never been to Europe, I had to research currencies, language, transportation, you name it!

I finally gave up and decided to book a tour. (Yeah, we had a chance we were going to get stuck with a group of retired folks, but better than a bunch of college kids. Contiki Tours).

My initial thought was to book with Trafalgar. I had every brochure you could think of. So at the end it was between Trafalgar and Globus. What got me with Globus was their free WiFi on their tour bus! During those long rides, we could use our iPhones!

It was a pretty simple process. You chose the tour you want and you can book it online as well as the flights (which is optional). I booked our trip in November 2012 for our tour in May 2013 and was able to make payments.

I reside in California and the office that I dealt with was in Littleton, CO

Everything was taken care of (all transportation including train tickets, water taxi, bus, airport shuttle, hotel bookings, breakfast, most dinners, entrance fees, gratuity for the porters).

Our group was pretty mixed. People on their 50th and 20th wedding anniversaries, young couples, parents with teenagers, solo travelers. We actually met an older couple there from Ohio and became friends with them. (the wife reminded us of my husband s mom! LOL)

It was nice being able to see so many places in a short amount of time.

Note that if you are looking for a relaxing vacation, this is NOT for you! You are always on the go! But you get to hit the biggest attractions in each city.

However, Globus offers more independent and slow paced trip options via Monograms. We had this during the last part of our trip in Southern Italy. It was a lot more relaxing and you get to do whatever you want. There is a guide that comes to the hotel every morning if you need assistance or want to purchase tickets or need transportation somewhere.

I would do it again in a heart beat!

However, now that I have a lot more experience traveling in Europe, I think I can do it on my own next time!

Everyone on their electronic devices driving in the countryside of France.