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Sophia’s Travel

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Bialystok August 2019 with Tomek Wisniewski, Polish Heritage

I would be very happy to allow my references for Tomek. I honestly don’t know if it would be possible to exceed his contribution to our experience; he was not only informative, totally versed in the logistics - and making the best of our short time there, but innately kind. It was an honor to…...
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Iceland June 2019 group of 6 people

Gunnar was a phenomenal tour guide and that made all the difference! There were places he took us to which we would never have gotten to, on our own. He also has a phenomenal personality! Itinerary was amazing! Gunnar not only showed us around the country but he instilled in us a real passion for…...
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Armenia trip 2018

We wanted you to know we had a wonderful trip to Armenia. We would definitely suggest Roseanna as a tour guide for you to use! She is excellent and kind and worked hard to make our trip so good. She is able to find solutions to problems and is calm in doing so. She is…...
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Italy honeymoon September 2017

The trip was amazing. We had such a fun time and it went really well. Got extremely lucky with the weather. Only two days of bad storms and one with a lil rain in the morning. So glad it worked out for us. Looking back we kind of wished we would of changed up the…...
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Portugal September 2017

We loved Portugal! Can understand why so many want to move there. The country, food, people, valleys, rivers, oceans, cliffs..just gorgeous. The Yeatman was lovely, room, common areas, all with river views, stunning. Mentioned as the nicest hotel in Porto. Hotel Valvedere was fine, room was a bit like a ship, some areas with 2…...
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Spain trip 2017

Hi Sophia- Everything was wonderful. Here’s the honest feedback and please know I’m incredibly appreciative of all your help. Upon Arrival- we were greeted by a young lady named Ellie. She had our name, and was waiting right near baggage. She spendt 4+ hours driving us all around Barcelona, great photo opps, and gave us…...
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Ephesus, Turkey

The tour was great and we really enjoyed our guide Ozam (hope I spelled his name correctly!). I think I have become spoiled with the private tours - after taking the cruise ship tours with 50 other people, it was great having the guide talking directly with me. Generally I never ask questions on tours…...
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Italy September 2016

Dear Sophia, I wouldn't have written you this early in our trip- we only arrive in Milan yesterday morning, but I just had to tell you what an amazing day we had today with our guide Tiziana! She met us at the hotel at 10:15 AM and we were together till 5:30! Everywhere we went…...
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One month in Italy

Client raved and raved about some of the guides. Thought you might want to know. She loved her Milan guide, huge backround in Art, incredible guide, showed tremendous initiative Lourdes--the woman was also exceptional and great for the Catholic perspective. Thought she was fantastic....Rita is a devout Catholic. Driver from Monteroso to Tuscany was also…...
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Turkey

Kate and I wish to thank you again for arranging the tours in Istanbul and Kusadasi. I am enclosing a copy of the letter  we sent to Mehmet. Not only did he personally conducted our tour of Istanbul, he also called us in Kusadasi to ensure that we were properly taken care of on our visit.…...
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UK, Harry Potter Tour

Sarita and I had a great time traveling with back roads tours on the Harry Potter Tour. We spent two days in London, three days around Bristol Bay, seeing Stonehenge, Wells cathedral, the town of Cheddar, a Roman Villa, Tor mountain, Glouster, and the forest of Dee. Then we finished the tour in Oxford mostly…...
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Foster-Chan family from CA (2 adults, 2 children – 3,4 years old). Private tour to to Greece

June 30th, 2006 Dear Sophia,   Our family would like to thank you for your excellent help in planning our recent vacation trip to Greece.  We loved Greece and everything about the trip was wonderful including the people of Greece, the places we visited, and last but not least, the amazing Greek food we couldn’t get…...
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Portugal and Morocco trip Deb and Greg

All of our lodgings in Portugal were wonderful. Especially the  Convento Espinheiro outside Evora. It was absolutely luxurious!, beautiful, historic, and the service was incredible. The Hotel Barrio Alto in Lisbon was also amazing. Also with wonderful staff and service. Sintra was the most beautiful town and the Hotel Palacio Seteasis fantastic..what a spot. As…...
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European trip

(Editor's note: Alex is in Prague - our local support office) I would like to share our trip with you.  It was fantastic.  You did a nice and thorough job planning for us. Let's start with Paris. Adventure tours, we had an Evening illumination cruise which was lovely.  The next day we had a full day…...
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Tallin, Estonia

The day in Tallin was a highlight of our Baltic trip and we are grateful to you for your knowledge and ability to have arranged such a meaningful day..Our guide Kaia was excellent and we had an amazing experience at the dedication of the Estonian Holocaust Memorial.. There were only about 50-60 people in attendance…...
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Trip to Europe 5 people, one month Cate S

Thank you both so much for all the attention to detail and help planning the trip.  We all had a great time!  We had a very relaxing and at the same time action packed time - - all the pre-arranged train tickets, transfers and great hotels really helped me (and everyone) make the most of…...
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St. Petersburg, Russia, Michael and Patricia F CA

I just wanted to take a few moments of your time to give you my own personal feedback from our Baltic Cruise. You scored an A+ selecting the guide and chauffeur in ST. Petersburg. Ann was such a delight, so sweet and full of information. I loved the fact that she even had some time…...
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Russia and Ukraine, Bruce and Eve W, CA

As you know, everything is connected. So what happens when you want to experience an adventure in Russia and the Ukraine combining Jewish heritage and Russian historical and cultural sites? Easy question to answer. You contact Sophia Kulich and give her the outline of your dream trip. Then sit back and let her perform her…...
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Russia 4 people

I and everyone in the group greatly enjoyed our trip to Russia!  Our two guides, Lina and Anya, are the embodiment of professionalism, knowledge, and courtesy.  Moreover, our two drivers, Valeri and Sergei, were also prompt and professional.  We could not have asked for a better group of individuals to help us along in our…...
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Istanbul, Cairo, Jerusalem and Athens

I just wanted to share this email I just got from one of my clients. The email below is from one of my clients who just returned from a 10-day trip to Istanbul, Jerusalem, Cairo and Athens. They were very specific about where they wanted to go and what they wanted to do. Sophia helped…...
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