Schedule for 2008 Trips
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Our goal is to achieve the right balance between
guided tour and independent travel for a truly memorable holiday. |
May 5–15
| Scotland in Spring |
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Lambs everywhere; sightsee with a Scotsmaster; meet Scots who share your interests; Loch Lomond quilt festival; Glasgow—Kelvingrove Museum; Charles Rennie Macintosh's Willow Tea Room and House for an Art Lover; Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle; Edinburgh; the Borders—Melrose and Dryburgh abbeys; the Highlands—Glamis Castle, Blair Castle, Culloden; St Andrews; the Isles. |
May 19–29
| Chelsea Flower Show — SOLD OUT |
| Glorious gardens—Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, Scotney Castle; the Cotswolds—many gardens; Hemingford Grey Manor; London—Kew Gardens; Hampton Court Palace. |
June 9–19
| Ireland in Summer |
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Dublin—Abbey Theatre; Powerscourt Gardens; Glendalough Monastery; Kilkenny Castle and design centre; Waterford Crystal; Blarney Castle; Rock of Cashel; Kinsale; Killarney—Ross Castle; Dingle Peninsula; Bunratty Castle. |
Aug. 15–25
| Scotland in Summer |
| Enjoy castles and gardens; Edinburgh—the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyroodhouse; the Trossachs—Loch Lomond, Stirling Castle; the Borders—Melrose and Dryburgh abbeys; the Highlands—Urquhart Castle, Glamis Castle, Blair Castle; Culloden; St. Andrews; Braemar Highland Gathering. |
Sept. 3–13
| Italy in Autumn NEW! |
| Stay 7 nights in gorgeous Villa Gioianna near Castiglione del Lago, with olive groves, vineyard, and pool; shop at antiques fairs; explore Tuscany and Umbria; visit Chiusi, Florence, Assisi, Arezzo, Cortona, Rome, Deruta, Paciano; stay 2 nights in Panicale. |
Sept. 15–25
| France in Autumn NEW! |
| Explore southern France, its art and textiles; Toulouse—Saint-Sernin Basilica, Maison de la Violette, Fleuree du Pastel; prehistoric sites—Cave of Niaux, Tarascon park; Soreze; Castres—Goya Museum; Albi—Sainte-Cecile Cathedral, Toulouse-Lautrec Museum; Bastides villages—Castelnau de Montmiral, Puycelsi, Cordes-sur-Ciel; wine tasting, meet with a patchwork quilting group; shop for specialty copper and leather. |
Oct. 14–24
| Amish and New England |
| Boston tour; New England Quilt Museum; Maine coast; Vermont—Ben & Jerry’s, Shelburne Museum; New Hampshire—Keepsake Quilting; Shaker Village, PA—Amish Quilt Museum, Brandywine Museum, Amish family dinner, many quilt stores, quilters’ evenings. |
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Each year we offer these custom-designed, escorted trips for small groups of people; however, we are always happy to share our experience and plan trips just for you. |
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We look forward to hearing from you.
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