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2025 August/September, Norway, Sweden & Denmark
Pre Insight Tour, Self-Tour
Fly YYC-AMS-TRD (Trondheim). Drive to Romfo and tour Trondheim
Spectacular Scandinavia & its Fjords - Insight Vacations
Day 1 - Copenhagen - Tivoli Gardens. The original DisneyLand?
Day 2 - Copenhagen - Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid, Christiansborg Palace, Rosenborg Castle, Amalienborg Palace and Copenhagen Cathedral, Rundertaarn the round tower.
North Zealand Castle Tour - Fredensborg, the summer residence of the Royal Family, Frederiksborg, the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia.
Day 3 - Gothenburg, city tour.
Sweden's Hidden Aviation History - Aeroseum, Cold War rock hangar.
Day 4 - Travel to Stockholm, Lake Vättern, Stop at Grännaberget cafe for a Swedish Fika.
Day 5 - Stockholm, City tour, medieval streets of Gamla Stan, 13th-century cathedral, City Hall to see its fabulous Gyllene salen, the Golden Hall, with its walls covered in 18 million gilded mosaic tiles, and the Blå hallen, the Blue Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquets are held.
Maritime Stockholm - 17th century Swedish royal warship Vasa.
Day 6 - Uppsala and Falun, Carl Linnaeus Garden.
Carl Larsson's Farm -
Day 7 - Lillehammer, Falun Copper Mine, Sälen, the starting point for the world’s oldest and longest cross-country ski race, Vasaloppet. Lillehammer, home of the 1994 Winter Olympics
Treasures Of Lillehammer - Maihaugen, open air Museum, Olympic ski jumping arena.
Day 8 - Geiranger, Lom, Norwegian stave church dating back to 1158.
Day 9 - Geiranger, climb the stairs next to waterfall.
The Troll's Road - Eidsdal, cross the fjord by ferry, Troll’s Road! built over 70 years ago.
Day 10 - Fjærland and Leikanger, scenic cruise along the Geirangerfjord. Bøya Glacier, walk through the village of Fjærland.
Day 11 - The Flåm Railway to Bergen Cross Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Norway, Flåm Railway, regular railway to Voss, Finnegarden Farm / Orchard, apple cider.
Day 12 - Bergen, walking tour and city tour,
Day 13 - Travel the Mountains and Fjords to Oslo, corkscrew tunnel.
Day 14 - Oslo, city tour, Royal Palace and the spires and ramparts of Akershus Castle, Frogner Park / Vigeland sculptures.
Arctic Explorers and the Polar Ship Fram - polar ship Fram, Gjøa, the first ship to navigate the entire Northwest Passage.
Day 15 - Fly OSL-AMS-YYC.
2025 January/February, Australia and New Zealand
Day 1 -Calgary - Vancouver - Sydney
Day 2 -Flying
Day 3 -Arrive Sydney - Harbour Rocks Hotel
Day 4 -Morning Panoramic Sydney Sights
Day 5 -The Rocks Walking Tour - Cruise Like a Local Luncheon Cruise
Day 6 -Blue Mountains Deluxe Experience
Day 7 -Sydney to Uluru - Desert Gardens Hotel - A Night at Field of Light
Day 8 -SEIT Uluru Highlights
Day 9 -Uluru Sunrise & Field of Light - Kata Tjuta Sunset
Day 10 -Uluru to Cairns to Port Douglas - Peppers Beach Club Port Douglas
Day 11 -Outer Reef Mackay Coral Cay Cruise
Day 12 -Kuranda Scenic Rail and Skyrail
Day 13 -Leisure day at pool
Day 14 -Port Douglas to Cairns to Sydney - Harbour Rocks Hotel
Day 15 -Leisure day - Ferry to Manly
Day 16 -Embark Oceania Regatta
Day 17 -Cruising The Tasman Sea
Day 18 -Cruising The Tasman Sea
Day 19 -Bay Of Islands, New Zealand - Glow Worm Cave & Puketi Kauri Forest
Day 20 -Auckland, New Zealand - Devonport & North Shore
Day 21 -Rotorua (Tauranga), New Zealand - The Rotorua Experience
Day 22 -Napier, New Zealand - Cape Kidnappers & Gannet Safari
Day 23 -Picton, New Zealand - Picton Waterfront Walk
Day 24 -Akaroa, New Zealand - Akaroa Highlights - Town & Country
Day 25 -Dunedin, New Zealand - The Taieri Gorge Railway Experience
Day 26 -Cruising The Fjords Of Milford Sound
