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| World's Greatest Ancient Empires: China and Egypt |
| At first blush you want to ask: what do China and Egypt have to do with one another? But further investigation reveals two of the greatest cultures the world has ever seen, both of which have left a fascinating legacy for mankind. And they both happen to be exotic, intriguing travel destination drawing millions of visitors each year. This whirlwind tour, featuring many gorgeous photos, will showcase the best of these remarkable destinations. |
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August 6 |
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
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| Italian For Travelers |
| Thursday Evenings from 6 to 8 pm
Starting August 6 to September 3, 09
$85 including all materials
Just in time for your Fall trip to Italy!
Learn how to communicate in Italian in five easy and fun classes offered by Nicoletta Machiavelli, an Italian native. A great class to help you overcome language barriers. Nicoletta will cover ordering in restaurants, transportation, emergencies, directions, money questions, polite phrases and much more.
$85 for all five classes and materials. A small price considering how much more enjoyable your next trip will be by getting closer to the people and culture.
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| Packing Like a Savvy Traveler |
| Just in time for Fall travel departures we offer our most requested and popular seminar! Skillful packing is an art easily learned. Penny Todd is a seasoned traveler who will teach you how to pack a carry-on suitcase that can take you just about anywhere. She recently returned from a three-week trip with just carry-on luggage and she has taught thousands of travelers the skill of packing efficiently. She is constatly updating her class to include the newest security and safety requirements and medical information. She’ll share many valuable tips covering casual to dressy clothing and how to be prepared. You’ll arrive with more of the things you need, and less of the things you don’t—like wrinkles! Please RSVP, space is limited. $5.00 Fee. |
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| Travel4Real |
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September 5 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Italy: Travel Tips and Tricks |
| This seminar provides both first-time travelers and experienced globetrotters with practical ideas to make an Italian dream vacation a reality. You'll learn the best times of year to travel, which cities to visit, cultural and etiquette tips, public transportation information, and much more! With a map and guidance from presenter Deborah de Maio, you'll come away from this evening with a wealth of practical information on how to get the most for your Euro as you plan the trip of a lifetime! Deborah was born and raised in Italy and has founded Seattle-based Travel 4 Real out of the desire to introduce the public to a unique and genuine way to travel. |
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| Discover Bhutan, a Himalayan Kingdom |
| Presented by Beth Whitman, author of the Wanderlust and Lipstick guides for women travelers.
Bhutan is an emerging destination for adventurous travelers. With a rich cultural history steeped in Buddhism and a society that bases it’s lifestyle on Gross National Happiness, it is on the edge of major change as they allow more foreign travelers into this Kingdom in the Himalayas.
Beth was captivated by this tiny country nestled between Tibet and India on her first journey to Bhutan. As a result, she will be leading two trips there in 2009 and organizing a photography trip with professional photographer Brenda Tharp.
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| Discover India |
| Presented by Beth Whitman, author of Wanderlust and Lipstick: For Women Traveling to India.
India promises both great rewards and challenges for visitors, whether traveling solo, as a group, as a student or for business. Beth will offer words of wisdom for those considering a journey to the subcontinent. She’ll provide practical advice on understanding the culture, information on staying safe, recommendations on dealing with the immense poverty and suggestions on where to stay and how to get around.
Beth will be leading a trip to India for women in the fall of 2009 and will be providing details for that journey. She counts India as one of the most culturally rich and diverse countries she’s ever visited.
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| Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua |
| Home to an astonishing abundance of tropical flora and fauna, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua are a mecca for nature and adventure travelers. Join Wildland Adventures Director Kurt Kutay, and Costa Rican expert Ileana Koons, who will guide you through the Central American isthmus, a land bridge between North and South America filled with white-water rivers and waterfalls, tropical rain forests, active volcanoes, mountain cloud forests, coral reefs and indigenous cultures. Rare and exotic wildlife you can see include monkeys, sloth, sea turtles, caiman, poison arrow frogs, macaws and toucans, colorful butterflies, and amazing nocturnal creatures on night walks in the rainforest. Discover all the choices you have among the best ecolodges, the most beautiful beaches, how to get around, and how to best plan your itinerary to fit your time and budget. Discover why Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua have gained worldwide acclaim as premier adventure destinations! |
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September 19 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Christmas in Europe |
| Christmas Markets and Traditions of Central Europe"
Explore the merry markets and lively holiday traditions of Austria, the Czech Republic, France and Germany on a 10 day musical journey through Europe.
