David and Charlotte are back from hosting their annual Christmas Markets tours. This episode features a virtual visit to Germany, Italy, and France during Christmas. We’ve spent the last two weeks dashing through the snow and experiencing Christmas Markets in historic towns, quaint villages, and alpine locations. If you can’t join one of David’s Christmas Markets Tours, this is the next best thing.
There are many more of my Travel Talk Tuesday episodes in the archives. If you are looking for more information, videos, or advice about European travel, check here https://davidmcguffin.com/ttt
Italy gets more intense and robust the farther south one goes. Naples and the towns in and around its’ Bay are a treasure trove of historical, cultural, and culinary delights. In this Travel Talk Tuesday episode, David shares his favorite destinations in the area. Learn about the islands of Ischia and Capri. Plus, David shares his recipe for Pizza Margarita.
BTW, we dug into the pizza before taking a photo, but here is half of it.
There are many more of my Travel Talk Tuesday episodes in the archives. If you are looking for more information, videos, or advice about European travel, check here https://davidmcguffin.com/ttt
You’ve seen it in countless advertisements for the Prudential Insurance Company, The Rock of Gibraltar juts out of the flat and arid landscape of southern Spain like a hump on a camel’s back. In this episode, learn about the UK-controlled hunk of rock perched between Europe and Africa. I’ll also introduce you to my favorite Andalusian hilltown, Arcos de la Frontera, and the Balcony of Europe in Nerja.
There are many more of my Travel Talk Tuesday episodes in the archives. If you are looking for more information, videos, or advice about European travel, check here https://davidmcguffin.com/ttt
David returns from 8-weeks on the road leading tours in Europe. In this episode, David shares a few Greek cooking recipes and talks about his Best of Greece tour destinations.
There are many more of my Travel Talk Tuesday episodes in the archives. If you are looking for more information, videos, or advice about European travel, check here https://davidmcguffin.com/ttt
Contactless payments are the way to go, especially since the evolution of COVID-19 and pandemic panics. If you are not sure what this is, you need to study before going on your trip.
Contactless payment technology enables payment transactions via a contactless chip embedded in payment cards, tags, key fobs, watches, and mobile phones. The chip communicates with a reader device that uses radio frequency or Near Field Communication (NFC) standards.
Contactless payment “machines” and devices can be found in restaurants, bars, pubs, public transportation vending machines, food and soda machines, parking meters and payment machines, taxi cabs, buses, hotels, and many other locales.
Recently issued credit cards will have a “fan-shape” icon (like shown above) printed on them if contactless-enabled.
iPhones, SmartPhones, Apple Watch, GooglePay, and ApplePay will need to be “set-up” with credit card and account information BEFORE LEAVING HOME.
In Restaurants, split the bill, no problem!
If you are out dining with a group and want to split the bill, try this:
Don’t worry about telling the waiter beforehand. Everyone should order their meal “on one tab.”
Enjoy your meal.
Ask for the check when you are ready for it. Don’t ask for it to be split!
Look at the check, take out your calculator, and add up the total for what each person (or couple) is paying. Add 5%-10% tip if you want.
Ask the waiter to bring the “machine.” He will show up with a portable credit card device.
Tell the waiter how much you want to pay. Swipe, insert, or tap the machine and that about will go on your card.