Day 27 -Cruising The Tasman Sea
Day 28 -Cruising The Tasman Sea
Day 29 -Melbourne, Australia - Melbourne And Gardens
Day 30 -Melbourne, Australia - Self Tour - Train to downtown and Farmers Market
Day 31 -Cruising The Tasman Sea
Day 32 -Sydney - Disembark Oceania Regatta - Fly Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver - Calgary
2023 June / July, Portugal
Lisbon and Secrets of the Duro - Emerald Cruises
Day 1 -Calgary-Toronto-Lisbon
Day 2 -Avani Avenida Liberdade Lisbon Hotel
Day 3 -self tour
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Day 5 -Guide tour of Lisbon, Jeronimos Monastery
Day 6 -Sintra
Day 7 - July 1 Coach to Porto, Stop at Óbidos, Lunch stop in Nazare. Board Emerald "Radiance" in Porto. Cabin A312
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Day 14 -Disembark "Emerald Radiance". One night at Hotel Carris Porto Ribeira
Day 15 -High speed train back to Lisbon, One night at Meliá Lisboa Aeroporto
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2020 February, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mekong River Cruise & Angkor Wat
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Day 1 -Fly Calgary - Vancouver - Seoul(Incheon) - Hanoi
Day 2 -Arrive Hanoi, stayed at Silk Path Hotel
Day 3 -Walked around "Old Town", thousands and thousands of scooters, went for a guided Street Food tour in the evening, Egg Coffee(hot chocolate)and Banh mi (sub sandwich) were delicious!
Day 4 -Small group tour to Ancient Capital, Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, Bich Dong, Bicycle ride to Bungalo lunch and Bich Dong Pagoda, Sampan ride powered by woman who rows with her feet!
Day 5 -More exploring in "Old Town" including a visit to the "Hanoi Hilton" former prison
Day 6 -Start Emerald Tour, Full day city tour, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, One Pillar pagoda, Temple of Literature, lunch at a "training restaurant", walk through "old quarter", Ngoc Son temple, ending with a Water Puppet show.
Day 7 -Bus to Halong Bay and board "Bhaya Auco" for a 2 night cruise. Visit floating villages in sampan.
Day 8 -Visit Cat Ba Island and bicycle to Viet Hai Village
Day 9 -Disembark "Bhaya Auco". Lunch and Shopping stop in Hai Duong, bus to Hanoi airport for flight to Da Nang/ Hoi An. Three nights at Hoi An Historic Hotel.
Day 10 -Walking tour of Unesco World Heritage Site Hoi An, Japanese covered bridge, lantern making/work shop, Assembly Hall of the Chinese Congregation. Dinner at a nice restaurant where we could see a parade/light show in the distance.
Day 11 -Tour of Unesco World Heritage Site "My Son", another great Banh mi for lunch, visit the night market.
Day 12 -Bus back thru Da Nang with another view of the Dragon Bridge on the way to Hue. Clear weather allowed us to take the Hai Van pass with great views of the East Vietnam Sea (aka South China Sea). In Hue we visited the Unesco World Heritage Site Imperial Citadel then an extended rickshaw ride to Indochine Palace Hotel for a one night stay. Royal Dinner complete with traditional costumes.
Day 13 -Dragon Boat ride to Thien Mu Pagoda then bus to Hue airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and two nights at the Grand Hotel. Afternoon city Bus/Walking tour including Reunification Hall (Presidential Palace), Opera House, old Saigon Post Office.
Day 14 -Morning tour of Cu Chi tunnels. Afternoon, on our own, lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, visited the big Market.
Day 15 -Embark "Emerald Harmony" for 7 Night Mekong River Cruise. Sail the Mekong Delta towards Cho Gao canal.
Day 16 -Sail the Cho Gao canal to My Tho. Shore excursion to Ben Tre coconut candy factory and Tan Long Pagoda. Ride in a Lambro which is kind of pick truck version of a Lambretta scooter. Sail to Sa Dec.
