What People SAY About TERC and our Different Services & Free Trip Planning Service
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You will see below, we don't "just sell railpasses and tickets". We also provide answers to your specific travel concerns.
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Aloha, Mele The kids and I returned from our trip to London and France!
I wanted to thank you for your help with the trains & itinerary.. Everything work out great! The train rides were smooth and relaxing. A great place to rest and meet others. London and Paris were great, with the Abbey, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, etc. However, I think that we enjoyed the smaller towns most. Beaune is a great little town, and the hotel was perfect. We went biking vinyards! Chamonix was also an incredible place. A nice town with lots of great hiking. The gondola ride across the glacier was a once in a lifetime experience. Our hotel in Chamonix turned out to be very nice with a great breakfast (best part - kids were free). Cheers, Rick of Clinton, Iowa 1 August 06 No one gave me more detailed information and idea than you did from sights to safety! We are so lucky to find your web site and work out our trip planning with you. We are looking forward a wonderful trip. Jingyong of Ann Arbor, MI 24 Feb 06 Aahhh, Thank you for letting me know this. I do wish you a great trip and hope you got your under the waist band money belts. Keep every thing of value in it and then if someone tries to steal a wallet or purse, you will just have another exciting story to tell! Mele of TERC |
(Received Day of tube & bus bombings in London 7 July 05) the Eurostar tickets arrived today and all is well - thank you so much for the tips and the help you gave to us while securing our seats. Of course our families are just beside themselves with all that happened in London today and my 24 year old told me I was not allowed to go to London. Yeah, right! I feel that we will be safer now than we would have been before - so London, England here we come and Paris, France - BRACE YOURSELF!!
again, I thank you so much for your care and kindness during this process. All the best to you - and if you don't mind, I will drop you a note when we return to tell you about our adventure. >> Barbara of Berea, OH 7 July 05
I think you are right. Just expect high security in the most unusual places. Europeans have been pretty security minded for many more years than we have. I remember my purse being checked after I walked into a department store in Paris back in 88.
I would love to hear from you when you get back. Please do drop a note. Mele of TERC
Hello, I'm finding your site useful. However, at the end of your message I get the impression that TERCMele is providing a service to US citizens. Is this true as I am from the UK? John of Great Britain 11 June 04
Our primary business is for North Americans because rail passes can only be purchased by "non residents" of a country prior to their arrival in Europe. Tickets can be purchased by anyone, but most travelers in Europe and the UK can get these easily from their local train stations or travel agency.
We do sell "non Brit" rail passes to travelers in the UK, but shipping runs about $30-35 usd to ship them by UPS and takes at least 4 business days. I think our biggest selling passes to UK clients are the Eastern Europe and Italian passes. Switzerland is one of the few countries which sells their consecutive day passes to non Swiss residents in their country when you arrive. The more popular Swiss Flexi pass has to be purchased ahead of time.
I do outside sales for RailEurope, and they have a web site for UK residence you might want to check out. http://www.raileurope.co.uk/ RailEurope also has an office in London at 178 Piccadilly, London W1 telephone: 08705 848 848
Let us know if we can be of further assistance. My guess is that you will need to get your rail products locally. Mele
I received my Britrail pass in the mail yesterday morning. Thank you so much! I appreciate your help and have gotten lots of helpful advice off of your website.
We are traveling into London our first day and spending the night there before going to Manchester the following day. We are trying to decide whether or not to book our hostel in advance. Any suggestions?? Also, we'll be in London over Easter break - do you think we need to book our hostels before we go? Thanks again, Michelle of Meridian, ID 10 April 03
Holidays and Summer, always book ahead if you can't afford to pay more for your accommodation! Mele
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Hi Mele!
