Booked for Three Time Client Dick L. and family
The trip will be focused on family history in the Frankfurt region plus a visit to medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber, plus the area around Dresden.
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Petrulli Family Tour in Germany and Italy (Cancelled by Italian Authorities due to Coronavirus)
Dominick and Lorraine were featured on NBC Nightly News in a piece which aired on August 24, 2018. The story was about their family history trip. Now the entire crew is coming over for another Grand Adventure, this time a “just for fun” trip in Bavaria and Italy all the way to the glittering Amalfi […]
Bickers Family Tour in Poland and Czech Republic
The seventh trip for the Bickers Family will concentrate on southern Poland as well as the Czech Republic and will end in Vienna. The Bickers are all students of history and of science. I learn a lot when I travel with them.
Paris and France D-Day History Tour
August, 2022 Day 1: Arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris (3 nights) Highlights of this tour: Paris Latin Quarter Louvre with guided tour Notre Dame (exterior) Seine River Cruise Eiffel Tower at night for the light show Montmarte and Sacre Couer D-Day landing beaches and museums, American cemetery Stay in a chateau […]
This Couple Lives on Top of Roman History
May 2 I was invited to have dinner with Roland and Anne Geiger recently. As we sat in their cozy dining room heated by a wood-burning stove with our nostrils being savagely attacked by the wonderful smells coming out of the kitchen behind the wall, Roland entertained me with stories of what he has found […]
Jewish History in Pittigliano, Tuscany
May 10 There was once a flourishing Jewish community in this fortified Tuscan village. Kicked out of the Papal States (those areas immediately surrounding Rome) by Popes in the 16th century, a large settlement developed in Pittigliano where they were given protection by the local ruling family. In ‘Little Jerusalem’ there can be seen many […]
Review from first-time travellers from Texas
From Debra and Ken Caldwell, who travelled with James Derheim, owner and founder of European Focus Private Tours, in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from August 12 to 22, 2026. Ken’s sister Michelle and her husband, also named Ken, traveled with James on a complex family history tour in Germany, the Alsace of France and parts […]
DNA and Genealogy Tours are more popular than ever
According to a piece broadcast on April 21 “Morning Joe,” trips to ancestral towns and lands are more popular than ever. This is a fact! This morning Tyson and Kathleen signed their contracts for a family trip with their two sons and their partners for September 4 to 18, 2027. Yes, more than a year […]