Day 17 -Morning in Sa Dec, visit fresh market, Chinese congregational house Kien An Cung, home of Mr. Huynh Thuy Le. Afternoon sail to My An Hung village. Walk the village, in home guitar/singing performance, concrete pot making, sample fresh coconut water and walk over the monkey bridge.
Day 18 -Afternoon visit to Long Khan Island, see scarf weaving and walk through village. Evening Lion Dance performance on-board Emerald Harmony.
Day 19 -Bicycle rickshaw ride to Lanh My A Silk factory, dyeing and weaving of silk. Take sampan up canal to visit Evergreen Island, walk through farmers field of red chilies and through village. Cross Vietnam/Combodia Border. Leave our guide Quyen behind in Vietnam and leave sanpans behind (been towing them since My Tho). Arrive in Phnom Penh after dinner, very brightly lit city.
Day 20 -Visit the Killing Fields, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (former school), Royal Palace and Central Market. Evening tuk-tuk ride through the city.
Day 21 -Cruise up river and tie up to the bank. Bus to Oudong Temples, Traditional Monk Blessing and Monk march to meal. Ox Cart ride back to the boat which had moved upstream and tied up to a different bank location. Evening Monkey Dance performance on the boat.
Day 22 -Disembark "Emerald Harmony" back at the original bank tie up, watch crew muscle all the luggage up the bank. Bus to Siem Reap in time for Lunch. Evening visit to the Phare Cambodian Circus.Three night stay at the Shinta Mani Angkor Siem Reap Hotel.
Day 23 -Visit Angkor Thom and Temple of Ta Prohm. Temple of Ta Prohm has been taken over by the jungle and remains unrestored.
Day 24 -Sunrise visit to Unesco World Heritage Site Angkor Wat. Amazing site made even more amazing to get to because the bridge over the lagoon was under repair. Hundreds of people crossing a floating bridge in the dark that was bouncing more than a childs inflatable bounce house! Afternoon boat excursion of Tonle Sap, large shallow lake with floating village. Locals came along side with children in their boats draping pythons around their necks.
Day 25 -Fly Siem Reap - Hanoi
Day 26 -Fly Hanoi - Taiwan - Vancouver - Calgary
2019 February and March , Oceania "Around the Cape" Cruise Buenos Aires to Lima + Machu Picchu
21 Day Voyage on Oceania "Serena"
Day 1 -Arrive Buenos Aires, Argentina - Self tour
Day 2 -City tour
Day 3 -Embark Oceania Serena and sail for Montevideo, Uruguay
Day 4 -Highlights of Montevideo tour - Old City, Legislative Palace, Plaza de la Armada
Day 5 -Arrive Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Art & Culture of Punte Del Este tour 'Ralli Art Museum, Casapueblo, Hand in the Sand Sculpture
Day 6 -At Sea - Rough Seas
Day 7 -At Sea - Rough Seas
Day 8 -Arrive Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, Walk Stanley tour, Christ Church Cathedral, 1982 Falklands Conflict Memorial, Falkland Islands Museum
Day 9 -At Sea
Day 10 -Arrive Ushuaia, Argentina, End of the World Train & Tierra Del Fuego National Park, Catamaran on Beagle Channel, Seal Islands, Meet bus at Lapataia Bay "End of the World Road". Teirra del Fuego Southern Railway prison train ride
Day 11 -At Sea rounding Cape Horn
Day 12 -Arrive Punta Arenas, Chile, Trekking in The Andean Club Ride up Ski lift and hike back down
Day 13 -At Sea Cruising the Chilean Fjords
Day 14 -At Sea Cruising the Chilean Fjords
Day 15 -Arrive Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, Patagonia Nature in Depth tour Forest hike, Old Man's Beard Waterfall, Riesco Lake, Indoor Lamb BBQ
Day 16 -Arrive Puerto Monte, Chile, Highlights of Puerto Monte and Frutillar tour, Puerto Varas, Lake Llanquihue, Snow capped Volcano views, Frutillar outdoor "Hertage Museum"
Day 17 -At Sea
