A few winters ago, we were traveling from our home in Western Massachusetts to Boston's Logan International airport for a flight to join our small group tour to Iceland. We got the call that due to weather, our flight was delayed until the next day. In this age of COVID, other passengers are having flights delayed, cancelled, re-routed, and changed. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor gives the best advice on how to deal with these airline issues.

Paris is one of the great food cities of the world. You can easily spend 400-500 euros per diner at restaurants like Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athénée Hotel or at at Guy Savoy's joint in the 6th arrondissement. But why spend all that money when you can eat well on 25 euros or so? Where are the cheap but good restaurants in Paris? Let The Professor tell you in this Paris blog post.

2024 is shaping up to be the busiest travel year on record. That, combined with the end of COVID restrictions has changed the landscape of travel coming up in 2024. The Traveling Professor tells you what's changing in travel in 2024.

One of the best day trips from Paris is Giverny, the Home and Gardens of Claude Monet. A visit to the gardens is like being "in" a Monet painting. The house gives insight on how the great Impressionist lived and worked. Giverny is easy to get to from Paris. In this blog post, The Traveling Professor gives his best tips on planning a visit to Giverny.

One of the most popular Traveling Professor small group tours is to Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands by Scenic Rail. On that trip we visit Glasgow Scotland and it is spectacular. See what there is to see and do in this Scottish city.

The Traveling Professor has 2 small group tours to Ireland scheduled for 2024. One of the things we are interested in doing is checking out the great places to have dinner and lunch in Dublin. Years ago, Dublin did not have a great reputation for dining, but things have changed. Check out The Professor's picks for the best places to eat in Dublin.

The Traveling Professor has made many, many mistakes in his quarter-century experience of traveling to Europe. But he has learned from his mistakes and passes on his knowledge of how to avoid common mistakes made by first time travelers to Europe.

The Traveling Professor is always a little bit leery about getting sucked in and going to a tourist trap. Here are 6 places that I thought I would hate, but actually liked quite a bit on our small group tours to Europe.

Europe has so much to offer. Beautiful museums, lovely neighborhoods, culturally enriching attractions. But there are some things you really want to stay away from. Here are five of them from The Traveling Professor.

It's that time of year to think about getting the best travel gift for those special travelers in your life. The Traveling Professor has curated a list of gifts for all budgets. These are the best travel gifts because not only are they practical, they will be long remembered. Take a look at The Professor's best holiday gifts for the traveler.