As the 75th anniversary of D-Day approaches in 2019, tourism and memorial focus will be high and privately guided tours of Normandy, France is one of our specialties. Using our travel expertise gained from trips to the region and local contacts, we make these privately guided trips meaningful and enriching for you and your family. Here’s […]

Travelers in search of one of the world’s greatest adrenaline-filled adventures should consider a privately guided trip as the best way to tour Iceland.  Self-driving is very limiting, as you can only go where the roads go!  With your outdoor loving, big machine-junkie local guide, you’ll go where the tourists don’t, you’ll eat where Icelanders […]

A photo essay of this other-worldly country “The problem with driving around Iceland is that you’re basically confronted by a new soul-enriching, breathtaking, life-affirming natural sight every five minutes.  It’s totally exhausting.”  Steve Markely, Tales of Iceland   These photos just touch the surface of what awaits travelers to Iceland.  You’ll also findÂ...

Why are the Galapagos Islands so special?  Yes, they are wild and natural, featuring a rich geological history with beautiful scenery, beaches and unusual landforms.  These features alone make them a great destination. But, because there are no natural predators, human or animal, the endemic creatures, some found only in the Galapagos, are not in competition with each other for […]

There are only a few places left in the world where you can spend a week away from newspapers, television, cell phones and the internet, and the Amazon River Basin in Peru is one of them.  A cruise on the Ucayali and Maranon rivers, which form the borders of the 5-million acre Pacaya-Samaria National Reserve […]