Photos on the Web
On the bottom of the page you can find photos taken by some of our guests while they have been on one of our tours. If you have been on a tour with us and you made photos you want to share please let us know. We will put a note with the link on our website.
Recent Testimonials
November, 2009: 7-Day Romantic Road Self-drive tour
Thomas,
Just wanted to let you know what a wonderful time we had on the trip. It was great - really the best vacation ever. Thank you for all your help!
Kimber R. and family,
St. Louis, MO, United States
November, 2009: 9-Day Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg tour
Thomas,
We had a great trip and appreciated how you arranged all the hotels so close to the train stations. Everything went like clockwork.
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I will recommend your service to any of my friends when they are traveling to Germany. Where else do you provide travel services? We are going to Hong Kong in February.
Thanks for a great trip,
Robert H.
Kempton, PA, United States
October, 2009: (Extended) Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg tour
Dear Thomas,
We had a wonderful time in Germany, thanks to your fantastic arrangements. Everything was great from the hotel arrangements to the attractions and the rail transportation, etc. The proximity of the hotels and the train stations was of much relief to us. We wish we had more time in Munich as there are so many things to do and see there (we missed the Hofbrauhaus!), or rather more time to travel around Germany.
We look forward to contacting you again for our fairy-tale route/christmas tour (unfortunately, we had to skip the fairy-tale route due to time constraint) in our next trip to Germany.
Danke schon!
Regards,
Elsie, Siu Pin, Yvonne & Evelyn,
Malaysia
October, 2009: (Extended) Romantic Road Self-drive tour
Thomas:
Just got back from the trip. I wanted to let you know that everything went well. The GPS system in the car was a huge asset once I got it translated to English and figured out how to program it. I printed Google maps but it would have been much more difficult without the GPS. It made the trip much easier. The hotels were all good as well. We put about 1500km on the car and I did get a Merc C class. It was a turbo diesel. Nice car.
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You may get some emails from Houston. My buddy Rex has some other friends who seem interested.
Thanks for your help.
Steve J.,
Friendswood, TX, United States
September, 2009: Private customized tour
Dear Mr. Giesick,
Today exceeded my wildest dreams. The private tour took us everywhere in Neuschwanstein and has provide me with excellent background for my book. Silvia was gracious, intelligent, excited about what we wanted, and took wonderful care of us! We could not have asked for more. Please thank her from the bottom of our hearts.
Sincerely,
Thomas R.
Chicago, IL., United States
August, 2009: Romantic & Castle Road tour
The trip exceeded my expectations. All the hotels were very well located, close to the train station and to the historical sights. The schedules for the trains were perfect and with Germany's efficiency they ran on time. At our age, I was concerned about catching the trains and carrying luggage but we had absolutely no problem, except of course we packed too much. I am glad we went directly from the airport to Wurzburg. I especially liked Rothenburg ob der Tauber and loved the Hotel Spitzweg.
The Royal Castle tour was great. I am glad we added Salzburg. Salzburg was beautiful and the "Sound of Music" tour was fun. We liked Heidelberg and the Leonardo hotel was fine.
The breakfasts were good and more than ample.
The trip was well planned and a good value.
Thank you,
Leslie B.
San Francisco, CA., United States
August, 2009: 4-day Historic Cities of Rhine and Mosel
Dear Thomas,
We are back from a wonderful trip to Europe and I want to thank you for helping me arrange the wonderful Rhine/Mosel cities tour. It was a great tour, the perfect introduction for the two of us who have never traveleled in Germany before. What a fascinating mix of cities! And all of your (expeditiously prepared) instructions and documents were a godsend -- the logistics worked like a dream. We would never have been able to plan such a nice little trip on our own, knowing little about Germany. So thank you very much!
(One minor detail -- there are no baggage lockers at the Rudesheim train station, but we were able to find a shopkeeper who graciously stored our bags while we explored the charming town.)
We hope to book one of your tours again in the future, and will certainly recommend you to our friends and family.
Best regards,
Barbara M.,
Towson, MD., USA
July, 2009: Luxury Rhine Cruise and 1st-class Rail tour
Dear Mr Thomas Giesick,
We would like to send you very Good Wishes and very many thanks for the wonderful cruise you arranged for us on the "Premicon Queen". We really had a wonderful journey down the Rhine, and everything went to your plans as you had presented to us.
We would like to say how very grateful we all were for the way in which you handled our booking - it was done with such good manners and efficient way, and all went exactly as you said, we were able to follow your detailed instructions so very easily. All the hotels booked were very very good, the rail journeys to the places to stay were excellent and of very high standard.
