European Focus Private Tours

European Focus Private Tours Starting as a genealogical photography business in 1989, with private tours of all types from 1995. Owner James Derheim does the work, you enjoy your vacation.
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European Focus Private Tours takes the mystery and the work out of foreign travel, with a concentration on Europe where the owner has three decades of experience. European Focus is a boutique company serving discriminating clients from around the world who wish to experience the best of Europe without the hassles and the many hours of planning required. Tours are custom-designed and created for ea

ch individual client and are led by James, who has his attention on you. European Focus is the polar opposite of the 'If it's Tuesday, this must be Paris' type of run-run-run itineraries forced on hapless souls by the big bus companies. If you want an experience, rather than just checking things off a list, then you have found the right person in James to create for you the Trip of a Lifetime.

The 18th century Karlstor built to honor a German prince. I was walking to where I’d parked the van at a few minutes bef...
06/24/2026

The 18th century Karlstor built to honor a German prince. I was walking to where I’d parked the van at a few minutes before nine. It was already beastly hot.
This awful heatwave is expected to last another four or five days.

Heidelberg in the Heat. Driving in at around three pm the temp was playing around between 96 and 100. Slow motion tourin...
06/23/2026

Heidelberg in the Heat. Driving in at around three pm the temp was playing around between 96 and 100. Slow motion touring. We talked about how Germany might adjust to shop hours like Spain and Italy.
How will Germans adapt to a 4 hour-long mid-day siesta ?

Visiting Heidelberg Castle today
06/23/2026

Visiting Heidelberg Castle today

In my many years of living and working in Germany, the month of June is always the hottest month, followed by a bit of J...
06/22/2026

In my many years of living and working in Germany, the month of June is always the hottest month, followed by a bit of July. And then we get these huge thunderstorms and the temp rarely rises above 80 for the rest of the summer. Anyway - I always put my clients in hotels with air-conditioning whenever possible between June 1 and September 15.

Showing my guests from Michigan around the region near Rothenburg. Today we took a drive 45 mins away to an amazingly be...
06/21/2026

Showing my guests from Michigan around the region near Rothenburg. Today we took a drive 45 mins away to an amazingly beautiful wine region. We had a leisurely lunch and then went wine tasting (and buying) on the Wine Island.

Dinner with the Mraks at the place where Martina and I met, then gelato. It’s hot as hades but we are doing our best to ...
06/21/2026

Dinner with the Mraks at the place where Martina and I met, then gelato. It’s hot as hades but we are doing our best to stay cool.

06/19/2026

Crossing the mighty Rhein on a ferry. The river has no bridges in this most scenic, UNESCO World Heritage region between Mainz and Koblenz, more than 70 kilometers of castles, vineyards, rugged hills and hamlets. These ferries cut down on time and kilometers and they are all independently owned.

How many times in your life can you go wading in the clear blue waters of the Rhein River? Henry had his first ever expe...
06/18/2026

How many times in your life can you go wading in the clear blue waters of the Rhein River? Henry had his first ever experience during our ride with e-assist bikes from Bacharach to Sankt Goar today in 91 degree heat. We took the train back.

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1748 Independence Boulevard, Ste F-6
Sarasota, FL
34234

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