Hi Friends - just wanted to let you know Ken and I are leaving on a five week trip to Africa and Europe. I know this is not an optimal time to take a multi country trip but it just kind of evolved. It started with a safari in Kenya that we were supposed to take in 2020 that was canceled we were notified by our travel agent that they were going again in 2021 and that if we did not choose to go on the trip we may lose our sizable deposit. So we decided that we would go for it and do the Safari. We also had a cruise on the Danube that had been canceled twice on us it was going again a week after the Safari so we thought, perfect, will do the Safari spend a week in Turkey and then go to Budapest and catch the cruise. Then about a month ago the cruise was canceled for the third time! So we had to hustle and come up with a Plan B. We were already planning to go to Turkey so we kept that part of the trip and now from Turkey we're going to go on to Greece and Italy. Needless to say we have run into some bumps along the way for example realizing late that we would need 14 days out of Turkey before we can enter into Italy and rearranging our travel yet again.
We know it will be a hassle with the required testing and health forms etc. but we're hoping that we will have a similar experience like we had in May in the Galapagos Islands. Once we got there it was gorgeous, very few people and an amazing experience. Friends of ours who have come back from Italy and Greece have said it's beautiful and much less crowded than normal. We were also able to use our miles to get great flights in business class which makes such a big difference in an international flight. Our friend and travel expert David Fleming runs a business that helps people use their miles to book flights. If you've ever tried to do this, you know how difficult it is. David does an amazing job of finding great flights with your points his email is David@themilesguy.com.
We will be posting as we go along to the blog and hope you enjoy this trip along with us. Please send up a prayer for safe and smooth travels for us.
Comments