Meet Krampus, the sasquatch looking alpine devil who returns each December from his Alpine home to discipline naughty children. Learn why Saint Nicholas is revered while Santa Claus is all but ignored and how to find the best Christmas markets. Take advantage of inexpensive flights and discounted hotels. It's Europe at bargain prices.
Hot spiced wine, colorful markets, classical and advent music! Don your boots and don your cap for Earthbound's 12th annual Winter Waltz.
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| Patagonia and Beyond: Chile and Argentina |
| Patagonia is a vast wild land stretching from the Antarctic environment of Tierra del Fuego to high Andean mountains and wind-swept Patagonian steppe. Wildland Adventures’ Director Kurt Kutay and South American expert Breanne Stovall will highlight the wildlife, gaucho culture, and the hiking and trekking opportunities throughout this spectacular region of Chile and Argentina. We review the best ways to explore Patagonia, recommended lodges and ecocamps for hiking in the heart of Torres del Paine, Fitzroy and Los Glaciares National Parks, as well as travel to Iguazu Falls, the Lakes District, the Atacama Desert, Easter Island, and the great cities of Buenos Aires and Santiago. |
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| Volunteer Tourism |
| Volunteering while touring is one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. Why?
Come find out at this interesting seminar put on by the always entertaining and meaningful speaker Christine Mackay, founder of the local non-profit tourism organization Crooked Trails. Crooked Trail offers programs to improve the cultural, ecological and economic conditions around the world by changing the way people travel. They work with indigenous communities to create cultural exchange and community development programs that enrich the lives travelers and the communities they visit. Chris will share her stories of volunteering around the world and give you plenty of advice about what to look for in your volunteer experience and why this kind of travel is so fulfilling.
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| India |
| A rich panoply of culture and land through time
India is a vast and splendid land. Veteran travel guide, historian and filmmaker Adrian Chalker offers travelers a helping hand steering a path through India's spectacular labyrinth of sights and mysteries to bring out the wonders of the sub-continent. From the battlements of Agra's Red Fort, Rajasthan's opulent palaces and the Taj Mahal in the north, to the soaring Gopuram architecture, tropical Malabar backwaters and plantations of the Spice Hills in the south, India remains the 'great frontier' for those travelers that seek a land where magic is still real. Adrian will present opportunities to stay in Maharaja's palaces, home-stay on a Cardamom Spice Plantation, ride elephants and seek tigers in the southern jungles and across the spectacular landscape of Rajasthan. We cover Mysore, Ooty and Madras, explore Jaipur, Udaipur, Varanasi and Khajuraho, and visit Bangalore, Trichy, Madurai, Delhi and Cochin. To quote Paul William Roberts, India is the "empire of the soul.”
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October 3 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| The Kingdom of Morocco |
| Morocco, presented by Emily Wilson and Cross Cultural Adventures.
Experience the intrigue and the timelessness of the charming Kingdom of Morocco. From Morocco’s loft Atlas Mountains to its Imperial cities of Fez, Rabat, Meknes and Marrakech, plus its thriving metropolitan Casablanca –you will get glimpses into the country’s most beautiful places, historic sights and the lives, homes and daily routines of the people of Morocco. Step back in time, as you visit the “Maghreb” land of the setting sun-Morocco, home of the Berbers! Colorful slide presentation for both the armchair traveler and the intrepid explorer.
