Client Testimonials
I want to thank you for a wonderful experience, you and I hit it off right away, and from start to finish, it was a pleasure working with you, so thank you. I think we did a lot in 2 weeks and I feel we got a wonderful understanding of the people and culture of Spain. I’m not sure that can be understood without the guides as they are always the best part of traveling. Honestly, you hit it out of the park for us. The recommendations, pace, and ease of travel were spot on. Most importantly, we flew home with a wonderful sense of why Spain is a special place.
— Rich and Ellyn
Spain Travel Itinerary Services
Wow!! I recently returned from a 15-day trip to Spain with my two teenage daughters, and I wanted to share my amazing experience. I engaged Karen Rosenblum to help, and I am so glad I did! Karen really took the time to listen to what I was looking for before she curated the most fantastically perfect trip for us! We explored Madrid, Sevilla, Granada, and Nerja, with day trips to Segovia, Ronda, and a hike. Karen’s services were worth every penny because she has not only an incredibly vast knowledge about Spain, but also the attention to detail that makes for a truly unforgettable and unique experience. Thank you, Karen, for all of the priceless memories with my girls! We can’t wait to come back!
— Erin
My husband and I just returned from a fabulous month traveling in Spain and Portugal. I must give a huge shout-out to Karen Rosenblum from Spain Less Traveled! I had never planned a trip this long before and it was a bit overwhelming. I had figured out my itinerary but was looking for help planning the specifics for each city. She provided me wonderful guidance on tours, restaurants, and "not to-miss" activities. Her suggestions made our trip so much richer! Some of our very best experiences were the ones she suggested. Her restaurant recommendations were fabulous! I highly recommend Karen and her services if you are looking to have a truly remarkable experience in Spain!
— Valerie
My husband, daughter and I recently returned from an outstanding two week trip to Madrid, Granada and Barcelona. We are so fortunate to have worked with Karen who helped make this happen! Her specific knowledge of Spain beyond the mainstream, coupled with her professionalism and attention to detail provided us with an itinerary tailored to our interests and needs. We appreciate how she took the time to get to know us and answered every question and concern of ours. She gave us invaluable advice on traveling between cities, tipping, attractions, hotels and restaurants that were all on point and saved us hours of planning and researching on our own. Our trip exceeded our expectations as we were able to relax, explore and enjoy, knowing we were well prepared and informed.
— Christine and Bob
A heartfelt thanks to Karen Rosenblum of Spain Less Traveled for her wise and invaluable advice in helping us plan our recent trip to Spain! My wife and I just got back from a two-week trip that included Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona. Having never been to Spain before, we initially pored over the guidebooks and internet, which were useful but overwhelming. However, in only two meetings, Karen helped us make sense of this voluminous, often contradictory, and sometimes incorrect body of information, providing us instead with exceptional counsel targeted to our specific interests and needs. The detailed notes she provided after each meeting on her recommendations, referrals, and links was something we referred to over and over again during our planning and even while on the trip. And the referrals and recommendations were all outstanding. Karen saved us time and money. However, even more importantly, our consultation with Karen was essential in making this a trip of a lifetime! She has our highest recommendation!
— Howard and Elena
I can't thank Karen Rosenblum enough for her help with our itinerary. I consider myself pretty travel savvy and I love to plan vacations but after a few years of no international travel and planning this trip on a fairly short time frame, it was wonderful to have an expert set of eyes on my itinerary and help point me in the right direction. Do yourself a favor and book some time with her if you're planning a trip!
— Anne
We are so thankful that we found Spain Less Traveled as we were planning our first trip to this beautiful country. We engaged Karen in a consult to help review and refine our itinerary and we are so glad we did! Karen listened to the goals for our trip, paying close attention to our likes and dislikes, and provided spot on advice and amazing recommendations. The Spain Travel Consultation notes that she sent as follow-up allowed me to easily and confidently book tours, meal reservations, and finalize our itinerary. Every recommendation she provided was perfect and our family enjoyed an amazing and stress free vacation. Thank you, Karen!
— Cyndi
Just had another great consultation with Karen Rosenblum, this time for our upcoming trip to Barcelona. In one phone call, Karen gave us more good advice tailored to our travel style and interests on hotels, guides, restaurants, sites, and off the beaten path places than I got from hours scouring the internet. I highly recommend consulting with Karen before planning any trip to Spain, even if you are a dedicated independent traveler and travel researcher like I am. She is just a tremendous resource. I only wish there were her equivalent in every country!
