Experienced river cruise travelers, we took the 12-day Ukraine trip “Footsteps of the Cossacks” on the Viking Lavrinenkov with Viking River Cruises, Sept. 24-Oct. 6, 2007.
In Tbilisi, Georgia, in February ’08 I had the best personal guide I have ever had: Anna Uturgauri (Str. R. Eristavi 9, Apt. 1, Tbilisi, 0179 Georgia; e-mail annau@caucasus.net).
When in Amsterdam, we cannot imagine staying anywhere else but this Private Apartment (728 Prinsengracht, 1017 LB, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS; phone +31 [0] 20-4203314 or [0] 638303660, e-mail lhaak@live.nl,
In Barcelona, Spain, we highly recommend the apartment owned by Valentin Rasero (Calle Jovellanos, Number 1, Barcelona, Spain; phone [34] 659979837, e-mail barcelonaapartment@gmail.com).
On a 12-night visit to Sicily, ITALY, in May ’07, our favorite hotel was the family-run Villa Belvedere (Via Bagnoli Croce, 79, 98039 Taormina, Italy; phone +39 0942 23791, fax 0942 625830, (www.villabelvedere.it).
My husband and I traveled in Bulgaria, May 12-16, 2007, with a guide I found on the Internet: Patrick Peneff (e-mail patrick@guide-bg.com or visit www.bulgariaprivateguide. com).