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October 10 |
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10:00 AM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Australia |
| Travel “Down Under” on a journey of the senses that will leave you wanting to touch, smell, hear and see the wonders of Australia. You will learn the best time to sightsee Sydney, explore the Outback and dive the Great Barrier Reef. We’ll cover the most popular sights, discuss itineraries and options for 1-4 week vacations, talk about the weather and answer all your questions about travel to Australia. If you are serious about travel to Australia then this is a presentation you will not want to miss! Join Seattle based Premier Aussie Specialist Linda Martindell of Totem Travel and Australian native Jeff Adam from AAT Kings, Australia’s premier touring company for this information packed seminar. |
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| Africa: Top to Bottom |
| Plan your African safari of a lifetime to East Africa, Southern Africa or combine them both for a grand safari. Julia Nesbitt, Wildland Adventures’ Africa travel specialist, will present different types of safaris that match your interests, budget and style of travel through the great wildlife parks Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in East Africa, and from Capetown to Victoria Falls throughout the six countries of Southern Africa including Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Your African experience isn’t complete without meeting African people including native Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, bushmen of the Kalahari, township visits in South Africa, or authentic encounters with other indigenous peoples. This presentation includes excerpts from a movie by a Seattle filmmaker documenting the life-changing African safari of a Wildland Adventures’ Seattle group among the Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania. |
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October 17 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| New Zealand |
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| The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan |
| Bhutan is the last of the small, hidden Himalayan kingdoms to unlock the doors to its’ mysteries. The Land of the Thunder Dragon, as its original name implies, has maintained its integrity and independence throughout the centuries, repelling invasions from the strongholds of its fortified monasteries, or dzongs. The first foreign tourists came in 1972 and the number allowed to visit each year is very limited. Bhutan is almost entirely mountainous, with the land rising from 600 feet above sea level in the south to the over 23,000 foot snow covered peaks in the north. The flora and fauna of Bhutan represents some of the most pristine Himalayan ecology remaining; brilliantly colored birds and butterflies are everywhere, and mountain slopes are covered with tree-size rhododendrons and endless species of flowers, many of the rarest in the Himalayas. Join Christine Mackay, founder of the local non-profit tourism organization Crooked Trails. Crooked Trail offers programs to improve the cultural, ecological and economic conditions around the world by changing the way people travel. |
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October 24 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Beautiful Bali |
| The island paradise of Bali has long been the traveler’s jewel of Indonesia. Blessed with a stunning variety of natural beauty, a rich cultural heritage, welcoming locals, and wonderfully low prices Bali has been a favorite destination of Europeans and Australians for many years. In the coming years more and more Americans will discover its charms and allures. A small island of only 5600 square miles, Bali includes volcanic peaks, photogenic rice terraces, dramatic waterfalls, and some of the world’s best beaches. Bali’s cultural life is colorful, rich, accessible, and engaging. The island is dotted with beautiful temples, traditional Balinese dance, music, and theater are available everywhere, and Balinese arts and crafts make it a shopping paradise. A traditional Hindu-Animist culture means visitors are safe and treated as honored guests. Finally, Bali is an incredible travel bargain. Join Reid Coen of Imprint Tours and for a visual feast of Bali’s many highlights. |
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| Land of Maya: Belize and Guatemala |
| Belize and Guatemala is a land of discovery and adventure in an exciting milieu of natural and cultural environments. Wildland Adventures Director Kurt Kutay, and regional expert Jeff Stivers, take us on a journey through the Maya heartland among highland native villages to spectacular archaeological sites like Tikal and other ancient ruins still buried in the jungle. Apart from the archaeological wonders and the variety and vitality of the indigenous cultures the physical beauty is stunning. Travel through a verdant landscape of rain forests, cloud forests, white-water rivers, volcanoes, lakes, caves with underground rivers, and the barrier reef of Belize. Exotic wildlife abounds including crocodiles, monkeys, iguanas, tapirs, butterflies, toucans, macaws, parrots and more. Journey away from crowded tourist sites to more remote and pristine villages, natural areas and ancient sites. Wildland Adventures’ trip “Undiscovered Belize” received National Geographic’s 50 Best Tours of a Lifetime award. |
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| Global Support with a Mission--Go the Second Mile |
| Come get a taste of what it means to travel in cultures far removed from your own where we learn the value of walking softly and do no harm. Where the emphasis for our Volunteer Travel is to experience the people and the culture of our hosts as their guests yet working along side them to offer a helping hand. See what we do in a remote historically Tibetan village of Yunnan Province, China, high in the Himalayas. Visit with us to a Rwandan village of genocide survivors of widows and orphans as they seek to develop a trade to support themselves. Find great camaraderie among the Batwa students of Burundi as we support their learning experience with English or soccer or basketball or computer skills or agriculture/gardening—whatever they need. Visit with us in the Philippines where we’ll labor at an orphanage that is now a safe haven for kids previously found surviving on the streets. Take a short trip to Acuna, Mexico, just across the Texas border in the poorest Colonia in Acuna where we are helping to make a donation based school a viable alternative to the violence and drug culture that currently exists.
