Roy Hersh wrote:While European friends are not loving this ... I am enjoying watching the "affordability" factor increasing for those of us here on the other side of the pond.
Indeed. I didn't take a major vacation last year, and Europe is looking better and better this year.
Roy Hersh wrote:While European friends are not loving this ... I am enjoying watching the "affordability" factor increasing for those of us here on the other side of the pond.
It's really only the Euro-using European friends who might not like this. Those of us in the UK are also seeing affordability factor increasing
How wrong could I be? A handful of Greek MPs play silly b*****s over the election of their President and say they will not pay their debts so the € falls dramatically. It is obviously not being supported by the Eurozone countries so it is anybody's guess where it might end up. Most of my income is derived in the UK and I spend in Portugal so I am quite happy that the € falls. I would like to see it fall a lot further because it has risen a long way since we came here 12 years ago this month. We then received €1-60 for every £1. When we were only receiving €1-07 that represented a serious fall in spending income. Even now at €1.27 my £ buys a lot less than it did in the early years we were here.
From the quantity of people that have expressed interest in our tours this year, it seems the Eurozone issue is responsible. Other countries in the EU beyond the UK that do not use the Euro have been emailing more than I've experienced in the past and Americans who've been wanting to come for years are finally willing to take the plunge. I can't wait to return to Portugal; but may also bring my family back overseas this year to other parts of the continent.
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Indeed. I didn't take a major vacation last year, and Europe is looking better and better this year.
