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Iceland: Reykjavik to the Glaciers (Go Ahead Tour 8/2/14 - 8/7/14)| My long-awaited trip to Iceland was filled with many questions: what could I possibly see in just a few days? geysers, glaciers, waterfalls, and countryside; would Pauline really be there? yes!;would the weather be freezing cold, wet, and miserable? no!; could I enjoy the fish, lamb, and expensive wine? absolutely!; would I recognize Nancy and Gary from a previous tour? indeed! |
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Bulgaria and Romania (October 1 - 13, 2013)| When GoAhead announced this "new" trip, I signed up. My usual travel partners could not be enticed to visit this part of the world. Why Bulgaria and Romania? Well, I had never been there, so why not? Maybe I'll meet Dracula. That of course did not happen, but I think all 23 travelers would agree that it was a great itinerary anyway. |
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Panama (February 18 - 27, 2013)| Pat Fitzgerald joined me on a Delta Kappa Gamma/Lambda State visit to Panama. Our teacher group was combined with another group as we traveled with Collette Vacations. Highlights of the trip included the partial transit of the Canal and a visit to the indigenous Emberá village. |
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Spain 2012 (September 20 - October 3)| It was another GoAheadTours trip for me, this time with my cousin Janet. We visited several sites that I had seen previously --- Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona --- plus several sites that were new to me --- Cordoba, Gibraltar, Granada, and Tarragona. In addition, there was a one-day excursion to Morocco. It was a delightful itinerary, filled with sangria and tapas. |
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Montreal & Quebec City (May 2012)| My friend Pat and I enjoyed 6 days in Canada, 3 in Montreal and 3 in Quebec City. A smile and "Merci" served us well. |
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Scandinavia (May 2011)| Scandinavia: Capitals to the Fjords, a GoAhead Tour. Traveling by plane, train, bus, and ferry, we saw the highlights of Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki. We ate Danish pastries, herring, salmon, and reindeer; we sampled the local beers, vodka at the Ice Bar, and AquaVit. We used 4 different currencies: DKK, NOK, SEK, and the Euro in Finland. Puzzled by the languages, I was grateful that everyone speaks English fluently. |
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Alaska (September 10 - 19, 2010)| This was a land tour with Gate 1. We flew into Anchorage and then took the Alaska Railroad to Denali National Park. On the Wilderness Tundra Tour we saw moose, grizzlies, black bears, Dall sheep, and eagles. On the bus ride to Fairbanks we saw the Alaska pipeline and fantastic autumn scenery, including a perfectly clear view of Mt. McKinley (Denali Mountain). On a sternwheeler ride on the Chena River we visited an Athabascan Indian village. A one day cruise on Prince William Sound at Valdez afforded views of whales, seals, and sea lions, plus icebergs and glaciers. The trip ended in Anchorage with visits to the Native Heritage Cultural Center and the Anchorage Museum. |
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Guatemala (May 2010)| My daughter-in-law Rosario and I traveled with Gate 1 to Guatemala. We visited Guatemala City, Antigua, Lake Atitlan, Chichicastenango, and the Maya Ruins of Tikal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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Autumn in New England (October 2009)| My sister, my cousin, and I joined about 50 others to view the Autumn Highlights of New England, a GET trip. Beginning and ending in Boston, we visited historic and scenic sites in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. |
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Benelux Countries (GoAhead Tour Apr 18 - 27, 2009)| Seventeen happy travelers chose the perfect time to visit the Benelux Countires. Perfect weather, tulips everywhere, terrific guide, fantastic bus driver, and good beer. What more could anyone ask? |
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US National Parks (October 2008)| On this GoAhead Tour my friend Helen and I were joined by my sister Nancy Jo and my cousin Janet plus 41 additional travelers. Our tour began in Albuqurque, NM, and ended in Jackson Hole, WY. Along the way we visited Santa Fe, Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley, Slot Canyon, Glen Canyon Dam, Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Yellowstone National Park. We drove through NM, CO, AZ, UT, ID, and WY, a total of 2191 miles by bus! |
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St. Petersburg & The Baltics (GoAhead Tour May 7 - 18, 2008)| Eighteen travelers met in St. Petersburg, the city of Peter the Great. Of course we visited The Hermitage, home of art treasures from around the world, and Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac's Cathedral, and the Summer and Winter Palaces. Then it was on to Tallinn, Estonia, where we walked through the ancient stone gates along cobblestone streets into Town Hall Square. Our final stop was Riga, Latvia, a showcase of Art Nouveau period architecture. Both Tallinn and Riga are UNESCO World Heritage sites. In the Baltic countries Peter the Great has realized his dream. |
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Cartagena (December 26 - 30, 2007)| I went to Cartagena to attend the wedding of our son Jim and Rosario Toscano. During the days preceeding the ceremony we enjoyed visiting the Old Town, one of the first cities founded by the Spanish in South America. (Pictures #32 - 39 taken by family member). |
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Croatia, Mediterranean Escape (May 7 - 21, 2007)| What a beautiful part of the world! Our tour began in Ljubljana, the delightful capital city of Slovenia, aptly referred to as the Switzerland of Eastern Europe. Spectacular scenery continued as we bussed into Croatia, visiting Zagreb, Zadar, Trogir, Split, Hvar, and finally the gem: Dubrovnik. En route we had a lunch stop in Bosnia. The tour concluded with a day trip into Kotor, Montenegro. Many of these places are UNESCO World Heritage sites. |
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Mexico's Copper Canyon (November 10 - 18, 2006)| Our trip began in Arizona and continued into Mexico, through the Sonoran Desert. In El Fuerte we boarded the Chihuahua Pacifico train for our journey into the canyon system of six gorges, four times larger than the Grand Canyon, home of the Tarahumara Indians. Before returning to Arizona, we visited the archeological site of Paquime, a remnant of the Chichimeca civilization. |
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