PAUWELS TRAVEL AGENCY, Ship’s School Educational Tours and Group Travel

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2009

CULTURE & CUISINE, SPAIN & PORTUGAL

September 13-27; $5,150 from Toronto. Our itinerary will take us to Zamora and Porto, Lisbon, Toledo, Segovia and Madrid. Accommodation in Paradors as well as traditional hotels, find wine and food, plus Fado and Flamenco music. Escorted by Garry Burns and Michael Quinn.

THE BEST OF SWITZERLAND

September 16-25; price $2,295. Eight nights in the wonderful city of Lucerne, situated in the heart of Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. This new program includes Berne, Zurich, Interlaken, and St. Gallen. With Jacques Pauwels.

LISBON IN DEPTH

September 23-October 2; Price $2,375 from Toronto. Join Sandra and Steve in a detailed exploration of the Portuguese capital, the Roman town of Evora, the pilgrimage centre of Fatima and the spectacular Portuguese coastline with its numberous picturesque seaside villages. (This tour may be combined with London in Depth, see below.)

SEVILLE AND THE BEST OF ANDALUSIA

September 25-October 5; $2,995 from Toronto. Plenty of time to experience magnificent Seville, plus excursions to Cordoba, Granada, Jerez, etc. With Jacques Pauwels.

JEWELS OF NORTHERN ITALY

October 14-28 $4,495 from Toronto. A relaxed tour through Northern Italy, with Milan, Turin, Venice, Verona, Parma, Florence and Lakes Maggiore and Garda. Conducted by Joanne Mayhew and Jacques Pauwels.

DALMATIA

October 14-27; $5,250 from Toronto. Experience past and present Slovenia, Croatia and Herzagovina wandering the islands and towns of the Adriatic coast, strolling the streets of such ancient communities as Dubrovnik, Mostar and Split. Ride or coach at the Lipizzaner stud farm in Lipica and enjoy the gentle walking trails of the magnificent Plitvice National Park. With Michael Quinn.

TAORMINA AND THE BEST OF SICILY

October 22-31; $2,895 from Toronto. Taormina, one of the top resorts of Italy, plus Palermo, the Greek temples of Agrigento, Syracuse and Mount Etna. With Don Kasta.

MAPLE LEAF ROUTE

November 5-16; $2,895 from Toronto. Explore Canada's battlefields of both world wars in northwestern Europe. We motor via Dunkirk and Dieppe to Normandy's Landing Beaches, then visit Beaumont-Hamel and Vimy on our way to the Arnhem-Nijmegen sector of the front in Holland, followed by Belgium with Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, the Scheldt and Leopold Canal Battlefields and an unforgettable Remeberance Day commemoration in Flanders' Fields. With Jacques Pauwels, author of a book on the role of the Canadian army in the liberation of Belgium.

JACQUES' ANNUAL EXOTIC TOUR - INDOCHINA

November 16-December 4; $4,995 from Toronto. A 19-day exploration of the part of Southeast Asia known, when the French were still its colonial masters, as "Indochina" because this is where the cultures of China and India overlap. Today the region consists of three independent countries, each with its own fascinating culture and traditions: Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. With Jacques Pauwels.

2010

PERU - LAND OF THE INCA

January. With Sandra and Steve.

EGYPT

January. From Alexandria all the way to Abu Simbel. Conducted by Alan Toff.

ECUADOR: THE ANDES, AMAZONIA, AND THE GALAPAGOS

January 18-February 2; $6,285 from Toronto. A 16-day exploration of all the attractions of South America in one relatively small country! Enjoy Quito, the Andes, a 3-day cruise on a tributary of the Amazon, plus 4 full days of touring the wonderful Galapagos Islands. With Michael Quinn.

ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO

January. With Jacques Pauwels.

RHODES

February 13-22; price TBA. Athens add-on available. With Jacques Pauwels.

NICE AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA

February 21-March 2; price TBA. Including excursions to Monaco-Monte Carlo, Cannes, Grasse and San Remo in Italy. With Jacques Pauwels. (This tour may be combined wiht Florence or Paris, see below.)

FLORENCE IN DEPTH

March 1-10; $2,375 from Toronto. Leisurely walking tours plus visits to the Uffizi, Academy, Medici Chapel, Santa Croce, Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo, etc. Marvel at the landscape of Tuscany with sidetrips to Siena, San Gimignano, Fiesole, etc. Savour Tuscan food and wine with a Florentine twist. Italy-expert Michael Quinn is the tour host.

PARIS IN DEPTH

March 1-10; $2,375 from Toronto. Sandra and Steve show you the magic of the City of Lights. Group visits to most major monuments, museums, churches, squares, etc. but also ample free time to pursue your own interests. Price also includes subway pass, museum pass, 4 dinners, Seine cruise and a classical music concert.

SORRENTO AND THE BAY OF NAPLES

March 1-10; price TBA. Including Pompeii, Capri, the Amalfi Coast, etc. With Jacques Pauwels.

VINCENT VAN GOGH TOUR OF HOLLAND AND FRANCE

Departure on March 19 or 20. An art tour focusing on the life and work of one of the world's favourite painters, with Amsterdam, Arles and Paris. Your tour host is Alan Roff, lecturer in art history at University of Toronto's institute for continuing studies.

BRUGES IN DEPTH

April 9-18. Includes sidetrips to Flander Fields and Ghent. With Jacques Pauwels.

JAPAN IN CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON

Mid-April. With Ted Scott

EUROPEAN PRIMAVERA

May 12-26. Join Jacques Pauwels on an expedition of Occitania (or Languedoc) in southern France, land of the Cathars, wtih towns such as Carcassonne, Toulouse, Beziers, Perpignan and Monsegur and Andorra in the Pyrenees.