Travel Destinations

Joy’s Adventure to The Last Great Race

Joy’s Adventure – February 2015 The Last Great Race Nome Alaska is not your typical tourist destination, but mid-March of this year I found myself giddy with excitement as I boarded a flight headed there for a mini “vacation”. Located in Western Alaska on the edge of the Bering Sea, Nome is a small community…

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Sarah’s Spain 2014

Spain 2014 Upon arriving in Barcelona we are already impressed just by the airport! What a great space, modern, beautiful stone floors, clean with great shops and places to eat. I have always complained about airport food until I ate in the Barcelona airport. We head to the Hotel Jazz by means of public transportation…

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Ann’s Hamburg

Did you know Hamburg, Germany has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined? In June I spent a splendid 2 days in this scenic, modern and efficient port city. Because it was a familiarization trip for a small number of individuals in the travel industry, the objective was to see as much as we could in…

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Yumiko’s Greece Highlights

Greece in 15 days, traveling through Athens, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Mykonos and Santorini Lots of History Lots of Byzantine art Lots of Sunshine Lots of Wine Lots of nap time 1000+ photos

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Ann’s Warsaw

Warsaw was my favorite city we visited on the Baltic Region fam trip I took in June 2014. It’s a city that tourists may leave out of their itineraries and swap it instead for a visit to iconic Krakow and its lively, young crowds and international recognition as a popular destination. I felt that the city of…

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Yumiko’s Italy Highlights

Venice-Florence-Siena-San Gimignano-Volterra-Montepulciano-Assisi-Rome Heaven for Art History Addict Lots of Wine Lots of Sunshine Lots of Bellini Lots of zucchini flowers and carciofi all a giuda Lots of amatriciana Best risotto in my life Florence Duomo – by Vasari (who admired Michalangelo) Uffizi Gallery – the ceiling and “portraits of the friends of the Medicis” are the…

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Yumiko’s Top 10 London Highlights

10. Get up really early –walk along the Thames at sun rise.  The Glittering City will welcome you 9. Walk around Spitalfields and Shoreditch area – Where it used to be the grimy East End is not the hipcenter-central of London 8. Walk around Camden neighborhood (home of The Worlds End Camden).  Now you can…

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France Trip 2012

France Trip 2012 We arrived in Paris (earlier than scheduled!) and immediately took the RER to Gare du Nord, transferred via the Metro to Gare de Lyon, and took the TGV to Dijon, the capital city of Burgundy. We spent the next five days in a tiny village on the Burgundy canal. Every morning we…

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Rick Steves’ Europe Tours

Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door has tour dates for 2016~2017 !  Call us to price the airfare or… Visit Rick Steve’s Tours for more details!  Taking Rick Steves’ Athens & the Heart of Greece in 14 days tour?  Why not add several days to visit Greek Islands?   We can customize your ferry rides…

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European River Cruises

Travel to Europe knowing everything is paid for.  Trust me, it’s a wonderful feeling, especially with today’s fluctuating currency values.  We can offer some tremendous values on unique European river cruises.  Most include transfers, shore excursions, accommodations in an outside cabin, all on-ship meals, and nightly entertainment. Click on the following link to browse all…

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