Flavors of Italy with KING FM's Sean MacLean

“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” -Giuseppe Verdi

Italy owns an astonishing thirty percent of the world’s cultural heritage, according to UNESCO. Fine arts, architecture and design are maybe the best known treasures, but music, food and wine have also left a great legacy throughout the centuries.

Join host Sean MacLean on an eleven day art, food and music lover’s journey to “Bella Italia” and celebrate the lives of Verdi, Toscanini and Puccini. Walk in the footsteps of great Italian masters by visiting the very places they loved, lived and worked. Enjoy in-depth private tours highlighting the origins of painting and sculpture in central Italy. Along the way, you’ll be introduced to the culinary arts and visit the producers of fine wines, delicious olive oils and mouth-watering cheeses. This exclusive small group journey will also include an entertaining cooking class, outings to colorful country markets, the towering hill towns of central Italy and fine multi-course bistro dining. Celebrate life and the arts with your host, Sean MacLean this October in “Bella Italia!” Space is limited to 28 lucky guests.

JOURNEY OVERVIEW
1 Overnight flight
3 Nights Parma/ Bologna (Italy’s premier food producing region)
3 Nights Renaissance Florence
3 Nights Tuscany Countryside
1 Night Rome, Lazio

To view the detailed itinerary, visit us online www.EarthboundExpeditions.com or call, 1-800-723-8454!

Join WPR's Larry Meiller on a Garden Adventure to London this July!

“Despite the gardener's best intentions, Nature will improvise.” -Michael P. Garafalo, gardendigest.com

Bring a sun hat (or maybe your wellies) and a wheelbarrow and join WPR’S Larry Meiller as the worlds biggest Flower Show returns to Hampton Court Palace in July. Organized by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the palace's Home Park, the 2012 Show will have a vast section dedicated to international gardens. In addition you’ll gain insiders access to the secret gardens of London, enjoy visits to multiple private gardens. Stroll the grounds of grand historic gardens in Kent and visit Leeds castle and Canterbury Cathedral. Space is limited so hurry to join Wisconsin Public Radios very own Larry Meiller in London this summer.

This garden lovers journey includes expert garden guides throughout your journey, three nights in London, four nights in Royal Turnbridge Wells, group airfare from Chicago O'Hare Airport, admission to the Hampton Court Flower Show, an insiders tour of The Secret Gardens of London and much more!

Call us today for a detailed itinerary: 1-800-723-8454 or visit us online at www.EarthboundExpeditions.com!

Join KING FM on a Classical Music Adventure in Tuscany!

Relax in Tuscany’s celebrated hill towns, and attend the Verdi Music Festival in Parma with like-minded King travelers this fall. Do you love fine aromatic wines, rare Renaissance art, colorful markets, medieval hill towns and classical music? The time is ripe! Join your fellow KING FM listeners on a twelve day classical music adventure to the land of Verdi, Puccini, Michelangelo and DaVinci. Take historic walks in Florence, Orvieto, and Siena. Stroll through Renaissance palaces whose walls are decorated with masterpieces, sample sumptuous wines in an ancient Etruscan cave and enjoy a cooking class which highlights mouth-watering regional specialties.

Don’t miss out this adventure departs Seattle on October 4th, call today for details: 1-800-723-8454! You can also find us online at www.EarthboundExpeditions.com.