Travel with Brad Eaton and KING FM 98.1 to Vienna, Salzburg and Prague!

“Don’t bother looking at the view…I have already composed it.” -Gustav Mahler

Join Earthbound Expeditions and Brad Eaton with KING FM on a musical journey through Vienna Salzburg and Prague this December. For over 10 years Earthbound Expeditions has been exploring the very areas the great classical composers lived, loved and worked. Enjoy private guided walks in the great cities of Vienna, Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov and Prague with our local experts. Relish in a backstage tour of the Vienna State Opera House and visit the Fine Art Museum. As a classical music lover you will surely not want to miss the chance for an insiders tour of Mozart and Beethoven's residence in Salzburg. In addition to a total of 3 concerts in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague, you will have a unique opportunity to dine in a one thousand year old fortress and stroll through a charming Bohemian village. Take a classical music journey with Earthbound Expeditions and let us do all the work for you. With airfare from Seattle, two thirds of your meals provided, airport transfers, hotel accommodations and your privately guided tours of each city you will not be disappointed. The possibilities are endless! Earthbound Expeditions and KING FM invite you to escape this holiday season and explore the culture and history of your favorite classical composers and the cities they loved. Please call or visit our website for more information.

Length: 10 Days/9 Nights (with transatlantic flight)
$3,095 (20 to 28 participants) Land and Air From Seattle (Departures from Portland and other US cities available)
$2,495 (20 to 28 participants) Land only
Single Supplement: $495 (waived if a roommate is found)
Depart the USA on December 4, 2010 Your journey officially begins in Vienna on Sunday, December 5, 2010
Trip ends Monday, December 13

Call today to reserve your space! 1-800-723-8454

www.EarthboundExpeditions.com

KPLU Travel Club Tours South Africa in 2011

KPLU PRESENTS………
SOUTH AFRICA, bOTSWANA
& VICTORIA FALLS
Enjoy the Cape Town Jazz Festival, historic Robben Island, Cape Winelands
and a Safari into the African Bush
March 21- March 31, 2011


Prepare for an experience of a lifetime to a destination unlike any other. On this small group KPLU Travel Club expedition to South Africa you’ll enjoy four full days in Cape Town. Take a breathtaking cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain and experience the stunning landscape of the Cape of Good Hope. A special visit to Mandela’s prison on Robben Island and tickets to the Cape Town Jazz Festival have also been reserved for you. In addition you’ll sip fine wines in South Africa’s premier vineyards and stroll through artsy colonial villages. Your journey culminates at a safari lodge where you’ll ride in an open 4X4 jeep into the African bush to view lions, giraffes, rhinos, elephants and more! A post-tour adventure to Botswana and Victoria Falls has also been planned. Don’t miss out! Join KPLU General Manager Paul Stankavich, Joey Cohn Director of Content
and fellow KPLU listeners and escape the cold gray days of Seattle for sunny South Africa!


JOURNEY OVERVIEW
1 Overnight flight to Cape Town, South Africa
4 Nights Cape Town
2 Nights Stellenbosch, Wine Country
2 Nights Safari Lodge
1 Overnight flight to the USA
5 Nights post tour extension to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and
Chobe National Park, Botswana


EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Cape of Good Hope Nature Preserve
The Cape Town Jazz Fest
Cape Malay dinner
Stunning views from the top of Table Mountain
A tour of Nelson Mandela’s prison at Robben Island with a former prisoner
Spectacular vineyard-covered valleys and tastings with the producers
Two nights in the colonial Dutch town of Stellenbosch
Visits to lush colorful gardens
Candlelight dinner in the outback
2 Game-drives in open 4x4 safari vehicle with Swazi trackers
Intimate viewings of lions, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, elephants and more!
A Tour of SOWETO’S Apartheid museum


