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06.10.2008 |
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Great Britain Tour: Forrest Leef
Atlanta / Georgia, United States |
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Jerry, Sorry for my delay in responding to your email. Returning from the trip went right back to work.
The Scotland adventure was great. Your choice of B&B's was perfect. CNN forecast had 5 of 8 day's with rain but in fact only the first day had isolated showers with one day of windy cool weather. My friend needed to recover from a wedding in Rio so took a day to rest. All of the families were great host's . Visiting with other guests over breakfast makes the B&B experience my favorite for visits to Europe.
Thanks again, Forrest and Patty |
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29.09.2008 |
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Italy Tour: Marilyn Paterson
5 Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
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| Hi Jessica: Sorry for the delay in responding, but I just got home last night from the Amalfi Coast. Katie and I were very impressed with your organization of or Sicily tour and loved it all. Particularly enjoyed our stay at Abazio Floris!! We got lost every single day driving on the treacherous Sicilian roads! Going from coast to coast we did not follow your instructions, but took the scenic route through Madonie Mountains and it was well worth the extra time. We visited the hill top villages. Our biggest problem was finding Masseria Pernice, as your instructions were vague. We did not realize there were 3 Camporeale turnoff's, and spent 3 hours trying to find our Feudal Estate. Eventually it worked out OK but not without a hassle. Al in all we were thrilled with our Sicily itinerary. Would definitely use your company's services again. Thanks, Marilyn |
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25.09.2008 |
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Great Britain Tour: Sarah Frith
Glenlyon, Vistoria, Australia |
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Dear Jerry,
Sorry this is slow in coming.We are still on the road and right this minute in Hong Kong airport en route to Australia.
The trip around England was fabulous and we would thoroughly recommend it. All of the hosts were extremely informative and spent plenty of time helping us with directions and the best sights etc. Even though we were just tourists we felt quite special and extremely well looked after. Our favourite three spots were at Dacre, Golden Grove in Wales and the Lakes District. We felt that we were able to get off the beaten track and see more than what the average sightseer would see thanks to the help of the B&B owners.
All of our rooms were beautifully furnished, spacious and extremely comfortable. And I also particularly enjoyed the gardens of all of the venues. The countryside and the B&B's were something I will never forget.
The acommodation in London was good but not special. It was in an excellent location and I understand that London is a particularly pricey city. I think in hindsight I might have stayed at another B&B perhaps a bit out and taken public transport in.
All in all we had a fabulous time and felt that our stay in England was the highlight of our trip (even ahead of visiting family in Boston and 9 days in Paris (we rented a flat there which was excellent accommodation but we missed the friendliness and the help from the English bb owners).
Thanks again for all of your assistance and I hope this feedback helps you.
Regards
Sarah Frith |
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09.09.2008 |
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Germany Tour: Mike and Diane Blenk
Youngstown, NY, United States |
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Hi Jerry,
Gut gemacht!
We had a truly great time. Everything went very smoothly. Let me share a couple perspectives.
1) At the Avis counter, the kid on duty looked at our luggage and decided that the Opel convertible that he was going to give us wouldn't work out. So he gave us a Mercedes 180 diesel with automatic transmission. It was great for us, and the bonus was that it had the GPS unit with it... no extra charge. We quickly learned to depend heavily on "Marlene" and "she" was extremely helpful. Only got into trouble twice when there was construction near Fussen and again near Münstertal in the Black Forest and we could not use the road she suggested. I would strongly recommend that you make GPS standard equipment for novices to the area. It may have saved our marriage!
2) The road up to the hotel in Füssen is amazing.... glad I wasn't using stick shift at the time. Similar comment for some of the switchbacks near Munstertal.
3) The accomodations were great. Only in Beilngries did we opt for a bigger room because it would be more quiet. The palace near Frankfurt set a very high standard. It was beautiful! Rothenburg was truly a surprise. Glad that we had the GPS to help find the hotel, as I probably would have shied from driving some of the streets which looked like pedestrian only. The hotel near Munich was a little tight but workable. Can't say enough good things about the hotels in Füssen and the Black Forest. Their locations were wonderful and the rooms comfortable. Finding the hotel in Heidelberg was a challenge. The remote parking was a little awkward but understandable for being in the Altstadt.
4) Cuisine was exceptional and just kept getting better as we went through the trip. We did generally take dinner at the hotels where we stayed. We thought the meals at Füssen, Münstertal and Heidelberg were very good indeed and had more options than the schnitzels & wursts which were predominant in the early part of the trip.
5) We did receive good guidance from our hosts on the attractions in their area. I was very happy, however, to know as much German as I did. It's fair to say that we were mostly off the standard places that American tourists might go and thank you! – we loved it!
Thank you for sending the Lonesome Earth book on Germany.... it was good background. We learned that the autobahn was not so daunting as rumor says.... as long as we stayed out of the way of the real speedsters.
All in all, this trip more than satisfied our hopes. We had a grand time and think very highly of Umfalana and your choice of locations for seeing the country. We would not hesitate to use your services to plan another trip, and we will surely recommend you to our friends. Thank you very much for your efforts and talents.
Sincerely,
Mike & Diane Blenk |
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08.09.2008 |
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Great Britain Tour: Robert Greenberg
Knoxville, TN, United States |
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Umfalana made reservations for us for two nights each at three different locations. They were in Edinburgh and the Loch Lomond area of Scotland and the Lake District of England. We also had them reserve an automobile for us for six days.
The B&Bs they scheduled were all beyond our expectations both in comfort and the hospitality of the owners. They truly went out of their way to help ensure that our short visits would be enjoyable and comfortable. The accommodations in Edinburgh and the Lake District were in historical homes that had been parts of noble land holdings and we felt as though were were sleeping with history.
The auto was comfortable, practically new, and a bargain. Driving on the narrow roads and on the left posed a challenge at times but we and our Peugot survived without a scratch on any of us.
The reservation process through Umfalana was smooth, easy, and effective. We had no problems with arrangements during any part of the trip. If only Umfalana could have controlled the rainy weather a bit but that would be asking too much. |
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