Enjoying Italy by Visiting Orvieto, Umbria

May 9 Just off the plane at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, George and Susan Then from Florida were welcomed by guide James Derheim for their second trip with European Focus. Last year, it was Germany and George’s ancestral towns of Amberg and Nurnberg. This time, it’s Susan’s turn with visits to Orvieto, Tuscany, the […]

Micro Group Tour Offer for Germany and Prague

Using inspiration from a recent tour plus some reliable favorites of our clients over the years, we are happy to present this amazing opportunity to experience some of Europe’s many delights in an intimate group of no more than six persons. Micro-Group Tour in Germany, Czech Republic and Austria 11-day trip Small Group Tour Offered […]

Berlin, Germany and an Inexpensive place to sleep in central Berlin

April 18 In the heart of Berlin in the vibrant neighborhood of Kreuzberg my friends Georg and Martina Siegmann have opened “The Five Lofts” apartments in a former store house that Georg bought in 1986. Moving from Rothenburg ob der Tauber where they owned and operated the successful “Passage 12” gift store, the Siegmanns have […]

Ready to Roll in 2012

March 26 Our Volkswagen van is ready for adventures. Coming up, Jim’s long drive to Rome to pick up two clients for their 9-day tour in Rome, Umbria, Tuscany and Venice. After that, a trip with clients starting in Berlin and ending in Vienna.

Regensburg Former Roman Camp, Former Bavarian Capital

March 22 A day spent in the lovely small city of Regensburg is a day well spent. There is so much to see and do in this town on the banks of the Donau River (later, the Danube as it flows into eastern Europe) that it’s almost unfair to try and do it all in […]

Welcome First Family to Germany

March 11 Well, not that first family. This morning European Focus had the pleasure to welcome first time Germany travelers Amanda and Sara Howard and their mom, Kim Daugherty along with now three time Germany visitor Perry Daugherty to Frankfurt for the start of their 8-day jaunt around Bavaria and parts of Austria. This tour […]

Germany Small Group Offer for July or August

February 22, 2012 For Sarasota and area residents only. We will hold a social mixer so that interested persons can meet one another before signing up for this experience in Germany. Germany is the home base of European Focus Private Tours, and we have a second home in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which is one […]

Just booked – March Adventure in Germany

European Focus founder James Derheim will be flying to Frankfurt on the 7th of March to be in place for a family tour through parts of southern Germany scheduled for March 11 to 18. A family of four from Centerville, IA will be experiencing Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Schwangau, Berchtesgaden, the concentration camp at Mauthausen […]