Work and laugh along side the world’s poor as we partner with them to bring meaningful change to their lives.
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| Mama Tembo Tours |
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November 14 |
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10:00 AM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Planning a Tanzanian Safari |
Dreaming of a Tanzanian safari?
There is much to consider.
Where should you go? Tanzania has northern, southern and western safari circuits.
How do you get off the beaten path? There are opportunities to get away from it all even on the popular northern circuit, if you know how.
When should you go? Wildlife patterns are related to weather.
Are you interested in a wildlife safari or one which balances wildlife and culture? Visitors often report the people they meet as a highlight of their safaris.
Safaris mean long hours in a vehicle: Would you prefer active safaris which incorporate days of easy walking or days of adventurous trekking?
What are the best lodges?
What is camping all about and is it safe?
What are the best vehicles for game viewing?
What kind of vaccinations do you need?
What should it cost?
How can solo travelers go on safari?
“Planning a Tanzanian safari” addresses these questions and more. With all the information to sort through and safari operators from which to choose, it helps to have informed advice from a former resident of Tanzania who has made over 110 safaris into the national parks and game reserves.
Bio:
Leslie Nevison has called seven countries home—Turkey, the Sultanate of Oman, Singapore (twice), Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Greece, and the Republic of Congo. She has traveled through another thirty countries and written over forty travel articles for publication. In 2005, she started Mama Tembo Tours, Tanzanian wildlife and cultural safaris which she designs and often leads herself.
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November 14 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
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| Gorilla & Walking Safaries in Africa |
Leslie Nevison of Mama Tembo Tours Inc will discuss and show videos of four unique African tours she offers to Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Central Africa.
Western Lowland Gorilla Safaris
Nouabale-Ndoki and Dzanga-Ndoki National Parks in the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic offer travelers the opportunities to observe the only two habituated groups of western lowland gorillas in the world as well as Africa's highest densities of forest elephants. To visit these parks is adventure at its best and a unique wildlife experience. Only a few operators work in Congo. Leslie, who has lived in the Rep of Congo, is one of them.
Africa's Longest Walking Safari
A foot safari in big game country is the most exciting and challenging way to experience Africa. The continent's longest walking safari is a 12-day, 100-mile trek across Kenya's Tsavo National Parks National Parks, big game country the whole way. Over ten years ago, Kenyan host Iain accompanied writer and mountaineer Rick Ridgeway from the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean, a foot safari described in Ridgeway's book The Shadow of Kilimanjaro and from which this shorter walk has been adapted.
Yaeda Valley, Tanzania
Home to remaining numbers of a hunter and gatherer tribe whose survival is tenuous, the Hadza, and a pastoralist people known as the Datoga, Yaeda is a remote cultural destination in Northern Tanzania for those seeking something different in safari travel.
North and South Luangwa National Parks, Zambia
Another great choice for a wildlife safari which incorporates walking and remote bush camps away from busy safari circuits. Afterwards, fit in a visit to Victoria Falls.
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November 21 |
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10:00 AM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
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| Ancient Egypt |
| EGYPT - ALONG ANCIENT PATHWAYS-
Exploring Egypt is like visiting a “living” open air museum. Each day both ancient treasures and new adventures unfold before your eyes! Your travel itinerary walks “hand-in-hand” with history. Whether as an arm chair traveler or a potential traveler, Egypt presents the seeker with pyramids, tombs, museums and a realm of daily surprises from Alexandria to Cairo, and Abu Simbel to the Sinai. Glimpse into the immortal Phoronic, Muslim, Christian, Coptic and Judean cultures that have influenced this eternal civilization along the Nile for eons. Colorful slide presentation, followed by question and answer session, presented by Emily Wilson.
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November 21 |
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1:00 PM
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112 5th Ave. S.
Edmonds, WA 98020
1-877-225-1994 |
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| Legendary Treasures of Jordan |
| Jordan has been a popular travel destination for more than 10,000 years! The Nabeatean civilizations once carved their dwellings into its red-rock stone cliffs, Greco-Roman cities lace the by-ways and Biblical sites abound in the countryside. The salt-enriched powers of the Dead Sea still call to tourists and travelers alike. As part of the Cradle of civilization, T. E. Lawrence, famously described the region as "vast, echoing and God-like." Don’t miss one of the most stunning desertscapes in the world! Slide presentation by Emily Wilson. |
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