Travel Review: Tour of England, Bath, Oxford, London, Dover, York, The Cotswolds, Buckingham Palace Tour, Stonehenge

The trip was fantastic - all that I hoped it would be.  I like to say that it was very well planned and very well executed!

I'd wanted to go to England for a long time.  I spent many hours working on itineraries, planning where to go and what to see.  When it came time to finalize things and book hotels, etc., I suddenly felt over my head.  That's when I discovered Zicasso on the internet.  

Zicasso quickly reviewed my needs and set me up with this travel company.  My travel planner talked extensively with me about my planned itinerary and helped me modify it.  As we did not want to rent a car, He put together a combination of private and public transport.  The drivers he booked for us were exceptional; full of information, courteous, prompt, and easy to talk to. My travel planner found and booked all our lodgings and also had tickets for all the places we wanted to visit. He gave me contact numbers in case we had any problems.  We did not.  Everything went very smoothly.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the places we visited; Bath, the Cotswolds, Oxford, Dover, and London.  Touring the Cotswolds with our driver and then spending a day walking from one village to another on the Public Footpaths was fantastic - quintessential English countryside.  The trip out into the Channel to see the White Cliffs of Dover was another very memorable day. Our serendipitous moment came when we met a man in the "Channel Swimmer's Pub"  who was celebrating a successful Channel swim.  He was from Boston (right in our backyard.)

All of our guides and drivers were excellent; friendly, informative, and skilled.  I would not be hesitating in recommending all of them.

Our lodgings were just fine.  The breakfast in Dover was exceptional, served with friendly conversation with the owner.

I read a couple of non-fiction books on Queen Victoria and also some historical novels about England before we left.  We also watched some Great Courses on the history of London.  All of that background knowledge really helped make the trip come alive.

So, well done. You did a great job and I truly appreciate all the work and effort you put in to make this trip the fabulous one it was.