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Multi-day trips with Travels and Journeys make traveling enjoyable and pleasant. Multi-day trips feature popular destinations with lodging, meals, tickets, tips and taxes, fees for any special tour activities, and many other details. These trips let you enjoy the excursion without the stress of driving or planning. And of course, all Travels and Journeys' multi-day trips include a tour escort throughout the entire trip to take care of any needs you have. Take a peek at this year's special Travels and Journeys tour destinations in the U.S. and abroad. Groups and individuals of all ages have enjoyed featured tours such as these in the past. All of these special packages feature hassle-free travel arrangements with many amenities. Previous tour experiences include Las Vegas, Chicago, New York City, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. This year's trips promise to be fun and exciting as well as relaxing getaways for you and your family or friends.
 | Holiday Shopping in Chicago
Sat.&Sun, December 13 &14, 2008
Escorted by Scott and Deb Barkhurst
Let Travels and Journeys help you shop ‘til you drop in one of America’s top shopping cities. Work your way down the Miracle Mile from your hotel, The Hampton Inn, conveniently located just a few short blocks away from Michigan Ave. We will handle your transportation and your hotel accommodations, all you have to do is shop. And when you are ready to put your feet up for the night, the Hampton Inn is just the place with their clean comfortable rooms. If you are interested in more than just shopping, we can also help you with arrangements for theater tickets, dinner reservations or other activities that you would like to do that weekend. Our trip includes 1 night in the Hampton Inn Downtown Chicago, roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Mansfield and Bucyrus, and Findlay, all tips and taxes, and a Travels and Journeys escort for the weekend. Price per person for this interesting historical trip is: $163 quad occupancy, $179 triple occupancy, $209 double occupancy, and $309 single occcupancy. 
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This trip features: •Superior quallity hotels •7 buffet breakfasts, 3 full breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 6 dinners •Air with airport transfers •3 night cruise on the Nile River •And much much more | Grand Tour of Egypt
June 2009
Escorted by Scott and Deb Barkhurst Come along with Travels and Journeys and Globus through five
thousand years of history on this 12-day cruise and tour vacation.
Our trip begins in the city of Cairo where we will have guided sightseeing that will include a visit to the Egyptian Museum with artifacts from Tutankahamon’s Tomb. After spending time in Cairo, we’ll visit the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids, Sakkara, and the seaport of Alexandria. There, we’ll visit the Greco-Roman Museum & the Catacombs. Next, we’ll travel to Memphis to admire the 40-foot state of Ramses II and the Alabaster Sphinx before flying on to Luxor. In Luxor we will board the elegant Royal Lotus for a 3-night cruise on the legendary Nile River. Arriving back in Luxor, sightseeing will include the stunning monuments of Karnak and Luxor, the Temple of Amon Ra, the Avenue of the Sphinxes, the Valley of Kings, the Valley of Queens, and Queen Hatsshepsut’s Temple. Next, we will travel to Edfu by way of horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of Horus. Finally, we will move on to Aswan where we will sail by felucca across the blue waters of the Nile to Kitchener Island and visit the Botanical Gardens, see the turn-of-the-century Old Dam, take a motor launch cruise to Agilka to visit the Temple of Isis and see the ancient granite quarries. We finish our fabulous 2008 vacation by flying back to Cairo for connections home.
