Hi there, Gail here! Today’s topic is a little taboo, so Iain wanted to make sure you knew that it was his crazy wife writing and not him! I personally don’t think it’s a big deal, and I’m willing to bet you’ve been dying for us to post about it but were too afraid to ask. That’s okay, we get it, you’re shy. No worries, I’ve got you!
We’ve already covered the new travel restrictions/requirements if you’re heading to Europe and the UK this year (link below), but the USA have also strengthened their domestic travel requirements – and not just for flying either. Here is a breakdown of some of the new requirements for U.S. Residents. The most important one is REAL ID that starts May 7, 2025. According to TSA, the new travel requirement will be strictly enforced.
Several airline regulation changes are set to take effect starting in January 2025, impacting both domestic and international travel. We’re focusing on Air Canada because it’s our preferred airline and it will impact Canadians more than any other airline.
There are a few changes for travellers going to the UK and European Union starting today (January 8th). The UK’s ETA expansion is just one example of several new electronic entry programmes being rolled out around the world.
From our base just outside of Speyer/Hockenheim in Germany, we do day trips that are easy to get to and worth the journey and fuel to visit. This trip to (Schloss) Drachenburg Castle / Drachenfels Castle / Drachenfelsbahn was over-ambitious at first because there were so many things to see on the way there – it actually would have been a weekend trip instead of just one day.
Dating from the Middle Ages, Rothenburg may be small, but it has a wealth of historical sights, museums, churches and abbeys all within its walled city as well as 46 historical towers in and around the old town.
With numerous locations in Europe, MOTORWORLD is a unique place to see Exotic and Classic cars together
During our most recent trip to Germany, we went there with only one thing in mind – relax, no crazy driving all over the country to see the sights. This was our “visit friends tour and chill trip.” But we HAD to see a couple of towns – it just wouldn’t be a trip without that! So, we agreed that we’d only do our “towning” on one day. With that in mind, off we went to Heppenheimer (birthplace of F1 driver Sebastien Vettal) and Michelstadt which is just up the road… sort of.
Part 2 of our long weekend exploring Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. This time we’re doing the Treetop Walk, Sentier des cimes Laurentides – the only one in North America
According to the tourism website, “a majority of the visitors to Mt Tremblant will return more than once” and true-to-form, this is our 3rd time visiting. We’ve been twice in the summer and this time we’re visiting in the autumn.
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