IT'S INCLUDED
Hosted by KPLU General Manager Paul Stankavich and Joey Cohn KPLU Director of Content.
Roundtrip International airfare from Seattle (alternative cities available upon request)
Roundtrip domestic flights: Johannesburg to Cape Town
All services as specified in your KPLU Travel Club itinerary
All breakfasts & nine additional multi-course meals (not including in-flight meals)
Accommodation in superior four and five star hotels and lodges
Transportation in luxury air-conditioned vehicles including qualified drivers
Sight-seeing as per itinerary led by an expert South African guide
Entrance fees for sightseeing as indicated
Gratuities for your drivers and guides for base trip (excluding bush trackers)
Country, city maps and a video and reading list.
An informational pre-trip gathering
Travel carbon neutral through Earthbound’s partnership with the Carbonfund

Trip facts
11 Days/10 Nights/ (with air travel)
$4,595 (with roundtrip air from any major US city) pp dbl.
$3,720 pp (land only) pp dbl.
$795 Single Supplement (waived if you willing to share)
Trip departs the USA on March 21, 2011
Trip returns to the USA on March 31, 2011
*Business class upgrades are available for approximately $6,300 per person and are available upon request.


SAVE $125 when you pay your final balance by check or money order.

For reservation and a detailed itinerary please visit us at www.earthboundexpeditions.com

CLassical Music Tours in Europe

Classical Music Tours to Europe

By Earthbound Expeditions, Remarkable Small Group Journeys

For nearly fifteen years Earthbound Expeditions has been creating small group classical music tours to Europe, Latin America and Russia.

Our classical music tour alumni have come to love these in-depth personal tours which seek to recreate the life and times of the great composers. Accompanied by knowledgeable musicologists Earthbound guests will dine where Haydn dined, attend concerts where in historic opera houses where Mozart himself conducted Don Giovanni and stroll through the very homes where the great composers lived, loved and worked.

Recent classical music tours include a tour to Buenos Aires to attend a concert at the newly reopened Teatro Colon, a journey to Poland to celebrate Chopin’s 200th birthday and a musical tour to Prague to celebrate the 65th Prague Spring Music Festival.

Next up? A Classical Music Tour we like to call, A Festive Winter Waltz. Now in its twelfth year, tour members will visit Vienna, Salzburg and Prague on this slow moving tour through the classical music capitals of central Europe. Christmas markets, classical music concerts and in-depth museum tours, charming hotels and bistro dining are all included in this 9 night, 10 day tour. Departing during the first week of December these trips tend to fill fast.

If you love classical music and wish to travel with a small group of like minded classical music lovers than Earthbound Expeditions is the travel company for you.

For more information on Earthbound Expeditions classical music tours visit us at:

www.EarthboundExpeditions.com or www.classicalmusictours.com

We look forward to a wonderful classical music tour with you. See you at the concert!

Happy travels,

Matthew Brumley

Founder

Earthbound Expeditions Inc.

Join the Brubeck Insitutes' Joe Gilman this New Years in Paris!

“One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next.” Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician (1903 – 1931)

Join Capital Radio & Joe Gilman of the Brubeck Institute on “A Jazz and Culinary Adventure" to Paris during which you’ll enjoy jazz at the same clubs where the music ripened in the 1920’s, sample many of the culinary delicacies whose roots are deeply embedded in French culture and history, and taste magnificent pastries, bread, chocolates, cheeses and wines. Enjoy live jazz in classic clubs, fine bistro dining and visit bustling produce markets. Let yourself be treated to music- and food-focused guided walks of Parisian neighborhoods and take a trip back in time to the medieval village of Chartres, where you’ll have a private viewing of the world’s greatest collection of stained glass in the spectacular Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral. There’s no better place to be to ring in the New Year—have a glass of champagne to toast the Eiffel Tower and say Bonne Année! to Paris!

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Travel with Joe Gilman, music director of The Brubeck Institute - Visit famous Parisian jazz clubs - A historic walk led by a local jazz historian - Private wine & cheese tastings - Outings to colorful neighborhood markets - Visits to your Parisian guide’s favorite boulangeries, patisseries & confisseries - Intimate gourmet walking tours of Paris neighborhoods - Delicious dinners and lunches in cozy neighborhood bistros - An outing to the medieval village of Chartres & tour of Chartres cathedral - A small group of gourmet food and jazz-loving fans.

