2014 my husband and I travelled with SDT for our 1st trip to Iraly's Tuscany region plus Rome and Pisa. Since his passing 4 years ago I have travelled with SDT to the Maritimes, Britain's Christmas markets, Scotland and Ireland, Italy's Amalfi Coast and Sorrento area, Spain and Portugal, and in March 2020 I travelled to Morocco with them. I love that everything is planned and booked from air travel, hotels, meals, tours, etc. And now that I travel on my own, I feel very safe in a large group. I've made friends with people from each trip and we have visited each other, we talk regularly on the phone, abd keep in touch by email and Facebook.
The only time any problems arose was this year when the world was crippled by the COVID19 pandemic. We were stranded in Morocco longer than our tour, but we were so fortunate to have several fellow travellers who had daughters working with SDT and they eventually got us on a British Airways flight from Marrakech to Heathrow Airport in London. SDT had a tour director meet our group in London and take us to our hotel, gave us our tickets on AC home the next day.
This was very stressful for all our group but me especially. Once home I was very happy to quarantine myself. However the toll it took on me once I knew we were not going home, and may be in Morocco indefinitely, has lead to more frequent therapy sessions.
Now looking back since I returned home on March 20, I'm so glad it was SDT who I travelled with. They took care of getting us home.
I have, however, cancelled my upcoming trip to France in September with SDT. I feel I may never travel overseas again because I know I couldn't go through that same stress again and I won't put my daughter through that ever again.
However, I do an on travelling more in Canada than before. I would love to travel with SDT to Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec province, take the train to BC.
Right now my one wish is to be able to travel safely to visit my daughter in Vancouver one day, sooner rather than later would be great. Our plans have been for me to go at Christmas, but right now I'm not ready to board any plane going anywhere.
I'm still being extra cautious about who I let into my personal business bubble.
Life as we knew it gas changed forever, but I will travel again, just in Canada. I've been to and visit BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario often, and have visited PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Cape Breton, The Yukon and still want to go as many times as possible. Living in Manitoba I've also travelled this provibce extensively, but still want to travel to Churchill one day.
So yes my SDT travels have been more positive, with this year's pandemic being the most unpleasant experience, hopefully never to be experienced again, at home or when travelling, and SDT will be the tour company I choose.