Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Escape the cold this Fall for a literary, art, wine and food lover’s journey to South America!


“Laughter is the language of the soul.” Pablo Neruda

The time is ripe! Join host Janis Segress of the Eagle Harbor Book Company on a culturally rich fourteen-day sumptuous literary, wine, food and art tour to Argentina and Chile. En route from Santiago to Buenos Aires, you’ll sip velvety smooth Malbec wines in Mendoza, cross the Andes at sunrise into Argentina and visit the homes and haunts of some of South America’s most esteemed authors and poets. In addition, you’ll be treated to an evening Tango performance, a hands on cooking class, private tours of world-class museums and outings to colorful markets and visit historic bookstores. You won’t want to miss out on this historic, perfectly blended literary adventure to South America with The Eagle Harbor Book Company.

TRIP FACTS
14 Days/13 Nights (w/air travel)
$3,775 (land) 15-24 guests
$4,495 (land & air) 15-24 guests
$750 Single suppl. (waived if a roommate is found)
Trip departs Seattle: November 3, 2011
Trip returns: November 16, 2011
*Exchange rates $1USD = 490 Pesos

TRIP AT A GLANCE
1 Night Overnight flight to Chile
2 Nights Santiago, Chile
2 Nights Santa Cruz, Chile
1 Night Santiago, Chile
3 Nights Mendoza wine lands, Argentina
3 Nights Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 Night Post tour option to IguazĂș Falls
1 Night Overnight return flight

Save $275:
(1) Alumni save $100 (2) Refer a friend and save $75 (3) Pay your final balance by check and save $100

For Reservations & Information Call 206 842 9775 or visit, www.earthboundexpeditions.com

Monday, May 23, 2011

Visit Southern Italy with Chef Iole Aguero!


“If rich food can kill…people live dangerously here.” – Alice Furland

Join master Chef Iole Aguero as she hosts her 11th annual gourmet tour to her native Italy. On this one-of-a-kind culinary journey you’ll sample some of Italy’s most celebrated dishes. Savor spaghetti alle vongole in a beachfront bistro, sample fresh buffalo mozzarella, mouth-watering wines and Sicily’s delectable olive oils. Delve deep into the historic richness of Southern Italy and Sicily; visit Greek temples, elaborate Roman villas, Medieval Norman castles and colorful village markets. Don’t miss out on what promises to be another mouth-watering journey through Southern Italy with chef Iole Aguero!

YOUR CULINARY JOURNEY
4 Nights Positano, Amalfi Coast
3 Nights Maratea, Basilicata seaside village
4 Nights Taormina, Sicily

TRIP FACTS
12 Days/11 Nights
$3,795* PP Dbl. Occupancy (18- 22 guests) Land
$795 Single Supplement (waived if you are willing to share)
Tour begins in Rome at 9:00 am on September 10, 2011
Tour ends in Taormina at 9:00 am on September 21

GREAT WAYS TO SAVE!

1) Pay by check: Pay your final balance by check or money order and save $75 per person.
2) Alumni Discounts: All Alumni of Earthbound Expeditions will receive $100 off the published journey price (private trips may be excluded). If Earthbound Expeditions has other discounts available, participants may choose the greatest available discount.
3) Refer a Friend: Refer a friend and save an additional $75 for each person new to Earthbound who travels with you on an Earthbound Expedition. “Refer a friend” discounts may be combined with other discounts.

For more information please visit our website, www.earthboundexpeditions.com.

Vienna, Salzburg, Bohemian Villages & Prague!


“Oh! Mozart! Immortal Mozart, how many visions of a brighter and better world you have imprinted on our souls.”

-Franz Schubert


Plan your holiday escape now! Each December, a festive spirit blankets central Europe. Elegant streets are adorned with holiday decorations and Christmas markets are filled with merry locals sipping hot spiced wine. To top it off, the symphony and opera seasons are at their peak and music becomes the centerpiece of the advent season. Join fellow classical music lovers and celebrate the genius of Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven and Dvorak. Hear the echoes of the monk’s Gregorian chants in the Monastery of Melk, dine in a one thousand year old monastery and stroll through a charming Bohemian village. Don’t miss out on this once in a life time journey, grab your muffler and don your boots and join us on our 13th annual festive Winter Waltz to Vienna, Salzburg and Prague!

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
3 Nights Vienna
2 Nights Salzburg
3 Nights Prague

Length: 10 Days/ 9 Nights (with trans-atlantic flight)
Land Price: $2,495 (20 to 28 participants double occupancy)
Land and Air Price: $2,995 (20 to 28 participants double occupancy)
Single Supplement: $590 (waived if you are willing to share)
Group flight departs Seattle on Monday, December 5, 2011
Trip officially begins in Vienna at 6:00pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Trip ends in Prague / Seattle on Wednesday, December 14, 2011
*Prices based on an exchange rate of 78 Euro = $1 USD

GREAT WAYS TO SAVE!
1) Pay by check: Pay your final balance by check or money order and save $75 per person.
2) Alumni Discounts: All Alumni of Earthbound Expeditions will receive $100 off the published journey price (private trips may be excluded). If Earthbound Expeditions has other discounts available, participants may choose the greatest available discount.
3) Refer a Friend: Refer a friend and save an additional $75 for each person new to Earthbound who travels with you on an Earthbound Expedition. “Refer a friend” discounts may be combined with other discounts.

For more information please visit our website, www.earthboundexpeditions.com

A Taste of Tuscany – featuring fine wines and culinary delights!


“For a gourmet wine is not a drink but a condiment, provided that your host has chosen correctly.”

Edouard De Pomaine, French author


DO YOU LOVE YOUR PASTA AL DENTE, fine aromatic wines, rare Renaissance art, colorful markets and undiscovered medieval villages? If so, you’ll love our leisurely stays in Italy’s charming hill towns.

