September 27 Rain, rain, go away, but tomorrow they promise a sunny day. Something like that. We took a short excursion from our home base in Lans, Austria to the Ötztal Valley to the west of Innsbruck for photography and a short hike along the longest and highest waterfall in Tyrol. Even though it rained, […]
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Sure Europe has Air-Conditioning. It’s Called ‘Open The Window’
September 24 After a one night stay that just happened to be in the middle of a heat wave in one of our favorite alpine hotels near Berchtesgaden last July I was compelled by comments made by my clients to write an impassioned letter to the owner, asking if he would someday (soon) install air-conditioning […]
Trip 233 of our career – more dreams came true for our clients
September 19 Ken and Gloria Temple are now on their way home after their 17-day trip in Germany. The trip was a dream come true for Ken, a lifelong family historian who wanted to combine a sightseeing trip with visits to four key ancestral areas, including meeting some cousins. When he went to his local […]
Welcome First Time Travelers Ken and Gloria
September 2 Ken and Gloria have taken one of those ‘If it’s Tuesday this must be Belgium’ bus tours through Europe. You know the ones. Breakneck pace, a different city every night and a different country every other day. They enjoyed the experience for what it was, but this time, for their return to Germany […]
Castles, Country Inns and Historic Guesthouses Tour for July, 2013 a Wrap
We sent our guests back to Calgary today after the conclusion of their first trip to Germany. Sisters Jennifer and Christina enjoyed a relaxed tour throughout southern and southwestern Germany including a stay in a castle at Hirschhorn, a stay in Germany’s oldest hotel in Miltenberg, three nights in Germany’s oldest fortified town of […]
Love Locks – quaint tradition or pollution?
July 2 From Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia There are varied explanations for the origin of love padlocks. In Europe, love padlocks started appearing in the early 2000s.[ The reasons love padlocks started to appear vary between locations, and in many instances are unsourced. However, in Rome, the ritual of affixing love padlocks to the […]
Color Brochure Available for European Focus Private Tours
We just released a new, 8-page color brochure packed with photographs and information about our unique, custom-designed tours in Europe. If you would like to have one, they’re free. Just write to us at info@europeanfocus.com or call 800.401.7802
European Focus at the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show January 26 & 27, 2013
European Focus Private Tours owners James and Jenean Derheim will be exhibiting at the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on January 26 and 27. This will be the first time the Derheims have attended such an event. It’s part of a new marketing plan to reach new […]