Seats are going fast so call for more information on this once-in-a-lifetime trip to beautiful Egypt
|  This trip includes: •Roundtrip coach transportation from Mansfield and Bucyrus •1 night's lodging at the Hampton Inn •Guided tours of Marietta, Blennerhassett Island, and Parkersburg •Entrance tickets to The Castle, The Campus Martius Museum, Belpre Farmers' Castle Museum, the sternwheeler to Blennerhassett Island, and the Blenerhassett mansion •1 hot breakfast, 2 lunches, and a dinner buffet on the Valley Gem Sternwheeler •All tips and taxes for all included activities •Baggage handling •A Travels and Journeys escort throughout the trip |
Weekend in Marietta, Ohio and Parkersburg, WV- Sat. & Sun. July 26 & 27, 2008
Escorted by Scott and Deb Barkhurst
Travel with us to the first organized settlement in the Northwest Territory and experience the past as we make our way to Marietta. Board the motorcoach in the morning and enjoy a drive through the lovely hills and farmlands of Eastern Ohio. Once in Marietta we begin with a guided city tour featuring historic sights and landmarks including Indian Mounds built by the Adena Indians between 800BC and 100AD. After our tour it is on to The Castle of Marietta, one of the best examples of Gothic Revival style architecture in Ohio. Here we will experience history firsthand with our guide. After lunch we go on to the Campus Martius Museum focusing on early settlements and original pioneer artifacts. The restored Rufus Putnam house is also enclosed within a wing of this museum. Next we will go just across the river to the historic Harmar Village area for free time and shopping. Our first day concludes with a dinner cruise aboard the Valley Gem Sternwheeler. We’ll enjoy their Grand Buffet as the gentle splash of the paddlewheel brings back a bygone era. Relax and enjoy spectacular scenery, riverboat hospitality, live entertainment and great food. Immediately after our dinner cruise we will check in to our hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin day two at the Belpre Farmers’ Castle Museum & Educational Center. Here we’ll see area artifacts such as a ca-1840 carriage, a pre-1900 pump organ, and old farming tools. Next, we’ll take a sternwheeler ride from Point Park in Parkersburg, WV to Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, which is located in the Ohio River. Here we will enjoy lunch, a wagon ride, a mansion tour and visit the gift shop on the island. After returning to Point Park via the sternwheeler, our motorcoach will take us to the Julia-Ann Square District in Parkersburg. We will tour the largest historic district in the state with our own guide dressed in period Victorian costume. This area contains the most concentrated grouping of Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne mansions and gardens, all typical of upscale Victorian-era design. Then, it is time to board the motorcoach for a relaxing ride home.
Price per person for this wonderful two-day trip is: $263 quad occupancy, $272 triple occupancy, $290 double occupancy, and $343 single occcupancy.
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This trip includes:
Roundtrip airfare - Columbus, OH
10 nights at Superior Class hotels
10 buffet breakfasts and 3 special dinners
A welcome drink in Paris
Inside visits to: Notre Dame Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, St Bernadette's Grotto, and more
All airport transfers
A Travels and Journeys escort throughout the trip
Call for complete pricing details
A $200 deposit will reserve your spot on this trip.
| France: Bordeaux wine country, Lourdes, & Provence Wed. July 9 - Sun. July 20, 2008 In conjunction with Globus Tours
Before starting his travel company in 2007, Scott taught French for 30 years on the high school level. He and his wife Debbie took 15 student groups to France during that time. Let the Barkhursts show you why they love France so much and continue to return as often as they can.
Visit Paris and the romantic French countryside in this 12-day vacation! Start with two nights in Paris where sightseeing includes a visit to magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral and an ascent to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Then continue by high-speed “TGV” train to Bordeaux and enjoy an excursion to St. Emilion with wine tasting. Travel via Biarritz to Lourdes, where two nights offer enough time to follow the pilgrims to St. Bernadette’s Grotto. Stop in the beautifully preserved medieval walled city of Carcassonne on your way to Nîmes, and enjoy a walking tour. Visit Pont du Gard, the 2,000-year-old Roman Aqueduct, and Avignon. Then drive to Aix-en-Provence and Cannes and stop in the Principality of Monaco where two nights offer the possibility to visit the Monte Carlo Casino and to join an optional excursion to explore the famous artist town of St. Paul de Vence and Nice with its flower market.
Itinerary:
Day 1- (Wed.) Board your overnight transatlantic flight.
Day 2 Arrival in Paris, France- (Thu.) Time to rest or to start exploring the splendid French capital with the Barkhursts. At 4 p.m. meet your Tour Director for a welcome drink at your hotel.
