The Travel Concierge

12/13/2024

Hey international travelers! Do you like the idea of going somewhere and seeing different places, but hate having to change hotels every couple of days? Try a CIE Daytripper Tour! You'll be stationed in one place but will venture out each day to see new destinations. Everything is planned, hotel, transportation, etc., and you will also be able to enjoy some downtime on your own. Destinations include Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Italy, Iceland, and Spain.

*Convenient Home Base: Stay at a centrally located hotel, perfect for launching each day’s discoveries.

*Daily Adventures: Embark on expertly planned day trips to iconic landmarks and off-the-beaten path treasures.

*In-Depth Exploration: Immerse yourself in the local culture and enjoy evenings in your home-base locale.

*All-In Inclusive Advantage: Get more without paying more -- no optional extras.

Let CIE Tours show you the very best of Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland and more on a guided tour vacation.

12/13/2024

Thinking about traveling internationally but a little nervous to do it on your own? With Cosmos, you can have everything planned for you including first class hotels, many of your meals, and all transportation. You get a tour guide and a group to travel with but will have your days to spend doing as you like, at your own pace. Check out this tour I just booked for a fun group...around $5k including flights for two weeks in four countries!

Experience the breathtaking Alps on this Cosmos Swiss Alps vacation. From Munich to Zurich marvel at stunning scenery, Linderhof Castle, and more!

10/22/2024

10/22/2024

09/23/2024

The Louvre is HUGE! I can’t even capture it all in this video.

09/23/2024

This hits different than Kings Island at night 🤣

09/22/2024

Dinner with a view, Notre Dame, Seine River, Saint Chapelle (wish we could have gone inside!), Hotel de Ville, Arc de Triomphe, and Champs Elysees were fun to explore. St. Germaine, Luxembourg Gardens, and the French Institute were beautiful. I loved grabbing coffee and wine at a cafe and people watching! And The Louvre…people told me it was huge, but I had no idea the magnitude of this place! My video doesn’t even capture it all. Au revoir, Paris! 🍷🥖🇫🇷

09/19/2024

Zurich was a big city with high end shopping. We ate our dinners there after our long days of excursions and had really good Swiss and Italian food. We had drinks and watched a futbol match at Zurich’s oldest pub, Oliver Twist. I’m not a big soccer fan, but the energy there was contagious! Then we hit the FIFA museum before catching our next train. The chocolate truffles at Laderach did not disappoint!

09/19/2024

Visiting Lucerne and Mt Pilatus was the highlight of our trip. In Old Town Lucerne, we walked across the beautiful Chapel Bridge, and shopped for souvenirs. Next we took a panoramic gondola and aerial cable car to the top of Mount Pilatus at 7000 ft. The day was overcast, but as we broke through the clouds, the sun came out and a mountain literally appeared before our eyes directly in front of us. It was as if we were blind and could suddenly see. I’ve never seen anything so majestic, the way it was revealed! We took in the breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps and fluffy clouds, and thought we’d be cold as kiddos were throwing snowballs at each other, but it was 70 degrees, so we took in the sun! Finally, we descended down by cogwheel railway. It is the world’s steepest! Last, we took a boat ride on Lake Lucerne. We also saw many, many cows roaming freely through the hills, with their bells on. A perfect day in my books! 🇨🇭

09/19/2024

Rhine Falls appreciation post…turn on sound for full effect! There are tourist boats that try and get as close to the Falls as possible, but the rapids push them back. 🌊

09/19/2024

Second leg of the trip we stationed ourselves in Zurich, which is a great jumping off point to explore several places in Switzerland. This day we first visited Rhine Falls by the German-Swiss border. The Falls are part of the Upper Rhine River and it’s a fierce and widespread waterfall! Next, we visited the medieval town of Stein am Rhein. It looked straight out of the pages of a storybook! Check out the giant wine press. We had some amazing gelato here!

09/16/2024

Visited the NDSM area in Noord (North) Amsterdam via the free ferry. This area is an old shipping yard with bars, restaurants, and cafes. It’s an artists paradise! Pllek is an especially cool restaurant made of shipping containers and it has its own beach with cool hangout areas, DJ’s, and events. Afterwards we went up in the A’dam Lookout where we had drinks with a great view and watched people swing over the city from the rooftop.

09/16/2024

Visited rural Netherlands to see the windmills, find out the importance of wooden shoes and see how they were made, went to a cheese tasting, walked by the North Sea, and visited a fishing village. It was so quiet and quaint, a complete change of pace from the hustle of the city! We visited Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken. I’ve never seen so many cows!

09/16/2024

Going on a canal cruise in Amsterdam is a must. If you look closely at one of the pics, you can see the “drunken houses” which aren’t straight or lined up perfectly because of the water. We saw the houseboat where Rebecca had her Amsterdam fling in Ted Lasso! Crazy that all the houseboats are parked forever since they can’t fit back under the bridges. The train station is absolutely beautiful here.

09/16/2024

Amsterdam is so diverse! We loved this melting pot of people, the canals, the stroopwafels, and all the bikes! There are more bikes than people in this city. Fun fact, they recover 15,000 bikes every year from the canals, which are either thrown in out of rage, or drunkenly ridden in! We visited the Anne Frank house, the Royal Palace, a secret Catholic Church built into a house when it was illegal to practice Catholicism, visited the Jordaan area, walked the city trying not to get hit by bikes, tried Dutch food (Bitterballen, hutspot), visited the racy Red Light District (😳), and cruised in the canals.

06/19/2024

Check out some of these amazing deals coming up this winter! Once you've selected which tour suits your vacation style, I'm happy to help you with the details. Reach out when you're ready to book!

When booking your next Globus vacation, take advantage of these great vacation deals. Globus offers our travelers discounts on vacations to the world's top destinations.

03/19/2024

Looking for adult only all-inclusive? The Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya is a luxury 5-star resort with a gorgeous beach and serene atmosphere. With the architectural design of a Mexican hacienda, the property is beautiful with lush tropical gardens, and boasts one of the largest pools in the area. There are seven a la carte restaurants, 11 bars, 24-hour room service, daily activities, nightly entertainment, and a spectacular, secluded 1-kilometer-long white-sand beach. This resort is a travel-agent favorite! See the videos in my post below of an ocean front room. Yes, there are palm trees in front of the water, but it's because these particular palms are becoming extinct, and they are preserving them. 🌴 💚