Our party of four took a delightful, somewhat “different,” 9-day trip to the Scottish islands, particularly the Shetlands and the Orkneys, followed by a 7-day trip that included the Isles of Jura, Colonsay, Gigha, Arran and the Mull of Kintyre.
Our trip was handled by Classique Tours (8 Underwood Rd., Paisley, PA3 1TD, Scotland; phone + 44 [0] 141 889 4050, fax + 44 [0] 141 848 7616 or visit www.classique tours.co.uk).
I would like to commend a tour company that “stepped up to the plate” when plans went awry.
We took an eastern Mediterranean cruise aboard the Azur, Oct. 29-Nov. 8, ’03. It was booked through White Travel Service (127 Park Rd., West Hartford, CT 06119; phone 860/233-2648). The price of $3,006, for my wife and myself, included airfare from New York’s JFK to Venice, Italy, with port charges and taxes added.
A couple of readers who are going to the Summer Olympics asked for information on travel in Greece. I have been to Greece 20 times in the last 20 years, most recently in October ’03. I have traveled independently there and gotten to know many wonderful Greeks. In addition to discovering delightful places to stay, I have found the Greeks to be the most hospitable of people. Here are some of my suggestions on things to see and do there.
The small country of Andorra lies in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. Because of its location, methods of getting there are limited.