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Next year is the year you’re making your dreams come true, right? Here’s how to your way across the world with Trafalgar

How many times can you backpack across Europe (or even stay in plush hotels) before you exhaust all possible DIY itineraries? Your best bet to experiencing the continent with an insider’s perspective? This little guide called Trafalgar, which has been creating holidays for discerning travelers for the last 70 years.

With an eye toward unique local experiences, Trafalgar offers travelers the chance to get under the skin of a destination—whether by arranging a stay at a local’s home so you can break bread with them, giving you access to less-visited, off-the-beaten places, or curating a trip that focuses on your interest (who needs to marathon walk across historic battlefields when you’re just there for the food, and maybe the wine?)

Sweeping, all-encompassing travel itineraries not only break the bank, it can break your spirit, too. If you only have two weeks out of your real life to squeeze the juice out of your holiday, make like a horse with blinders, and focus, focus, focus (because you don’t need to hit all the discount clothing stores.)

“Personalizing travels is our specialty as we offer a deep understanding of cultures and customs, from choosing the right travel directors, and even the right historians, artists, chefs; all with the intention to provide our guests with a deeper experience of a destination. It is, indeed, a specialized way of viewing the world around us,” says Nicholas Lim, Trafalgar (Asia) president and The Travel Corporation (India) president.

Lim, who has witnessed the varied travel styles of thousands of Trafalgar travelers, is responsible for expanding The Travel Corporation’s footprint in India while spearheading the continued,