Special Offer on Classical Greece CRUISE

Ask about this Cruise special offer now!

We just discovered a special offer on the October 30, 2009 sailing of Classical Greece cruise. Cruise fares include a 2-night stay in Athens at the Ledra Marriott Hotel and a Half Day City Sightseeing Tour of Athens.

This Mega-Yacht, Harmony G, only holds 50 passengers. It is a great way to enjoy the Greek Islands at a very affordable price!

If this fits into your vacation plans this year, please email us and let's discuss.

~~The FunTourGuru (the cruise picture is not the same Yacht)

Tips when Traveling

Harpist in San Gimignano, Italy

My Third Commandment for Travelers is

“Thou shalt not let other tour members get on thy nerves, for thou art paying good money to enjoy thyself.”

Enjoy Your Travel Companions

 

At the same time you learn about what local people do in other regions; enjoy your traveling companions too! These people come from many different geographical areas in the world now and join you on tour vacations. Include everyone that you travel with during shopping sprees, meals and group gatherings. Find ways to learn about these companions and do things with them.

Game to Play By Yourself On Trips

Learn how to explore places on your own. Sometimes I play a game by myself like a scavenger hunt. I make a list of the many attractions which I enjoy in the town we visit. Then I add 2-3 new things, like having a cup of coffee and talking with a local person with a specific interest of the area.  

I capture the list of items with pictures. Your Tour Manager should be able to assist in locating someone to chat with during this time. 

Or, simply make a list finding people in action (taxi driver opening a door for someone or server at a restaurant opening wine at a outdoor cafe) and then search these out with your camera.

Be Prepared For These

I admit, you may find a challenge with another tour participant that just doesn’t fit into your own expectations. This is when you may solicit assistance from the Tour Director/Manager. Let them find a creative way of a win-win situation for the both of you. 

One challenge that happened several years ago, was when I was one of three adults on a motor coach tour through England. Sleeping arrangements were not always straight forward.

There were a few times when these smaller Europe hotel rooms were not adequate for 3 adults. I spoke to the Tour Director about securing a single room. Remember, just because the sleeping arrangements are NOT great, you may still have fun together with other activities. 

Have these challenges happened to you?

• Try to see yourself in the position of sleeping in the tiny, cot-like 'shelf' pulled out to sleep on.
• One person is freezing cold and the other person is hot  -hint: please don’t wait until that person goes asleep and then adjust the temperature.  
• One person is a smoker and the other person is not.

Get assistance from the Tour Manager to work out the situation.

Everyone wants to have a good time and pay to go on vacation.

Remember, you make and share memories of a lifetime with these people you meet from different regions on one trip.

  

Read 3 Most Frequent Questions from Travelers on Trips (FAQ) for additional tips.

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Have fun experiences, enjoy your new travel friends! ~ The FunTourGuru

Ed. Note: Picture included here we took from our Italy tour. 

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Tips when Traveling, following the FunTourGuru

"Adventure finds me"

The Second Commandment for All Travelers is:

"Thou shalt not take anything too seriously, for a carefree mind is the cornerstone of a good vacation."

Traveling is an escape to explore realities and fiction of a different world. This is one time that you should allow new items enter into your world without control, or returning to your old habits. Currently, there are so many challenges that may creep into getting TO a destination, we forget about having fun IN the destination.

Respect new ways and find out why other people in other regions may do what they do. It is a great time to laugh and enjoy conversations with total strangers.

Try to choose new words that build up others and are positive at all times. And, be open, don't take a change in plans to seriously. An example, if theater/attraction plans is canceled one evening, let your carefree mind bring in the next fun thing to do.

The fog in San Francisco drifts in and erases the present for just a few minutes, allowing us to change! Have fun on your vacation!

~ The FunTourGuru
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Tips when Traveling

"Where is this?"

The first Commandment in the Ten Commandments for All Travelers is:

"Thou shall not expect to find all things precisely as they were at home, for thou hast left home to find things different!"

Think about this, it is fun to learn about the way people do things in other regions. And, you find new ways of doing things in your experiences. Example, miss your coffee pot at home? Sure, why not try to find its replacement in the new region. It may be the local coffee, talking with local people at the local cafe, or freshly squeezed orange juice.

Change is unfamiliar, yet it is fun when you are open and try it. A great place to learn about change is on your vacation trips!

~ Remember to turn the opposite direction and be adventurous on your trips ~ The Fun Tour Guru