TERMS, PRICES, DATES, and RESERVATIONS
8 Days/7 Nights culinary adventure
$2,495 (20 to 25 Guests) Dbl Occupancy Land
$2,995 (20 to 25 Guests) Dbl Occupancy Land and Air from SFO
Single supplement: $595-

For more information about Capital Radio's Food, Wine and Jazz Adventure to the City of Light with Joe Gilman of the Brubeck Institute visit www.earthboundexpeditions.com

We are delighted to formally invite you to join Earthbound Expeditions’ 12th annual music extravaganza to Vienna, Salzburg and Prague. Choose from three departures in December with KING FM, WOSU Columbus or WRR Dallas.

While in Europe you will be treated to morning walks with fascinating local guides and musicologists who will offer you an insider’s perspective on the lives of Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss, Dvorak and Smetana. Together we’ll walk in the historic footsteps of the great composers and visit the very places where they lived, loved and worked. In addition, you’ll also dine with locals in authentic restaurants, stay in charming, centrally located hotels and have plenty of time to stroll through the many colorful Christmas markets.

Don’t miss out for space is limited to just 26 classical music lovers. To reserve your classical music journey simply visit us online at www.EarthboundExpeditions.com and click on “Reserve Your Space” tab. After receiving your reservation form and deposit, we will send you a confirmation letter and further information about your upcoming journey.

In the meantime, if you have any questions about this wonderful small group classical music adventure, please do not hesitate to call us at 206 842 9775. Or, visit us at www.EarthboundExpeditions.com.

We look forward to a magical journey with you in Vienna, Salzburg & Prague!

Travel with Brad Eaton & KING FM 98.1 for a classical music tour to Vienna, Salzburg & Prague!

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

Join Brad Eaton and KING FM 98.1 on a winter wonderland tour to Vienna Salzburg and Prague. Visit the Christmas markets and sip hot spiced wine with the locals. To top it off, the symphony and opera seasons are at their peak and music becomes the centerpiece of the advent season. Travel with 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 12th annual festive Winter Waltz to Vienna, Salzburg and Prague!

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Three classical concerts in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague
Private guided walks in Vienna, Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov and Prague
Dine in charming cafes, wine cellars and restaurants
Vienna's Fine Art Museum
The Hapsburg’s 18th century Schonbrunn palace
Tour Mozart & Beethoven’s residences in Salzburg and Vienna
The colorful baroque monastery of Melk
An abundance of colorful Christmas markets
An in-depth look into the history of Prague's Jewish Quarter
Prague’s major symphony halls and opera houses
A small, fun group of soon-to-be-friends.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
3 Nights Vienna
2 Nights Salzburg
3 Nights Prague

Length: 10 Days/ 9 Nights (with trans-atlantic flight)
Land Price: $2,495
Land and Air Price: $2,995
Single Supplement: $590 (waived if you are willing to share)

To join Brad Eaton and KING FM 98.1 please visit www.earthboundexpeditions.com

Joe Gilman & the Brubeck Institute w/Capital Radio present a New Years Jazz Tour to Paris!

“One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next.” Bix Beiderbecke, jazz musician (1903 – 1931)

Ooh là là, it’s Jazz in Paris!
A beacon of artistic freedom, 1920’s Paris lured thousands of American musicians who brought with them a unique relic of the modern age--jazz. Now it’s a haven for some of the best jazz clubs in the world. With Paris also being the established epicenter of the culinary arts world, you have the makings for a fantastic trip! Join Joe Gilman of the Brubeck Institute on “A Jazz and Culinary Adventure to Paris" during which you’ll enjoy jazz at the same clubs where the music ripened in the 1920’s, sample many of the culinary delicacies whose roots are deeply embedded in French culture and history, and taste magnificent pastries, bread, chocolates, cheeses and wines. Enjoy live jazz in classic clubs, fine bistro dining and visit bustling produce markets. Let yourself be treated to music- and food-focused guided walks of Parisian neighborhoods and take a trip back in time to the medieval village of Chartres, where you’ll have a private viewing of the world’s greatest collection of stained glass in the spectacular Notre-Dame de Chartres cathedral. There’s no better place to be to ring in the New Year—have a glass of champagne to toast the Eiffel Tower and say Bonne Année! to Paris!

