What part of Europe to take senior mother?

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Anonymous wrote:Going to Europe to see two locations for 4-5 nights total?

I meant 4-5 nights river cruise and another 5 days somewhere else. Or 4-5 nights in main city 4 nights countryside or somewhere else.

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Italy is literally a fascist country right now. i would NOT go there.

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Anonymous wrote:Going to Europe to see two locations for 4-5 nights total?

I meant 4-5 nights river cruise and another 5 days somewhere else. Or 4-5 nights in main city 4 nights countryside or somewhere else.

A 7 day river cruise might take you to 4 countries. We did one down the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basil and then extended to Lucerne. We were in the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Gone for about 10 days. It was pretty perfect for a multigenerational trip.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't drive in England. It's pretty difficult even for experienced drivers to get used to driving on the other side of the road, especially with all the roundabouts. Your mother will get stressed out too as a passenger.

Take trains from London instead. There are specialist tour agencies for the Cotswolds that support day hiking with village stays each evening. They transfer your luggage while you ramble.

Salisbury and Stonehenge and Bath are in the general region and are all worth it. We connected everywhere by train with the exception of one expensive paid car transfer from Oxford into the region because of well-announced ahead of time train strikes.

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Don’t go to Italy. If she has any mobility issues, she won’t be able to get around. There are very few if any ramps or escalators. My vote would be switzerland or germany. Much easier to navigate!

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Anonymous wrote:Italy is literally a fascist country right now. i would NOT go there.

I't's possible we will be too, come next January.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't drive in England. It's pretty difficult even for experienced drivers to get used to driving on the other side of the road, especially with all the roundabouts. Your mother will get stressed out too as a passenger.

Take trains from London instead. There are specialist tour agencies for the Cotswolds that support day hiking with village stays each evening. They transfer your luggage while you ramble.

Salisbury and Stonehenge and Bath are in the general region and are all worth it. We connected everywhere by train with the exception of one expensive paid car transfer from Oxford into the region because of well-announced ahead of time train strikes.

This sounds wonderful. By chance do you remember the name of the agency?

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Anonymous wrote:Going to Europe to see two locations for 4-5 nights total?

I meant 4-5 nights river cruise and another 5 days somewhere else. Or 4-5 nights in main city 4 nights countryside or somewhere else.

Just do a 7 day river cruise and then extend pre or post in a city that you like = 10 days. Depending on your itinerary, you would be able to visit several small towns or do excursions to the countryside.

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Anonymous wrote:Italy is literally a fascist country right now. i would NOT go there.

I't's possible we will be too, come next January.

You don't really know the definition of fascist, do you? Otherwise, you would look around now and see the signs.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't drive in England. It's pretty difficult even for experienced drivers to get used to driving on the other side of the road, especially with all the roundabouts. Your mother will get stressed out too as a passenger.

Take trains from London instead. There are specialist tour agencies for the Cotswolds that support day hiking with village stays each evening. They transfer your luggage while you ramble.

Salisbury and Stonehenge and Bath are in the general region and are all worth it. We connected everywhere by train with the exception of one expensive paid car transfer from Oxford into the region because of well-announced ahead of time train strikes.

This sounds wonderful. By chance do you remember the name of the agency?

DP but I think there are a number of agencies that do this, Inntravel, Mac Adventures, HF holidays…

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't drive in England. It's pretty difficult even for experienced drivers to get used to driving on the other side of the road, especially with all the roundabouts. Your mother will get stressed out too as a passenger.

Take trains from London instead. There are specialist tour agencies for the Cotswolds that support day hiking with village stays each evening. They transfer your luggage while you ramble.

Salisbury and Stonehenge and Bath are in the general region and are all worth it. We connected everywhere by train with the exception of one expensive paid car transfer from Oxford into the region because of well-announced ahead of time train strikes.

This sounds wonderful. By chance do you remember the name of the agency?

I am the poster above. I do not remember specific companies because my family decided just to move about the region on public transport with our luggage. But there are plenty of options from cheap (just moving your luggage) to high-end with guides and hotels.

Here is an example of a high-end company.

https://www.cotswoldwalks.com/guided-tours

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How about a river cruise

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Anonymous wrote:I looked into river cruise but they’re all 7 nights I was hoping for 4 or 5

France might have some shorter barge trips. Those are leisurely.

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Anonymous wrote:River cruise...

This. My in laws are in their early 70s but have been plagued with health issues in the last 5 years that have really cut down their mobility. They LOVE European river cruises.

Depending on your budget, you can also hire services to take you around. We did it in both England and in France. We've driven cars there as well but have found having a service to it is much less stressful.

I did a river cruise trip with a whole group of octagenarian family friends and it was a huge success. It was easy for anybody who needed a time out to stay on the boat and relax, while the more active could walk around towns, hike, bike along the river bank, etc., depending on the terrain we were passing through. Travel is completely taken care of. I would 100% do it again. The only thing to double-check is that the boat you're considering is sufficiently accessible, but since a lot of older people do these tours there should be plenty of options.