A week reflecting OR Why do I think most “Organized Tours” suck
Barely a week after our trip to Sicily, my brain was asking me, "where next?" My health app. on my phone was telling me," where-ever it is, slow the heck down" We tracked an average daily walking distance of over 9km during our trip and the knee pain that arose from dashing between terminals in Rome and the almost 2 km covered, as well as the almost back to back 11 hours of flights between Palermo and Toronto left me aching and alternating Tramacet, CBD and Kalaya cream in an effort to alleviate the pain. Now, almost 3 years later, our first trip overseas to the Azores ( not counting an AI in Mexico) is also a week into the past. My suitcase is emptied and put away. Well, not quite emptied- I left the electric adaptors, the sewing and eyeglass repair kits and the Birkenstocks inside- for next time. My "Next Time" will definitely exclude any trip listed as an "Organized Tour" for reasons I'm including below. It's a rant, so if you a...