Just wanted to send you a quick note to say that my husband and I had such a wonderful time in Europe! I picked up a few maps from Paris for you to pass on to other clients ---just as you did for us! I have so many good traveling tales for you! Also, I wanted to thank you again for the "n"-th time......you've been so helpful! We couldn't have planned our European vacation without all of your generous help and patience! Your train skedules were so helpful, as well as all the other information you provided! I'm so glad I met you in your class! Looking forward to hearing back from you! Mahalo! Rona Hawaii 3 October 2001
Thanks for the tip; I will print out the packing light page. Thanks for all your help in planning our Europe trip. Any time you need a referral I would be glad to oblige. David Toof MD 23 August 2001 My Dear Ms. Mele Fujiwara, My God !!! You sound like an angel in disguise !!!! Thank you ever so much for these tips and for agreeing to guide me further. I still cannot believe I might be able to talk to and get the help of a real expert like you. I ONLY think of, talk about and dream about my Europe trip. Even in my sleep - there's just one thought - EUROPE !!! I am also doing some reading up (on the internet), making cost comparisons, etc, along with figuring out what all I'd like to cover in Europe. After I do the preliminary work you suggested, I'll e-mail you the details and then you can advise me where I could make changes. I thank you once again for your support. I am almost feeling re-energised and excited all over again. I hope we can make this happen. Warmest regards, Monisha 21 June 2001 Dear Mele, Remember us?? I took your class three years ago before traveling to Italy. We are now living in Northern Calif. We just returned from a week in Paris. Used Rick's Paris Book exclusively. Remembered your suggestion to buy the Paris Museum Pass .... A MARVELOUS suggestion... It was unbelievable, the way we walked past blocks of lines of people and went right in the entrance of many places but especially the Louvre and The D'Orsay. Please note our new email address. Merci Beaucoup Madame. Mary Drew and Dick Rolston CA. 27 June 2001 Dear Mele, Thank you for your help with regards to our trip to Italy and Austria. We had a great time and there were no problems. Sincerely, Keith Hawaii 28 May 2001 MELE You are efficient! It was a pleasure spending the afternoon with you. both fran and I learmed a lot from the meeting. Will await your train schedules. Thanks once again. We will try to get the hotel you recommended in Paris......if our paths cross, would like to take you out to dinner. Allen Teshema Hawaii 4 May 2001 Hi Mele, It's said that all good things come to an end. A vacation without an end is no longer a vacation. I had a wonderful time in Paris. Didn't get to do all that I had hoped, but there were unexpected and serendipitous events that made up for it. Would like to share them with you when you return from your trip abroad. In the meantime, I have some Metro tickets that I didn't use and I'll put them in the mail for you. Elaine Shinigawa Hawaii 4 May 2001 RE: travel from geneve airport (switzerland) to aigle (Leysin) I really appreciate the very helpful information you gave me (via e-mail), that's what I'm looking for. I am already enjoying my stay in Switzerland. Thanks again N. Kornfeld 18 Jan 2001 TERC Web Site user I received my rail passes in the mail and wanted to thank you for all your help and advice. You were an immense help in planning my trip. Thanks again, Lauren Bush Hawaii 29 April 2000 |
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8 May
99 from Praugue
HAVING A WONDERFUL TRIP SO FAR MELE. TRYING TO SAVE INFO. AND BROCHURES FOR YOU. I'M MODIFYING PLANS AS I GO AND AM OFF TO BUDAPEST TOMORROW. THE CZECH PEOPLE ARE GREAT AND SO IS THE BEER. JUST WANTED TO SAY "HI" AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AGAIN. TIM SAWYER |
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mele -
27 June
99
Your web site is looking great. boy, you've done lots on it! I really like the way you've added all of the links. Very useful and too cool! Thanks for letting me know about my stuff. (Road Reports + ATM tips) Again, Mele, I would like to thank you for all of your help in planning our trip. Your pack lite class was a godsend - wish I 'd taken even less than I did. I shudder to think how much unnecessary stuff I'd have dragged along with out the benefit of your guidance in this department. Your tips on places to go, see, do, eat at and stay at were most helpful also. It is absolutely so that without your generous guidance, assistance and support our trip would not have been the same. You are truly the "goddess of cost effective, fun European Travel." mahalo nui.aloha Marlee. |
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