Planning a driving trip in Ireland
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Editor’s note: This letter will be presented in two parts, one about the planning and one about the trip.
Driving
Senior Drivers of Rental Cars
...I am wondering if travelers have found difficulty renting autos anywhere else in Europe due to age.”
Senior Drivers of Rental Cars
...I am wondering if travelers have found difficulty renting autos anywhere else in Europe due to age.”
Renting autos to persons over 75
If you are a traveler of advanced years who has rented a vehicle outside of the US recently, particularly in Europe, please share your experiences.
Lengthy foreign tours wanted
ITN subscriber Carol Greene asked readers for their suggestions for lengthy foreign tours, writing, “When taking a tour to another country, one thing I don’t like is going through airports and spending a whole night or more on a plane and then being in the new country for just one or two weeks.
Over 75 and renting cars outside the US
If you are a traveler of advanced years who has rented a vehicle outside of the US recently, particularly in Europe, please share your experiences. In which country were you not allowed to rent a vehicle because you were over an age limit?
Great Barrier Reef driving guide
Available free for download, “The Ultimate Guide to Driving the Great Barrier Reef” covers coastal Queensland, Australia, from Bundaberg in the south to Cape York in the north.
Including maps plus info on hotels, restaurants and activities, the guide can be viewed or a PDF version downloaded at queensland.uberflip.com/i/850408-great-barrier-reef-drive-guide-2017.
Tips on driving in Europe
Rick Steves gave some good, solid advice on driving in Europe (Aug. ’17, pg. 55), but he skipped over a few items that I consider very important, based on my 60 years of driving rented, leased and owned cars in 75 foreign countries, much of it in Europe.
• Many agencies will not rent to drivers over 70 or 75 years old, spoiling the fun before it starts, but I’ve found Hertz (www.hertz.com) to be consistently liberal about renting to older drivers.
“CUBA MOTORCYCLE TOUR”
8-day, 7-night tour led by moto-journalist Christopher Baker, Dec. 3-10, 2017. Support van provided. Highlights: In Havana, colonial quarter and ride in classic convertibles/mountain community of Las Terrazas/Parque Nacional Viñales/in Pinar San Luís, meet tobacco farmer Hirochi Robaina/Museo de Playa Girón (Bay of Pigs Museum). $5,989 ppdo. RTW Moto Tours (Phoenix, AZ; 480/326-3039, rtwmototours.com).