Take historic walks in Assisi, Orvieto, Florence and Siena. Sample sumptuous wines in an ancient Etruscan cave and enjoy a cooking class which highlights mouth-watering regional specialties. On this journey you’ll relax in Tuscany’s celebrated hill towns, explore the less visited villages of Umbria and sleep under an amphitheater of stars in Italy’s stunning Cinque Terre.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
2 Nights Florence, Tuscany
2 Nights Cinque Terre, Liguria
4 Nights Tuscan/Umbrian countryside
2 Nights Orvieto
1 Night Rome, Lazio

TERMS, PRICES, DATES, and RESERVATIONS
12 Days/11 Nights
*Price: $3,775 (limited to 14-20 participants)
Single Supplement: $725 (waived if you are willing to share)
Trip dates: September 17-September 28, 2011
*Based on an exchange rate of .71 Euro = $1 USD

GREAT WAYS TO SAVE!
1) Pay by check: Pay your final balance by check or money order and save $75 per person.
2) Alumni Discounts: All Alumni of Earthbound Expeditions will receive $100 off the published journey price (private trips may be excluded). If Earthbound Expeditions has other discounts available, participants may choose the greatest available discount.
3) Refer a Friend: Refer a friend and save an additional $75 for each person new to Earthbound who travels with you on an Earthbound Expedition. “Refer a friend” discounts may be combined with other discounts.

For more information please visit our website: www.earthboundexpeditions.com

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

CHILE, ARGENTINA & URUGUAY!!


"Writing is a process, a journey into memory and the soul." Isabel Allende


The time is ripe! Join host Janis Segress of the Eagle Harbor Book Company on a culturally rich fourteen-day sumptuous literary, wine, food and art tour to Argentina and Chile. En route from Santiago to Buenos Aires, you’ll sip velvety smooth Malbec wines in Mendoza, cross the Andes at sunrise into Argentina and visit the homes and haunts of some of South America’s most esteemed authors and poets.

In addition, you’ll be treated to an evening Tango performance, a hands-on cooking class, private tours of world-class museums and outings to colorful markets and visit historic bookstores. You won’t want to miss out on this historic, perfectly blended literary adventure to South America with The Eagle Harbor Book Company.

TRIP FACTS

14 Days/13 Nights (w/air travel)
$3,775 (land) 15-24 guests
$4,495 (land & air) 15-24 guests
$750 Single suppl. (waived if a roommate is found)
Trip departs Seattle: November 3, 2011
Trip returns: November 16, 2011
*Exchange rates $1USD = 490 Pesos

TRIP AT A GLANCE
1 Night Overnight flight to Chile
2 Nights Santiago, Chile
2 Nights Santa Cruz, Chile
1 Night Santiago, Chile
3 Nights Mendoza wine lands, Argentina
3 Nights Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 Night Post tour option to IguazĂș Falls
1 Night Overnight return flight

Save $375: (1) Alumni save $100 (2) Refer a friend and save $75 (3) Pay your final balance by check and save $100 (4) Signup by April 1 and save $100

For details view the detailed itinerary on our website www.earthboundexpeditions.com

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Join Rosalie Howarth of KFOG on a South African Safari!


South African Safari
Historic Dutch Towns, The Cape Winelands & African Bush
With Rosalie Howarth of KFOG, San Francisco





It always seems impossible until its done. - Nelson Mandela

Africa…the very name conjures up powerful images of savannas, wildlife, adventure and music. On this small group expedition you’ll explore Cape Town where you’ll experience first hand the dramatic landscape of the Cape of Good Hope and visit Mandela’s prison on Robben Island. In addition you’ll be treated to a night of African drumming and explore Cape Towns world famous music scene. Not to be missed, South Africa’s premier wine region and the many charming culinary colonial towns which are waiting to be explored. Your journey will culminate at the Bakubung Bush Lodge where you’ll ride in an open 4X4 safari vehicle into the bush with African rangers for an intimate viewing of South Africa’s lions, leopards, rhinos and elephants. A post tour adventure to Botswana and Victoria Falls is also available. Don’t miss out! Join fellow KFOG listeners and host Rosalie Howarth and experience the best of South Africa.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW

1 Overnight flight to Cape Town, South Africa
3 Nights Cape Town
2 Nights Stellenbosch, Wine Country
2 Nights Bakubung Bush Lodge
1 Overnight return flight to the USA
5 Night Post tour extension to Victoria Falls and Botswana available

IT’S INCLUDED

• Hosted by Rosalie Howarth of KFOG, San Francisco classic rock station
• Fully guided by an expert local Earthbound Expeditions program guide
• Roundtrip International airfare from San Francisco (alt. cities available upon request)
• Domestic flight: Johannesburg to Cape Town
• All services as specified in your Earthbound KFOG itinerary
• An evening of African drumming and lessons
• All breakfasts and eight additional multi course meals
• Accommodation in superior four star hotels and lodges
• Transportation in luxury air-conditioned vehicles including qualified drivers
• Sight-seeing as per itinerary led by an expert guide
• Entrance fees for sightseeing as indicated
• Gratuities for your drivers and guides (excluding bush trackers)
• A pre-trip gathering at the KFOG studio
• A group donation to KFOG

Save $250

Reserve your space before July 1 and save $100
Pay by check and save an additional $100
KFOG listeners save an additional $50

TRIP FACTS

10 Days/9 Nights (including air travel)
$4,995 per person Dbl. Occupancy (land and air from SF)
$795 Single Supplement (waived if you willing to share)
Trip departs the USA on November 2, 2011
Trip returns to the USA on November 11, 2011


For more information please visit, www.earthboundexpeditions.com, or call 1-800-723-8454