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
7 days/ 6 nights Paris

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
Travel with Joe Gilman, music director of The Brubeck Institute - Visit famous Parisian jazz clubs - A historic walk led by a local jazz historian - Private wine & cheese tastings - Outings to colorful neighborhood markets - Visits to your Parisian guide’s favorite boulangeries, patisseries & confisseries - Intimate gourmet walking tours of Paris neighborhoods - Delicious dinners and lunches in cozy neighborhood bistros - An outing to the medieval village of Chartres & tour of Chartres cathedral- A small group of gourmet food and jazz-loving fans.

TERMS, PRICES, DATES, and RESERVATIONS
8 Days/7 Nights culinary adventure
$2,495 (20 to 25 Guests) Dbl Occupancy Land
$2,995 (20 to 25 Guests) Dbl Occupancy Land and Air from San Francisco
Single supplement: $595-
Trip departs San Francisco on December 29, 2010
Trip begins in Paris on Dec 30-
Trip culminates on January 5, 2011
Limited to 25 jazz, food and wine lovers!

For more information visit: www.earthboundexpeditions.com

WOSU, Christopher Purdy: A Classical Music Tour to Europe

A Classical Music Tour to Europe with WOSU’S Christopher Purdy
By earthboundexpeditions


A FESTIVE WINTER WALTZ
Vienna * Salzburg * Bohemia * Prague
With Christopher Purdy, WOSU Radio Classical Music Host
December 3 – December 13, 2010


Join Christopher Purdy, WOSU Radio Classical Music Host and a small group of WOSU Ohio classical music lovers and celebrate the genius of Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven and Dvorak. Discover where the great composers lived, loved and worked. Hear the echoes of the monk’s Gregorian chants in the Monastery of Melk, dine in a one thousand year old fortress and stroll through a charming Bohemian village. Don’t miss out on this merry holiday journey, grab your muffler and don your boots and experience the best of Vienna, Salzburg and Prague during the advent season with Christopher Purdy.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
3 Nights Vienna, Austria
2 Nights Salzburg, Austria
1 Night Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.
3 Nights Prague, Czech Rep.

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS
A total of three classical concerts to be performed in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague * Private guided walks in Vienna, Salzburg, Cesky Krumlov and Prague with local experts * A Backstage tour of the Vienna State Opera House * Unique dining experiences in some of Europe’s most charming cafes, wine cellars and restaurants * Vienna’s Fine Art Museum * The Hapsburg’s 18th century Schonbrunn palace * An insider’s tour of Mozart’s & Beethoven’s residences in Salzburg and Vienna * The gorgeous baroque monastery of Melk * An abundance of colorful Christmas markets * Vyšehrad cemetery (final resting place of Czech composers, Dvorak & Smetana) * An in-depth look into the history of Prague’s Jewish Quarter * Prague’s major symphony halls and opera houses * A small, fun group of soon-to-be-WOSU-friends.


IT’S INCLUDED!
With Christopher Purdy, WOSU Radio Classical Music Host
Guided by an expert Earthbound Expeditions multi-lingual program director.
A total of three classical concerts in Vienna, Salzburg and Prague
Daily historic sightseeing walks with intriguing local guides.
An abundance of festive, colorful Christmas markets.
Nine nights of accommodation in splendid European-style centrally located hotels (all hotels are within walking distance of major sights and have a private bath).
All breakfasts, 4 traditional lunches and 4 multi-course dinners.
Transfers between cities by private motor coach.
Airport transfers in Europe for those arriving and departing with the group.
Gratuities for your guide and driver.
Luggage porterage (1 per person).
All entrances to museums, monasteries, palaces & castles as listed in your itinerary.
A pre-tour educational reading/video viewing list and city and regional maps.
A wonderful small group of soon-to-be friends.

