Open Letter from Rick Steves to all Canadians

From our friend in travel Rick Steves. An Open Letter from an American-Owned Tour Company to our Canadian Travel Buddies Recently, we’ve heard from a few of our longstanding Canadian customers who signed up for a 2025 Rick Steves tour but are now considering canceling. They still love our style of travel, but they’re struggling […]

Let European Focus Private Tours Open the Door to Adventure

The 2025 Season is here and it’s going to be another exciting one. I have tours lined up in Spain, France, Italy (four trips to Italy this year) Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Poland. Joining me in Europe will be several repeat clients, some on their 5th and 6th trips. This kind of easy, […]

Gang of Six Return for Tour 2 – This time Bella Italia

Three couples from my home state of Minnesota return to Europe, this time to Italy. Their first trip was in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in September, 2024. Now they will experience Rome, Florence, Venice, Bologna, Parma, Pisa, Montepulciano and more over two weeks in the spring.

Mike and Steffi following in WW2 footsteps

Mike wants to follow in his father’s footsteps from Normandy through Paris and on to Reims (where the surrender was signed by the Germans). Steffi wants to take beautiful photographs at Monet’s Garden in Giverny, around the Normandy countryside to include majestic Mont Saint-Michel. The pair plan ahead – making them All Stars already even […]

Gord and Erika’s Big European Adventure

First time guests from Manitoba will join James in Rome on May 2 and will from there enjoy Rome, Tuscany countryside around Montepulciano, Bologna, Lucerne in Switzerland, Paris and Normandy, the Rhein Valley around Bacharach on an ambitious 19-day itinerary. Thank you multiple time guests Judy and Sam for the referral!

The Mrak Family Tour in England

What a tour! This trip was put together in October, 2023 for June 23 arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport. Putting together various interests from all members of the group of five was a challenge, definitely, but it was a fun one! I’m able to leverage more than three decades of experience to mold the best […]