Our 2008 inspection trip featured Paris rental inspections, a side trip to Germany and Switzerland, new vendors in rural France for out of the way visits, more Winemaker Holidays and two weeks in Provence, Drome and the coast.

Readers of our Newsletter will receive updates on all our travels and "finds."

FISCHER’S INSPECTION TRIPS – A DECADE OF TRAVEL FOR CLIENT’S DREAMS COME TRUE.

Each year our annual Inspection Trip designates a theme that matches client’s needs and requests. In 2007 the theme was accessible travel from holiday homes to hotels and B and B’s to match every possible budget. Our clients then received our rankings, ratings, raves and rants concerning accessibility. 

As we normally travel in late summer and early fall we have the pleasure of each year’s harvest and grape pressings in different regions of Italy, Spain and France.

Scroll through our Rest of Europe pages for info on the British Isles and Northern Europe.  Enjoy our Spanish adventures.  You can also see our Trips to Italy page, our Regions of Italy page, and our Regions of France pages. 

Harvest Time in St Emillion	First Raking of the Wine
We covered both the early and late harvests from the Medoc, across southern France and into Burgundy and Alsace. A second theme was day trips in less-touristy Brittany, SW France, and the Rhone Valley as well as day trips around Paris and the Loire Valley re-visited.
	Newly inspected rental in Alsace

Our inspectors joined us for a Lot Valley in-depth journey in the south of France.  While in Ireland and the UK our student interns re-inspected Scottish and Lake Country B and B’s along with stops along the Cotswold Walk.

In the last ten years we have conducted over 13 visits covering all of France, most of Spain and Italy with Portugal, Germany, Austria and Swiss visits filling out our travels.

We enjoy stays where the French vacation more than the “Americanized” locations. Beaches along the Atlantic often are inexpensive and family friendly.

Over the past three years we have sent inspectors into Eastern Europe, Greece and the Baltic and have added contacts in most locations to assist our clients.

As the dollar continues to fall we have expended out efforts to find accommodations for families with children, seniors and the single traveler. The modest 80-100 Euro hotel of 2004 is now almost twice the price whiles the 35-50 pound UK B&B is now at least 50 pounds per person.

Below is a short review of some highlights of this year’s trip and past inspection trips

Addition of family-friendly hotels in Paris, Rome, Barcelona and Prague Explorations of Gorge du Tarn and other Lot/Tarn Valley vacations Greece for student travelers Spain by regions- Basque winery stays, Accessible stays in Andalusia, Apartment inspections all over Europe Rhine River Trips and Pyrenees hiking adventures Corsica and Sardinia Provence by regions from Orange to Arles, Lyons to Aix en Provence

Tour de France and other biking holidays

We research whatever is needed to insure that each person traveling with you has their interests met from hang gliding to opera watching, horseback riding to river cruises, camping to Michelin dining.

Trout Farm with excellent lunches close to a
12th Century working mill in Dordogne

Give us a call at 206 363 6575 or Email Us  to explore options that meet your dreams and budget.