TRIP FACTS
Length: 11 Days/10 Nights (with transatlantic flight)
Group flight departs Columbus, Ohio on Friday, December 3, 2010
Trip begins in Vienna on Saturday, December 4, 2010
Trip ends in Prague/Ohio on Monday, December 13

To learn more contact WOSU Christopher Purdy or visit Earthbound Expeditions at: www.EarthboundExpeditions.com

Picasso, King FM and Earthbound Expeditions

Join King FM and Earthbound Expeditions on an art lover’s journey to discover the life and passions of the 20th century’s greatest artist, Pablo Picasso! Your arts adventure is set to commence in Barcelona, where the young Picasso began his own remarkable journey. Enjoy a privately guided tour of the Picasso museum, dine in Pablo’s favorite cafes and discover works by Gaudí, Miró and Dalí. Then we are off to the south of France, where you’ll walk in Picasso’s footsteps and stay in the charming seaside village of Collioure. The gorgeous light and scenery found in the South of France lured painters such as Signac, Matisse, Chagall, Dufy, Mackintosh and Picasso. Continuing our search we head deep into Provence and visit the very places where the artist painted and lived. Admire the works by the only painter Pablo considered his personal master: Paul Cézanne. Our journey culminates as we tip our hat to Chagall and life long competitor Matisse. Wine tastings, world class art, towering hill towns, Roman ruins and Provençal markets are all included as together we relive the life and recreate the world of the 20th century’s greatest artists, Pablo Picasso!

EARTHBOUND EXPEDITIONS INSIDER EXPERIENCES
Private tours of the Picasso Museums of Barcelona, Arles and Antibes * Additional outings to the Gaudí, Dalí, Matisse, Miró and Chagall Museums * The Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence with works by Pablo’s inspiration, Cézanne * An optional concert at Spain’s greatest music concert hall, the Palau de la Música Catalana TBA * Wine tastings with the producers in Spain and the Cotes du Rhone * Dine in cafes and restaurants frequented by Picasso * A tour of Provençal towns where Pablo spent his later years * A farewell lunch in a Michelin-rated restaurant ? Outings to Provençal village markets * Excursions to stunning Provençal hill towns * The Roman ruins of Arles and the Pont Du Gard * Historic walks with local experts * Time for personal discovery.

YOUR JOURNEY AT A GLANCE
2 Nights Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum (Pre Tour Option)
1 Overnight flight to Spain
3 Nights Barcelona
2 Nights Collioure, South of France
3 Nights St. Remy, Provence
2 Nights Nice
3 Nights Paris (Post-tour extension)

IT’S INCLUDED
With Bryan Lowe of King FM
Ten nights of accommodation in centrally-located four-star hotels
Transport by luxury coach
All breakfasts, five lunches and five dinners enjoyed in locally-owned bistros, restaurants and cafes
Wine and cheese tastings/gatherings
Lectures on the life and times of Picasso & other artists
All entrances as listed in the itinerary
Private art lectures on the life of Picasso
Outings to village markets, Roman ruins, monasteries and winemakers
Gratuities for your driver and guides
A pre-tour gathering at the KING FM studio
A donation made to the CarbonFund to ensure each guest travels carbon neutral

Don't miss out on this once in a life time journey. Discover the life and times of Pablo Picasso with Earthbound Expeditions and King FM. Trip departs in the Spring of 2011. Learn more at: www.EarthboundExpeditions.com

Winter Waltz with Andres Franco & WRR

Join Andrés Franco Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and a small group of WRR Dallas classical music lovers and celebrate the genius of Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven and Dvorak. Discover where the great composers lived, loved and worked. Hear the echoes of the monk’s Gregorian chants in the Monastery of Melk, dine in a one thousand year old fortress and stroll through a charming Bohemian village. Don’t miss out on this merry holiday journey, grab your muffler and don your boots and experience the best of Vienna, Salzburg and Prague during the advent season with Andrés Franco.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
3 Nights Vienna, Austria
2 Nights Salzburg, Austria
1 Night Cesky Krumlov, Czech Rep.
3 Nights Prague, Czech Rep.

TRIP FACTS
Length: 11 Days/10 Nights (with transatlantic flight)
Land Price: $2,595 (20 to 28 participants)
Air: $490 + air taxes/surcharges Lufthansa Airlines from Dallas
Single Supplement: $590 (waived if a roommate is found)
Trip begins in Vienna on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 (Group flight departs Dallas)
Trip ends in Prague/Dallas on Saturday, December 11

www.earthboundexpeditions.com