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My husband and I, age 67 & 54 have enjoyed extensive travel independently using an occasional guide as needed. We stay in moderately priced accommodations, like to see a lot, are not interested in vegging by a pool or staying at resorts as we live ... In the past, we rarely made hotel reservations ahead of time, but on our recent trips to Thailand and Vietnam, we did so much research that we decided in advance where we wanted to be so as to fit the most in that we could. ...