You made our holiday a very memorable one and we can’t "Thank You" enough for all you did to make it so easy and enjoyable. There were only 45 guests on the cruise and about 80 crew and staff. This made it even more special - we were treated like Royalty.
Many many thanks and good wishes to you - we had a Fabulous Holiday and most of all it was nice to meet you in Frankfurt.
Best wishes from
Mr. and Mrs. J.R.W. and
Mr. and Mrs. F.
Cape Town, South Africa.
July, 2009: (Extended) 5-Day Romantic Road Rental Car tour
Thomas,
Well, we are back home in California. All went well and I really appreciate all your help. All the details and suggestions were perfect. The only thing I would change would be to shorten up the Rhine trip. Four hours rather than six would have been long enough.
Thanks again,
Dave D.,
Monarch Beach, Ca., USA
June, 2009: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Dear Thomas (Grusse Gott as they say in Bavaria and Austria).
We leave Frankfurt to-day to go back to Manchester.
Thank you for all your help. Your train connections, hotels (very nice mixture) and tour recommendations were all excellent.
Appreciate your attention to detail and the personalized service you provided.
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Thank you again - will be recommending you to a travel agent friend of mine in South Africa and some of our friends.
Take care now
Peter & Linda M.,
South Africa
PS Enjoyed an evening in Saxenhaus with my long lost cousins - apfel wein and green sauce were very good !
May, 2009: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Dear Thomas:
Sorry it has taken me so long to thank you for the wonderful vacation you booked for me and my sister. Everything was booked to perfection, the train tickets, hotel rooms and the admissions to the various palaces and residences. You met all our expectations including the extra day trip to Innsbruck for us to go to the Swarovski Crystalline exhibit.
I have emailed my travel agent that I would highly recommend your services to her clients.
Many thanks again for making our vacation successful.
Lucia B.,
USA
May, 2009: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Mr Geisick----Many thanx again for your flawless trip arrangements. All went well---train schedules perfect---weather beautiful. Would like to have spent a few more days---but maybe next time. Do you arrange tours other than Germany? Thank you also for printing the train tickets---very helpful. The countryside was spectacular with spring colorand the cities neat and clean. Very impressive. People very helpful. would highly recommend your company.
Regards,
Gerald O.,
Vista Ca., USA
April, 2009: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Hi Thomas,
thank you for all the directions, advise that made my holiday absolutely awesome. The hotels were all easy to find, friendly and well serviced. I will def be recommending you to any other travelers.
Kind regards
Gillian S.,
Paarl,
South Africa
February, 2009: (adjusted) Romantic Road & Black Forest tour 2009
Hello Thomas,
we had an absolute wonderful time. Thank you for everything you have done. Your instructions were great. Triberg was the best ever. We never used the bus, we just walked. We got back to town around 8:00 pm. She was the sweetest thing ever. … It was our favorite and the most beautiful. Thank you again for the wonderful trip of our lives.
Sandy G.,
USA
December, 2008: 7-Day Romantic Road AVIS Rental-car Tour
Hello Thomas,
I would like to thank you for that wonderful trip that you arranged for me and my mom through Germany during Christmas. I know it's a late response, but as I was looking through my pictures I realize what a wonderful time I had there and what a great job you did to set everything up. The choice of the hotels was excellent, especially in Heidelberg and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Neuschwanstein castles tour and hotel there were simply breathtaking. It was so much more then I expected. And I also appreciated the fact that it was so easy to get hold of you and get answers on all my questions.
Thank you very much for your work Thomas. I hope your business goes well during these difficult times. You really deserve it.
Elena H.,
Houston, TX
USA
December, 2008: (adjusted) Christmas Magic Grand tour 2008
Hello Thomas,
Scott and I arrived back in Boston last night after completing our Christmas tour in Germany. Thank you so much for a near-perfect experience. We had an absolutely wonderful time - and now we need a vacation to rest from all the activities! We especially appreciated the small details that you included such as the printed time-tables for the trains and the walking directions to/from the train stations and the hotels. The excursion in the Black Forest was also very memorable. …
Thank you again for a perfect and memorable experience. I am already budgeting our next trip!
Fred W.,
Jacksonville, FL
USA
December, 2008: From the Black Forest to the Danube
Dear Thomas Giesick,
the tour has been wonderful- I am on my last day in Regensburg at the moment. It is lovely to have a bit of flexibility and the information you provided has been very helpful!
Thank you so much for all of your help!
Kind regards,
Emily
Braddon, Australia
December, 2008: Christmas Magic Grand tour 2008
Thomas,
thank you for arranging this tour. We had a great time! … All of the hotels were good. We enjoyed Stuttgart the best. The markets there were the best. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas to you!
