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The Mesechers—Paris and London, February 11-20.
This was our first time together to visit Paris and London and we have to say it was an amazing experience! Our WOW List travel specialist and her team of local advisors in Paris and London were invaluable in helping us plan the perfect experience of museums, markets, dining and all of the little things that they recommended. Receiving a text the evening before outlining the details of the following day was wonderful to not only help us prepare for, but also to start the anticipation of an exciting day to come (and help us navigate travels, including our greeters and transportation drivers). Our private guides were wonderful (we highly recommend them) as they helped highlight the best parts of museums, galleries, churches, neighborhoods, and markets, and sharing the history and culture changes in each activity which would have otherwise been overwhelming (where do we start and what should we see?).
Our amazing guide in Paris, Lucia, taught us how to “read” art by showing how to look at the direction of flow, the intricate details that have “a message” within the art and the story behind each piece. It was fascinating (we will never look at art the same)! We highly recommend the Horse Guard changing of the guard in London (we were fortunate that King Charles was in town so we were able to see the white horse) and everyone should spend at least one day and night as “royalty” at the Le Grand Controle in Versailles! The immersive back-in-time experience with staff in full costume and personality and the breathtaking 18th century suite was a true memorable highlight of our trip. We also highly recommend the Borough Market with the private guide, Lauren, who did a wonderful job walking us through this vast outdoor market of 200+ vendors to show us some of the best (and unique) samplings of cheeses, meats, pastys, sausage rolls, desserts and a variety of delicious offerings. (Note: do not plan a large dinner that evening because you will be pleasantly full by the end of the tour.)
Once again, we are glad that we used the amazing resources of Wendy Perrin and her WOW List to help us build an incredible and memorable itinerary that we would not have been able to experience if we had done it ourselves. The proverbial “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know” becomes very evident when you talk to your trip advisor to build your wish list of travel plans because of their intimate knowledge of the area and their passion for making every traveler’s trip a Wendy Perrin WOW experience. Thank you to everyone who was directly (and indirectly) involved! We are already thinking about where we want to go next so we can reach back out to the Wendy Perrin team!!
Travelers Jan Heininger and Jamie Reuter visit The Hive in Kew Gardens.
England, Feb 28 – March 5, 2025
Jennifer organized for us a recent stay of five nights in England (London, the Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon) before we went on to Malta for another nine days. This was the third trip Jennifer has organized for us and as ever she made and executed arrangements that were flawless. From airport pick up from Heathrow to drivers to guides and accommodations, we were cared for seamlessly. (And that all-electric BMW i7 was to die for.)
Our tour of the Tower of London was excellent (I had been but my husband had not) and having a private guide brought the Tower alive. It was eerie to stand where Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell had been executed—a site I’d missed on my previous visit. Similarly, having a highly knowledgeable guide for Kew Gardens enhanced our visit. For two days we had an excellent guide/driver for Blenheim Palace, a driving tour with stops of the Cotswolds and a day in Stratford-upon-Avon. (Be sure and take the superb Costume Tour at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.) Given the tight quarters of the Shakespeare sites, we were exceedingly glad we were visiting in early March and not high season when all the sites would be over crowded.
Our hotels were excellent and we were delighted Jennifer was able to join us for breakfast one day. It was a treat to finally meet her in person. We can’t praise Jennifer highly enough. Last year, on the second trip she arranged for us, my husband broke his leg in Paris and Jennifer and her French head of operations gave us enormous assistance dealing with his twelve days in hospital and for surgery. We were so glad that this year we were able to go from being the clients-no-one-wants-to-be (or have) to clients for whom everything goes flawlessly. For years, Wendy has urged off-season travel to high-demand places. We couldn’t agree more on the value of doing so.
The guides were excellent in each place and the trip was tailored especially to our needs, as we had 3 generations of family with us. I would not hesitate to use this resource and highly recommend their services.
Jennifer and her staff planned a wonderful trip for my husband and I to Paris and London in mid-September. We were somewhat flexible in our travel dates and Jennifer helped maneuver around the Olympics, Fashion Week, Buckingham Palace opening, and the fact that the “Versailles experience” required a 2 night stay on a week end. Without her expertise in picking our dates, we would have found ourselves in traffic jams and disappointed at not being able to do some of the things we had wanted. And such a great suggestion to start our trip in Paris, so that we would pick up an hour (due to the time zone change) upon arriving in London.
Jennifer took all the effort out of the details of trip planning. After an initial discussion about our travel goals, she provided us with descriptions of special experiences she could arrange. This was extremely helpful and allowed us to pick and choose. She also indicated the price of each activity, which allowed us to prioritize how we wanted to allocate our travel budget. She gave us theatre recommendations in London and then landed lovely 2nd row seats. She booked our train tickets, the boat tickets, handled the dinner reservations, arranged and rearranged drivers, and also gave us recommendations on options for Sunday Mass.
While members of her staff handled the details of individual reservations, it was clear that Jennifer was still on top of everything. During our final walk through of the itinerary, she added a driver to our WWII experience because she thought we would accomplish more than being on foot.
Regarding our itinerary, we wanted to do a lot of traditional sightseeing but did it in a very special way—private cruise on the Seine, Montmartre food tour, Paris at Night in a vintage car, Paris at War, 24 hours at Versailles, behind the Scenes of the Churchill War Rooms, Windsor Castle, to name a few. All of the guides were excellent. They knew their history and were generally lovely people.
Every night we received a text with the details of the next day’s plans. In some cases, the text included additional copies of the tickets that were required for the day. It was very comforting to know that someone was always there for us.
Overall, our trip was very well organized and went off without a hitch. Jennifer is an expert at what she does and in her knowledge of Paris and London. It was a pleasure working with her and I would not hesitate to use her again.