Good Vibrations

I would like to recommend the central coast ( Paso Robles, San Luis Opispo) Great weather, wine tasting very pretty. also Carlsbad or Oceanside (north of San Diego) or Huntington Beach area. San Francisco’s is very expensive and so much traffic to contend with

Thanks you so much for your detailed travel log of the tour of the D-Day beaches. The pictures were great and the information you shared answered some lingering questions for us. We all really enjoyed your experience.

We are traveling with friends- "Seacrystal"- to France then on to Southampton England for an August 1 departure for Princess Northern Europe cruise.

You are a very seasoned traveler and sometimes forget what may seem easy to you is not so much for others.

Question to all of you who state the drive from La Harve to Normandy beaches is easy. We are from So California and I thought we had the worst traffic until we drove in Italy, specifically thru Tuscany (Sienna to Florence). Have any of you driven in Italy and how does the drive in France compare.??

PS I really enjoy reading your posts!

Thank you to Hlitner, hubofhockey, and Pet Nit Noy- for your prompt and very helpful and informative suggestions. We will definitely take your thoughts into consideration for planning this trip!!!!

We have experienced rail strikes in the past in both France and Greece and had to move to a plan B- I am thinking (hoping) the high speed trains are immune from these wildcat walkouts- any thoughts or experience??

I also agree that the world could be a very different place in one year and will leave it at that- what is the old saying "plan for the worst and hope for the best?"

Princess Cruise British Isles August 1 of 2015-Trying to decide on Paris first then take the train to London or hop off the ship in La Harve (started paperwork with Princess) see Normandy and other sights along the way then stay in Paris. There will be four of us traveling together- big question----

what is the best way to travel to Paris?? We rented a car in Italy and really don't want the stress of that adventure again. Tax, private driver, train???

Hoping to hear from experienced travelers!!!:)