— Sara
We have just finished an epic 18 days in Spain and I wanted to give a shout-out to Karen Rosenblum of Spain Less Travelled for her help in making our trip all the more special. We are experienced European travelers and do-it-yourselfers re: researching, planning and booking our own itinerary. I hired Karen to review our itinerary and give me suggestions on how to improve and fine-tune it. Karen asked about our interests and priorities and provided detailed feedback that we used throughout our trip. Karen’s feedback gave me peace of mind regarding most of our planned itinerary, and she suggested changes to our itinerary (hotel locations, number of days in cities, reservations for sights & experiences etc.) that greatly improved our trip. Her assistance was a tremendous value. We loved Spain and will not hesitate to get in touch with Karen to help with travel planning the next time we visit.
— Randy
We recently visited Andalucia, Spain. When we began planning it, we quickly became overwhelmed and realized we didn't have a clue as to how to organize our time there. So, we reached out to Spain Less Traveled and we couldn't be happier.
Karen took the time to interview us to get to know what our interests were and what type of accommodations we would be happy with. She put together an itinerary that was just what we were looking for. She planned our driving route (which had very specific links to use with Google Maps), booked our hotels, reserved our tours and a few meals. She also gave specific instructions on parking (which could easily be extremely stressful), and many recommendations on what to do in our free time. The walking tour guides she suggested were all wonderful and informative and gave us a true sense of the areas we visited.
We truly felt we experienced a custom-made vacation and we highly recommend her to anyone planning to visit Spain.
-Anthony & Jeff
What a difference Karen makes! My husband and I just returned from a fantastic two-week trip to Seville, Madrid, and Barcelona Spain. Karen and Spain Less Traveled came highly recommended by friends we trust, one of whom is a Spaniard.
I reached out to Karen to help me plan itineraries for each city. Every single recommendation of hers we used was just outstanding!
Karen also provided great suggestions for restaurants and other day trips, as well as invaluable practical tips on navigating Covid requirements, transportation, tipping, etc.
Karen is so knowledgeable, insightful and fun — and working with her ensures you’ll have an itinerary tailored to your specific needs. I plan to use Karen again for a trip to Northern Spain!
— Leyna
We wanted some advice on an upcoming trip in Andalucia. Just wanted to say if you want to save yourself hours of researching, I'd highly recommend a Spain trvel consultation call! She's clearly doing something she loves. What a gift to us! So nice to talk to someone who knows so much. In 45 minutes, she saved us so much research and planning time. It was certainly time well spent and worth every penny.
— Rebecca
We hired Karen for our extended family of 12- traveling from Minnesota and California, age range of 14 to 65! We told her what was most important for us, and she put together an amazing trip! We could NEVER have done without her!
— Sue
We just returned from our trip to Spain and loved it ! We visited Granada, Toledo, Segovia, and Madrid ! Shout out to Karen who provided amazing advice! She is so knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. It was so convenient to talk things through, and get ideas and recommendations! Highly recommend utilizing her services to ensure you have an amazing Spain experience!
— Cathy
I knew I wanted to plan an extended trip to Spain for our family of four, but I really didn't know where to start - and I was daunted by the thought of combing through troves of information to plan our itinerary. Karen turned out to be the perfect place to start. I filled out a questionnaire with some of the things we were hoping for, and then Karen and I got on the phone for a one-hour conversation that gave me all the ingredients I needed: an overall itinerary that took our needs and interests into account, some very practical advice for things that would make it all work, and a list of resources that I found myself turning to time and time again - both as I planned our trip and while we were on the road. Karen helped me make decisions quickly - which ultimately freed me and my family to get back to focusing on the FUN parts of travel.
— Kate
Karen was an incredible travel planner for our honeymoon to Spain. We told her a bit about our travel style and some of our “must-sees” in each city, and she told us all the tricks – which sites to see early or late, suggestions for best routes that involved interesting neighborhoods, incredible food options, and all the off-the beaten path treats that the guidebooks don’t tell you about, especially best neighborhoods to stay in for the type of atmosphere we prefer.
— Heather
Thank you, Karen, for helping us put together a fabulous trip! My daughter is vegetarian and a bit of an anxious traveler and you helped us feel comfortable with our choices and offered some ideas we hadn’t considered. It was so nice to know we could choose a spot to eat on Karen’s list and it would be great. The tours and activities you suggested were all wonderful! We felt more like locals than tourists. Highly recommend using Karen to help plan your trip to Spain!
— Laura
I embarked on what will be my 13th (and 6th one lasting more than six weeks) trip to Spain... And even with all that "Spain-xperience", I reached out to Karen's for some advice as I want to explore a few areas I have never been to... She set up a consultation where she gave me tons of amazing advice. And even though I took copious notes, she followed up with everything in writing and in great detail! Even for an experienced self-planner as myself, I can't stress how useful this consultation was! I highly recommend Karen's consultations.... you will certainly come out of it more knowledgeable about any upcoming trip you have to Spain and your trip will be better because of that knowledge!
— Yosmar
