Hi,

My husband and I took our first vacation out of the country to London a couple of years ago and fell in love with all of the history that was apparent everywhere there. We are saving and planning on more trips to Europe soon and want to learn all we can about international travel. We are rather independent and would prefer to have the flexibility to go and do things as we please, but we are also not quite as young and tough as we used to be . We are also a bit unsure of the foreign languages and customs, so perhaps tours and/or cruises would be a good starting point?

One of our main questions is how prevalent is English in European countries? We would assume that English-only speaking tourists like us would fare better in some countries than others?

Anyway, we look forward to reading about other travelers adventures!

--Linda in AZ