Readers Recommend

* Greece: Harold and Richard Plon, Irvine: Sporades Tours, 13101 Laurinda Way, Santa Ana, CA 92705; telephone (714) 744-9188, Internet https://www.sporadestours.com. “We recently returned from a marvelous four-week tour of Greece. Much of the credit goes to our guide, Dick Caldwell, a retired classics professor who made the sites and artifacts come alive.” Rate: $3,500, not including air fare.

* New Zealand: Dave and Maggie Stevens, Whittier: The Best of New Zealand Fly Fishing, 2811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 950, Santa Monica, CA 90403; tel. (800) 528-6129, https://www.bestofnzflyfishing.com. “This company arranged a three-week fly-fishing trip for four of us that the non-anglers thoroughly enjoyed too. Excellent accommodations and personal service.” Rates vary; a trip similar to the Stevenses’ would run about $4,100 per person, which includes air fare, lodging, car rental, guides, some meals.

* Virginia: Sophia Wong, Los Angeles: Hotel Strasburg, 213 S. Holliday St., Strasburg 22657; tel. (800) 348-8327, https://www.hotelstrasburg.com. “Lovely, historic country inn in the Shenandoah Valley. Twenty-nine rooms, all furnished with antiques.” Rates: $79-$175.

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