Art
encompasses all the disciplines inspired by the Muses. Museum and
university-sponsored tours abound in this category.
 Adventure
plays host to action sports ranging from shooting the rapids of the Snake River
in Idaho to trekking to Tibet. From safaris across the Serengeti
Plain in East Africa to
discovering lost treasures under the deep blue seas.
 Culinary
combines ingredients such as cooking classes in Italian villas,
whiskey distilleries in Scotland, and viniculture in France, Australia,
Chile and South Africa.
 Education
embraces the possibilities of learning a foreign language abroad in its native
land, through university-sponsored classes and semesters.
 History
hosts tours that a focus on past people and events. Battle fields
of WWII, tours of remarkably preserved outposts of the Roman Empire or re-enactment tours and
festivals.
 Nature
provides us opportunities to smell the roses. From the rugged outback
of the Great Desert in Australia, the rain forests of the Amazon and
other howling wildernesses to
cultivated gardens, agro, eco, and other tourisms.
 Spiritual
illuminates the importance of Jerusalem to the three great monotheistic
religions, takes you to the shrines of modern pilgrims worldwide and
introduces you the lesser known events, such as Jewish influences in Medieval
Morocco,
 Science,
uncovers such hidden treasures as Paleontology, Archeology and
Marine Biology.
 Seven
Seas plunges water lovers into all sorts of pleasant
diversions: Cruising
by mad King Ludwig's castles on the Rhine, riding a gullet along the Turkish coast or
barging along Holland's extensive canals.
 Outdoor
for the weekend warrior or couch potato. Here you'll find
different places and spaces where you "can do and see." |
The difference
between us and other travel sites is simple:
Other sites first
ask, "Where do you want to go?" followed by "What do you
want to do when you get there?"
We reverse the
order. To us the important question is "What do you want to
do?" (Listen to opera? Tour historic
churches? Dig up ancient artifacts?") Followed by
"Did you know there are all these places you can do those things?"
By reversing the
order, we revolutionize travel. How? By introducing a new
world of reasons for people to consider visiting places they might never
have considered visiting before.
For example,
take opera. Besides the world's great opera houses in Milan, New
York, Paris, Buenos Aires, Sydney and San Francisco, how many people
know about the great opera house in Novosibirsk, a city of 1 million
people in Siberia? Or
Shakespeare. The reconstructed Tudor-style stage in Ashland, Oregon, is
home to a world renowned yearly Shakespearean festival. So is Verona
Italy. Imagine seeing Romeo and Juliet set among the very buildings and
balcony where the Bard set the scenes of his play. The great city parks
of San Francisco, New York and London all feature outdoor performances
of Shakespeare's work. In
addition, wineries in Northern California, the
Botanical Theatre in Topanga, near Los Angeles, and even the little
seaside village of Stinson Beach, near San Francisco, all host the works
of the greatest playwright in the history of the English language. |
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Museums++
Many
Museums, Universities and Religious groups sponsor tours. While
most are highly informational, they are for entertainment rather than
formal education. Such tours are listed by the Theme category
under which they fall. Specialty
classes such as mask making in Venice, cooking and brewing are also
located in their respective Theme and Activity categories. The
Education category's primary objective is the listing of classes
such as university study abroad programs and language courses, which are
intended to result in a significant mastery of the given subject.
 Rentals
Spanish villas to Tuscan homes—combine your
heart's cultural interests with a rental stay. Explore and
enjoy!
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