Best Regards,
Irv,
USA
October, 2008: Romantic Road AVIS Rental car tour (extended)
Hi Tomas,
We just came back from our vacation. We arrived yesterday but slept most of day (due to time differences and jet-lag, etc.) but I am up now, and decided to write you about our experiences.
It was one of the most wonderful vacations we had in recent years. Daily itinerary you made for us was well planned and done. The hotel accommodations, rental car and recommended places to visit were all very, very good. There wasn't anything or any places we didn't like or we can complain.
We really enjoyed and had fantastic times in beautiful country Germany, thanks to you! The trip will be long remembered.
As I mentioned, we are planning to have an additional trip to Germany as well as Czech Republic very soon.
We'll rely on your service again for that trip.
Thank you!!!
Sincerely,
In Don & Sungsook, Vancouver
Canada
October, 2008: Romantic & Castle Route
Thomas:
I'm back from my trip and want to let you know that I had a wonderful time. Thanks.
-Kok
August, 2008: German Fairy-tale Route (customized tour)
Dear Thomas,
Just wanted to write and say what a wonderful holiday we had. The highlight was the stay in Trendelburg Castle, a truly wonderful setting. The views from the restaurant were breath taking. Kassel was also very impressive with the Hercules monument, would be interested to see that when all the work if finished.
A friend of mine is now sounding interested in doing a similar sort of trip to ours so I will be passing on your details to him.
Thank you for all your help. I think in a few years time we may do Kassel to Frankfurt and finish off the trail so will be keeping hold of your details.
Kind regards
Liz W.,
Great Britain
August, 2008: German Fairy-tale Route
Hi ! Thomas,
We are home safely after a great trip. Your arrangements were impeccable.
Kindest regards
Ian McG.,
Australia
August, 2008: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Dear Mr Giesick
Thank you for organising such a wonderful trip for us. It gave us a chance to travel independently without having to worry about train and hotel bookings. Also we took your valuable advice about special sites to visit at each location.
Regards--
Di S.,
Australia
June, 2008: Historic Highlights of Bavaria & Rhine Cruise
Hi Thomas,
Greetings to you from Melbourne.
Firstly, I want to let you know - that we had an absolutely wonderful time in Germany on our tour.
Commencing from the cruise on the Rhine all the way through to our time in Rothenburg - it was just the most fantastic time. Thank you for all your suggestions - which really made the trip even more special. Thank you particularly for your advice to remain in Regensburg for longer - this was the most beautiful of towns for me. Definitely my favourite - along with Rothenburg.
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Thank you once again Thomas. We all had a wonderful time. I look forward to returning to Germany one day.
Kind regards,
Natalie,
Melbourne,
Australia
June, 2008: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Hello Thomas,
Heather and I thoroughly enjoyed our rail tour, everything went without a hitch. The trains were well organized at sensible times and your information was spot on.
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We thoroughly enjoyed our trip and would have no hesitation in recommending your tours to other visitors to Germany.
Many thanks once again
kind regards
Alastair and Heather,
Melbourne, VIC
Australia
June, 2008: Castle Road Rental Car tour
Dear Thomas,
On behalf of our two families I would like to thank You for an excellent time
that we spend on Burgenstrasse.
Nice hotels, interesting program - everything was very good. We shall
definitely use Your company when planning future trips in Germany.
Thank You once again.
Regards,
Mindaugas,
Vilnius,
Lithuania
May, 2008: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg
Hello Thomas
I have arrived home from my Europe journey and want to give you my feedback on your part of my trip.
I found your tour very well organized and easy to follow. It enabled me to see a lot of worthwhile sights that I may not have otherwise. The hotels were all quite comfortable and easy to find from the Railway Stations, with your directions.
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I was impressed with your organization of train schedules and tickets all printed out, a very good way for an independent traveler to see Germany.
Kind regards
Di
Hillcrest, SA
Australia
May, 2008: Rhine Cruise & Loreley
Good Morning, Thomas,
we have finally returned home, late the evening of June 3 … Everything went well for our entire trip.
I want to give you the greatest thanks that one can, without being able to do it in person. From the beginning, I appreciated your patience with my questions, and concerns. Both my husband and I appreciated your attention to our desires, and the plans that you made for us.
The train travel went well, and yes, we really enjoyed the ICE trains. Do you know at what rate they travel? They were clean, comfortable, and the ride was very smooth. That in itself was a great experience.
The hotels that you arranged were just the experience that we were hoping for. …
We agreed that if the opportunity should come, we would like to use your services again. I will keep an ear out for any friends that might want to make plans to travel in areas that you cover. Thank you so much for your kindness and a trip that we will long remember.
