Amanda

Jul 6, 2025

EF Trips Compared

We went on a trip with EF2 years ago, and that trip was MUCH better. We went into places like museums, etc. This time, the itinerary was a bit much. Some days on the bus most of the day and stopping in town every few hours for a short bit. It felt like we didn’t have enough time in some places, and other times we were somewhere for like five hours, and there wasn’t enough to do. The group did a lot of swimming which doesn’t really interest me. There were times I wanted to pay to go in somewhere (like a museum) during free time, but we were told free time wouldn’t be long enough to actually go into those places, especially if we were going to eat lunch. We were essentially set loose in all these cities to eat and shop. I feel like I paid too much just for transportation, dinners, and hotels. There was a heat wave during our trip. The last hotel we were at for two days had air conditioning, but the one in my room did not work. I reported it twice, and nothing was done. There was no way to ventilate the room or cool it off. I couldn’t take in enough fluid for what I was sweating out. I would recommend the last trip I took (Paris, Germany, Switzerland), but not this one (Switzerland/Mediterranean coast). We did have a great driver who would run the bus ahead of time so it was always cool when we got in.