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Group TripsWhere we've been lately... 2008“Soul Train to Nepal”Nepal: November 7 - 19, 2008 Twelve nights of Trekking, Treading & Tandem Paragliding Read all about it here! (download PDF) “Don’t cry for me, Argentina!”Buenos Aires, Argentina: March 6 - 13, 2008 Let's face it, every now and then we all need a little attitude adjustment and Buenos Aires has plenty of attitude to spare. It’s somewhat serious, but intriguing nonetheless. It is a city with Paris's boulevards, San Francisco's sensibility and Madrid's sense of time. Buenos Aires is Argentina's heart and soul with tango parlors… fabulous restaurants and rooftop parrillas (grills)… late-night watering holes drawing stylish crowds… extremes of sophistication and poverty... a rusting port at the mouth of the mighty Rio de la Plata. Noisy, passionate, boisterous, this modern city feels a bit lost in the 1950s – men in fedoras and skinny mustaches and cars with tail fins. The museums are abundant. The beef is bold. The wine is overflowing. And, you can pay your respects at La Recoleta Cemetery, the final resting place of Argentine aristocrats and one still popular populist (Mrs. Eva Peron). This elegant city and birthplace to the tango offers museums, art galleries, chic shops, fascinating antiques, great cafes, lush green parks and picturesque tree-lined boulevards. Plus, exciting extensions to both Iguazu Falls and Mendoza. Peek inside the link below for more detailed information.. Read all about it here! (download PDF) 2007“Walk Like an Egyptian”Egypt and Jordan: October 18 - November 4, 2007 Almost 2,500 hundred years ago, Herodotus cautioned his readers, “I am going to talk at some length about Egypt because it has produced more monuments which beggar description than anywhere else in the world.” Time has only added luster (and even more monuments) to his words. This expedition begins with free time to explore Cairo on your own, followed by a grand tour of the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. Then, we fly to Aswan for a private felucca sail as well as an excursion to fabled Abu Simbel (via flight). From there, we board a first-class train up to Luxor, skirting the edges of the Nile River en route. Along the riverbank a timeless scene unfolds – feluccas drift by, women launder on the shores, children wave, monuments appear and, as Kipling wrote, we “run the gauntlet before eternity.” We spend some time in ancient Thebes and the Valley of the Kings, Queens and Nobles and the “beauty” of the area – Karnak Temple. We then fly to Sharm El Sheikh on the Sanai Peninsula along the edges of the Red Sea for a couple days of snorkeling and scuba diving in one of the most beautiful and famous deep-sea diving paradises in the world. A bus and ferry will take us across to Jordan to embark on a 4X4 jeep excursion through the desert of Wadi Rum to investigate its crags and dunes with an overnight stay in a Bedouin goat-hair tent with a traditional Zarb dinner and local entertainment. Next Stop: Petra: “The loftiest portals ever raised by the hand of man, the proudest monuments of architectural skill and daring sink into insignificance by comparison,” wrote John Lloyd Stephens in 1836 of the great city carved from living rock. Finally, we are off to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, for a little dead man’s floating of our own. The salts and mud baths of our luxurious shoreline spa is the salubrious end to our Middle Eastern wanderings. Glad you could join us! Read all about it here! (download PDF) | See photos and video North State Gourmet Food and Beverage Lover's TourSeptember 15, 2007 An exclusive bus-chauffeured gourmet “ed-venture” tour – learning, tasting and imbibing throughout the North State – starting with premium COFFEE TASTING at Six Degrees Coffee in Chico (served with local pastries)… a tour of the Pedrozo Family Dairy in Orland with FARMSTEAD CHEESE TASTING;… awarding-winning black, green and special-stuffed OLIVE TASTING courtesy of Bell-Carter Foods in Corning; … Silver-award winning WINE TASTING at New Clairvaux Winery in nearby Vina. All visits and tastings are hosted by field experts. The day expedition also includes a visit to the Sacred Stones and the Abby of New Clairvaux in Vina and a post-tour MULTI-COURSE DINNER prepared with local fresh and organic ingredients by Chef Taylor in Chico. Read all about it here! (PDF) “Ahoy Mates… North to Alaska”Alaska: July 15 - 22, 2007 Join us on this “boatload of a cruise deal” on an amazing Alaskan voyage aboard Holland America’s MS Statendam. It is not just the mountains, sparkling lakes or glaciers that draw travelers to Alaska but the magic in the land, its mystical boreal pull. No other region in North America possesses the mythical aura of Alaska; even the name – a derivation of Alayeska, an Athabascan word meaning "great land of the west" – fires the imagination. It is a place that ignites the imaginations of people who live in the city but long to wander in the woods. Few who see this land of gargantuan ice fields, sweeping tundra, glacially excavated valleys, lush rainforests, towering mountains, deep fjords and occasionally smoking volcanoes leave unimpressed. The expansive grandeur of the state will help you put the size of your snowshoes in perspective as you marvel at Kodiak bears standing twelve feet tall, moose stopping traffic in isolated small villages, wolves prowling through national parks, bald eagles circling over the trees, rivers solid with fifty-plus-pound salmon, and the ocean waters abundant with whales, dolphins and other marine life. Wildlife may be under threat elsewhere, but in Alaska it is abundant! A cruise is one of the most popular ways to visit Alaska - offering great accommodations, gourmet meals, entertainment, interesting ports of call, fascinating tours … and you only have to unpack once! Read all about it here! (download PDF) “A little more Bangkok for your Baht” Bangkok & Chiang Mai, Thailand: March 8 - 18, 2007 Join us for our “A little more Bangkok for your Baht” expedition. Thailand is truly a value destination and it is going to knock your socks off. The Baht exchange rate is loads more favorable against the dollar than the Euro and you will not believe what you get for your money: Ladies, think $15 hour-long foot massages (after a long day of bargain shopping)… $25 Thai body massages followed by optional rose petal milk baths and cucumber facials (just because you deserve it)… and delicious, healthy and abundant $5 to $10 dinners – get the picture? And, this is not just a “chick” trip – there are great things for the guys to do as well - like golfing with ridiculously inexpensive green fees that includes a "ball washer" – yep, a real life female Thai caddy who helps clean your golf balls back to sparkly white at each and every hole. Read all about it here! (download PDF) | Read highlights and see photos Subscribe to the TBE e-newsletter to get more details on all our group journeys. |
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