Sincerely,
Melinda and Lee
Lexington, KY
USA
May, 2008: The Charm of the Romantic
Dear Thomas,
… I wanted to write and let you know that we enjoyed our trip very much. Everything went very well and the itinerary, travel and hotel accommodations were great. The hotels were very nice, it was a good mix of historical and more modern. We enjoyed them all and everyone was very friendly and helpful. … I particularly enjoyed the train ride from Wiesbaden to Koblenz along the Rhine. It was very beautiful with all the vineyards and castles along the way. … We enjoyed our trip very much and will recommend your services to our friends when they are wanting to visit Europe. Thank you for everything and feel free to write or call if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Dennis
Grandville, MI
USA
April, 2008: Romantic Road & Heidelberg 1st-class Rail Tour
Mr. Thomas Giesick,
We just returned from our vacation (Romantic Road Rail Tour) in your beautiful country, Germany.
The people were very friendly everywhere we went, the churches, castles, and sights were more than we expected, and, as a bonus, we got better-than-anticipated weather - what more could we ask for?
Your thorough pre-planning (daily itinerary, route, hotel and train reservations) made for a stress-free travel experience.
I would heartily recommend your service to anyone who seems even vaguely interested in traveling to Europe.
We had a great time! Thank you very much!
Doug and Li
Winchester, Ca, USA
March, 2008: Romantic Road, Bavaria & Salzburg Tour
Dear Thomas,
Everything was terrific!
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The tour information sheets with train schedule were very helpful. The hotels are located next to the train station that was very good and practical!
In summary, I had a nice travelling and enjoyed every places of the tour.
Thank you.
Sueli
Brazil
December 2007: Christmas Magic Grand Tour
Dear Thomas
The others are back in England and I am back in South Africa and catching up at work.
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and here are my comments:
While the atmosphere in all the markets was good, I thought the best markets were in Frankfurt and Stuttgart where the stalls were wonderfully decorated.
Rothenburg o d T was outstanding, as you said, and was definitely worth a visit.
The hotels were good; .. the location of all the hotels was convenient; … We tried the gluewhein at the markets but also enjoyed the kinder punsch and we tried all the different food on offer.
All in all it was a great experience and I thank you very much for all your assistance in arranging it.
Regards,
Jo
South Africa
December 2007: Christmas Magic Grand Tour
Hi Thomas
Thanks very much for organizing everything so thoroughly, the train connections and hotel booking all worked very well.
... I did manage to take the train direct to Munich and take a tour to the
Belsen concentration camp. Very worthwhile for anyone interested in that
period of German history.
Once again thanks very much for a wonderful tour.
Regards
Clive
Australia
December 2007: German Fairy-tale Route
Dear Thomas,
First of all, we want you to know that we are more than happy with the trip. We loved Germany, it s a gorgeous country. The cities, the hotels, the food, the trains, the people, everything was wonderful. We ve had gluewein several times and we liked it very very much, as well as the beers!!! Every city had it s own charm. We are very sad we had to come back home...but we ll return! …
Thank you very much for arranging this tour for us. Be sure we ll call you next time we travel to Germany, and of course, we are going to recommend you to our friends!!
We are very glad we met you
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Lavinia and Cristina
Argentina
December 2007: Christmas Magic Grand Tour
Hi Thomas,
I just wanted to drop you a short note to thank you for all of your help in planning our Christmas Markets tour. I have just submitted my review on Tripadvisor and included you on the email.
We had a wonderful time and appreciate all of your help with our planning.
Thanks again,
Lauren
Brooklyn, NY, USA
December 2007: German Fairy-tale Route
Thomas,
Danke für Dein mail. Die Reise was ausgezeichnet! Die Intercity Hotels sind sehr gut, und sehr bequem, nahe die Bahnhof.
Ich glaube dass meines Deutsch besser ist, weil viele Leute in Hanau, Marburg, Steinau, Kassel, Gottigen und Bremen Deutsch nicht sprechen können! Aber, es gab kein Problem, und ich habe gelernt dass mein Deutsh nicht zu schlect ist!
Nächste Jahr, durf ich noch einmals reisen (anderes Reise) und ich durch noch einmal Dir berühren.
Ich schreibe noch einmal wann meinen Bilden auf dem Internet sind.
Viele danke for alles Dir Hilfe,
Ronald
Australia
December 2007: Christmas Magic Grand Tour
We made it back to Texas AND enjoyed your tour.
Thanks again & Merry Christmas
David
Kingsland, Tx, USA
Photos on the Web
December 2007/January 2008: German Fairy Tale Road
I’ll put the rest of the photos up soon – I will email you when I have done this. Please pass the link onto anyone you like.
Ronald
South Melbourne, VIC
Australia
If you have been on a tour with us and you made photos you want to share please let us know. We will put a note with the link on our website.