Day 18 -Arrive San Antonio, Chile, Discover Santiago tour, Two hour drive to Santiago, San Cristobal Hill, Los Dominicos handicraft market, Presidential Palace, Plaza de Armas, Cathedral
Day 19 -Arrive Coquimbo, Chile, Coquimbo and La Serena tour, La Herradura (pirate beach), Old Lighthouse with earthquake damage, La Recova Market,La Serana University view point
Day 20 -At Sea
Day 21 -Arrive Iquique, Chile, Humberstone & Pintados Geoglyphs, Long climb up to the Atacama desert, Humberstone Ghost Town, Hill side Geoglyphs, Box lunch at Tamarugal Forest
Day 22 -At Sea
Day 23 -Arrive Pisco, Peru, The Paracas Nation Reserve tour, Sand and more sand, recent rain made sand white, New Visitor Center, Big contrast between different sides of the peninsula
Day 24 - Disembark Oceania Serena Lima, Peru, Fly to Cusco,Koricancha - Convent built on foundations of the Temple of the Sun, Sacsayhuaman fortress, Huge smooth carved stones, Cusco Cathedral and square
Day 25 -Bus - Train - Bus to Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu - AMAZING
Day 26 - Fly back to Lima
Day 27 - Fly Lima - Montreal - Winnipeg - Calgary, Original flight cancelled due to Boeing 737Max grounding, extra stop in Winnipeg on replacement flight
2018 September - Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise + Prague
14 Day River Cruise on the Scenic Jade and Scenic Amber cruiding the Rhine River, Main River, Main-Danube Canal and the Danube River. Had to change ships due to low water levels between Nuremberg and Vilshofen. Additional 4 days in Prague.
Day 1 -Embark Scenic Jade in Amsterdam.
Day 2 -Day tour of Zaanse Schans and Edam, start cruising for Zons & Cologne Germany.
Day 3 -Cologne walking tour and tour/dinner at Marksburg Castle.
Day 4 -Cruising the Rhine Gorge and tour of Siegfried's Musikkabinett in Rudesheim.
Day 5 -All day cruising the Rhine and Main Rivers.
Day 6 -Arrive in Wurzburg and tour of old town Rothensburg via the "Romantic road"
Day 7 -Arrive in Bamberg, guided city tour.
Day 8 -Arrive in Nuremberg, tour of old town. Leave Scenic Jade and embark Scenic Amber at Engelhartszell Austria.
Day 9 -Docked at Vilshofen, city tour of Regensburg.
Day 10 -Docked at Linz, old town tour of Salzburg with lunch and "Sound of Music" show up the mountain.
Day 11 -Docked in Melk, guided tour of Melk Abbey, Cruise Wachau valley to Durnstein for walking tour and sundowner.
Day 12 -Docked in Vienna, guide tour of old city.
Day 13 -Bus to Bratislava Slovakia for walking tour of old town.
Day 14 -Arrive in Budapest Hungary, city tour, Matthias Church, piano concert at school for the blind.
Day 15 -Bus to Prague with lunch in Bratislava and two afternoon rest stops.
Day 16 -Walking tour of Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and Old Town, Communists Walk and Beer tour.
Day 17 -Self tour, Venicular, Giant Head ...
2017 September - Scotland, Ireland and London
13 day bus tour of Scotland and Ireland, then 4 nights in London. Globus "Celtic Highlights"
Fly Calgary to Halifax to Glasgow
Day 1 - Arrive in Glasgow, meet for dinner with group and tour guide. Stay at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Day 2 - City tour by coach then on the road, stop at Inveruglas Visitor Center on Loch Lomand, outdoor Fish and Chip lunch at Spean Bridge, follow Loch Lochy and Loch Ness to Inverness and stay at Mercure Inverness Hotel. After dinner a short drive to Dores Inn/Pub for drinks on the shore of Loch Ness.
Day 3 - CULLODEN Visit the Culloden Moor battlefield site and visitor center. Clava Cairns Bronze age Cemetary (Street View), BLAIR ATHOLL Visit Blair Castle. Stay two nights at Principal Edinburgh George St. in Edinburgh.
Day 4 - EDINBURGH Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the New Town, Old Town and a visit to Edinburgh Castle to see Scotland’s Crown Jewels. Visit Holyrood Palace.
