★ A well-planned and packed itinerary ★ Even though the trip was full of sight-seeing, we also had some great extra activities to choose from that Maria thought of beforehand ★ She is super friendly, attentive, and accessible to her tripmates ★ If you are on one of her UK trips and she offers to make an English breakfast, I recommend it ★ She was really on top of things, with knowledge about current events in the area, to make the trip smooth and better ★ I'm hoping our travel schedules line up once more