The Traveling Professor's first trip to Paris was in the late 1990's. Since then, through his small group tours to Paris, he has taken 70+ trips to Paris. Sometimes he travels alone and sometimes he leads his small group tours to Paris. Over time, the realization is that there is much more to Paris than the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, or the Orsay Museum. Take a look into some of the more unknown sites of Paris that any traveler would enjoy.

As the veteran of well over a hundred overseas trips, there are a few things The Traveling Professor has learned. In this blog post, I share 5 easy but essential tips that will make your travel experience easier.

The Traveling Professor first visited Rome in 2009. His small group tours have been back many times to visit the Colosseum, Vatican, Spanish Steps, Borghese Gallery, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and other many delightful treasures of this ancient city. Having a good hotel can make or break a trip to Rome. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor features 3 excellent choices for hotels.

The Traveling Professor runs tours to Peru the right way. Small groups. Luxury hotels. Terrific itinerary. In fact, Steve Solosky has been designated by The New York Times Travel Show as a "Peru Expert". Get his advice on how to do a tour to Peru and Machu Picchu the right way.

In the age of COVID-19, people are re-thinking about how they travel. Do they want to go on those cruise ships with thousands of people they don't know? Do they want to even travel with others they have never met? Do they want to travel with children? Do they want to travel only with friends and family. Today's blog post talks about how people are planning trips these days.

Be smart when booking hotels. It is good to know who to book a room with, how to pay, and how to get the best deals from hotels. In this blog post, The Professor gives 4 simple tips that can reap big benefits when booking hotels.

With hundreds of overseas trips under The Traveling Professor's belt, there are always some essential items he brings on each and every trip. Whether it be leading a small group tour to Peru and Machu Picchu or a train tour of Scotland, The Professor always brings these items on a trip.

Everyone loves to travel. Just about everyone hates the part when you need to get in a big silver tube, herded like cattle and packed in like sardines to get to where you need to go. Airlines have abused travelers, especially coach class travelers over the years. But with COVID 19, everyone, including the airlines have a golden opportunity to hit the "reset" button and roll out a newer, and nicer travel experience for the traveler. In this blog post, The Professor tackles what airl...

Everyone should visit Rome, Florence, the Amalfi Coast and other areas of history. They are full of history, culture, great food and wonderful people. But a trip to the Veneto region, especially Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Venice and Treviso reveals a different Italy. See why this is The Traveling Professor's favorite part of Italy.

In general, travel is safe. It can be safer if the traveler puts themselves into the position to avoid issues related to their health and safety. The Traveling Professor offers up some useful and practical tips to make your next journey, whenever that may be, a safe one.