Day 5 - GRETNA GREEN. LAKE DISTRICT (a UNESCO World Heritage site ) Scenic drive. GRASMERE Visit Wordsworth’s beloved village and try the original Grasmere gingerbread. LIVERPOOL Visit The Beatles Story. Stay at Novatel Liverpool.
Day 6 - NORTH WALES Scenic drive through Betws-y-Coed (morning rest stop) and Snowdonia National Park. Visit Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (No I did not fall asleep on the keyboard its Welsh). Ferry crossing from Holyhead to Dublin. Stay two nights at The Gibson Point Village in Dublin.
Day 7 - DUBLIN Orientation drive to see O’Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Oscar Wilde's Trinity College. Dinner at Guinness Storehouse.
Day 8 - KILDARE Visit the Irish National Stud. CASHEL See the Rock of Cashel, where St. Patrick preached.
BLARNEY Kissed the blarney stone. Stay the night at Killarney Plaza Hotel.
Day 9 - RING OF KERRY Panoramic drive around the island’s southwestern tip. Kerry Bog Village Museum (Street View) burning peat moss, ADARE Stop at the quaint village to see its pretty thatched cottages. LIMERICK. Stay the night at Clayton Hotel Limerick. Diner at Bunratty Castle.
Day 10 - CLIFFS OF MOHER Visit 668-foot-high cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean. GALWAY. Stay the night at the Great Northern Hotel on the golf course in Bundoran. Visit an old pub for beer and snacks.
Day 11 - DERRY/Londonderry Walk on the city walls with a local guide. GIANT’S CAUSEWAY. Stay the night in Belfast at the Stormont Hotel.
Day 12 - BELFAST Visit Titanic Experience museum. Ferry crossing to Cairnryan on the west coast of Scotland. back to Glasgow stay at the Radisson Blu, right across the street from the train station.
Day 13 - Leave tour group and take Train to London, stay at The Cumberland Hotel
Day 14 - London
Day 15 - London
Day 16 - London
Fly London Gatwick to Toronto to Calgary
2017 August - Total Solar Eclipse
2017 Feb/Mar - Africa
22 day adventure to AFRICA!
-Four nights in Cape Town including tours of Table Mountain, Robben Island, Hout Bay Seal Island, Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Beach
Penguin Colony and Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden.
-Two nights onbord the Chobe Princes cruising the Chobe River which is part of the border between Botswana and Namibia.
-Two nights in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe with tours of Victoria Falls and a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River above the falls.
-One night in Nairobi on route to our safari.
-Three nights at Kicha Tembo tented camp on the Masai Mara (Kenya). Sunrise and afternoon game drives everyday.
-Three nights at Mbuze Mawe tented camp in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania). All day game drives and a tour of Olduvai Gorge.
-Two nights at Ngorongoro Serena Lodge on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater with game drive at the crater bottom.
-Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park enroute to Kilimanjaro Airport outside Arusha.
-Two nights at Breezes Beach Club on the island of Zanzibar.
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Photos - South Africa
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Video - Greenland
2016 Oct - Yosemite
2015 Sept/Oct Dubai to Singapore Cruise
21 Day Cruise on "Oceania Insignia" from Dubai to Singapore plus a land tour to the Taj Mahal. Ports of call; Dubai UAE, Fujairah UAE, Mumbai India, Mangalore India, Cochin (Kochi) India, Colombo Sri Lanka, Rangoon Burma (Yangon Myanmar), Phuket Thailand and Singapore. Land tour; fly from Mumbai to Deli then bus to Taj Mahal in Agra, overnight in Agra and bus back to Deli, overnight in Deli then fly to Mangalore via Mumbai.
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2014 October - Cruise from Quebec City to NYC
NYC - OMG
10 Day Cruise on the "Ruby Princess" from Quebec City to New York City then a 7 day stay in NYC. Ports of call; Quebec City QC, Ville Saguenay QC, Gaspe QC, Charlottetown PEI, Sydney NS, Halifax NS, Bar Harbor ME, Boston MA, NYC NY
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Map | Photos - Quebec City - Charlotteton - Sydney, NS - Peggy's Cove - Bar Harbor - Boston - NYC
2013 September/October - Greece, Turkey and Greek Islands, London
2012 March/April - China and Southeast Asia
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