Day 3 Paris- (Fri.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide features the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra, Madeleine, Louvre, and Champs-Elysées. Visit magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral, and for a panoramic view, take the elevator to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. The balance of the day is at leisure or you can opt to go to Montmartre, the artist district, and take an evening ride on the Seine River on the Bateaux Mouches. (BB)
Day 4 Paris-Bordeaux- (Sat.) Morning departure aboard the famous high-speed “TGV” Train to Bordeaux. In the afternoon, join your Tour Director for a pleasant walk through the center of this captivating city. (BB,D)
Day 5 Bordeaux. Excursion to St. Emilion- (Sun.) Tour the most famous wine region of France and stop for lunch in the pretty town of St. Emilion. Then the highlight of today: an expert will explain the local secrets of wine tasting. Return to Bordeaux in the afternoon. Time to stroll along the riverbank, and tonight is your chance to try out a local restaurant. (BB)
Day 6 Bordeaux-Biarritz-Lourdes- (Mon.) Enjoy a scenic drive south, following the Atlantic coast to the charming resort of Biarritz. After a morning stop here, continue to Lourdes of pilgrimage fame, where you will stay for the next two nights. (BB,D)
Day 7 At Leisure in Lourdes- (Tue.) Lourdes has attracted people from all over the world for a long time. Enjoy an entire day to soak in the special atmosphere of this place and to follow the pilgrims to St. Bernadette's Grotto. (BB)
Day 8 Lourdes-Carcassonne-Nîmes- (Wed.) Stop for lunch in the beautifully preserved medieval walled city of Carcassonne on your way towards Provence. Then continue to Nîmes, where your Tour Director will take you for an orientation walk through the center of town: admire the well-preserved Roman Amphitheater and the Maison Carré. Dinner is served for you at your comfortable hotel. (BB,D)
Day 9 Nîmes. Excursion to Pont du Gard and Avignon- (Thu.) Enjoy your drive through the gently rolling hills to Pont du Gard. Admire the 2,000 year old Roman Aqueduct, a monumental feat of engineering. Next drive through the vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape on your way to Avignon, where your orientation tour includes a picture stop of their famous bridge and the massive Palace of the Popes. There will be time to browse through the many attractive shops or to join the locals sitting at one of the outdoor sidewalk cafes, before returning to Nîmes. (BB)
Day 10 Nîmes–Aix-en-Provence–Cannes–Principality of Monaco- (Fri.) This morning is dedicated to Aix-en-Provence, one of France’s most elegant cities. Explore its center on foot, stroll along shaded Cours Mirabeau, admire its famous cafés and fountains, discover colorful squares, or barter with the locals at the quaint flea market on Place de Verdun. After lunch, head east past Cézanne’s Mount St. Victoire and drive through Cannes, where you will see the Festival Hall and the Croissette on your way to your beachfront hotel in the Principality of Monaco. Tonight you may wish to try your luck at the Casino! (BB)
Day 11 At Leisure in the Principality of Monaco- (Sat.) Your day is at leisure to just relax or dabble in the Mediterranean. You may want to join an optional excursion to the famous artist town of St. Paul de Vence and to Nice, to explore the Old Town and its flower market. (BB)
Day 12 Principality of Monaco-Nice Airport- (Sun.) Homebound flight. Morning transfers to Nice Airport. (BB)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ |  This trip includes: •Roundtrip coach transportation from Mansfield and Bucyrus •3 night's lodging at the Hilton Garden Inn •A ticket to 4 theatrical productions •Lunch at one of the wineries •1 dinner •All tips and taxes •Baggage handling •A Travels and Journeys escort throughout the trip | Theatre Getaway Package to The Shaw Festival Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Wed. - Sat., September 3-6, 2008
Escorted by Scott and Deb Barkhurst
Great theater, wine, and food all go hand in hand to make this trip special. The Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake has consistently been the most highly acclaimed and most visited venue for Summer Theater in all of Canada. Here is the only theatre in the world that specializes in plays by George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries and plays about his era (1856-1950). Situated on the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River, Niagara-on-the-Lake features a quaint business district where you can shop and stroll though their historic old streets. Peruse the wide variety of restaurants and lovely shops or take a carriage ride through the Old Town during your free time there. Travels and Journeys invites you to spend 4 days and 3 nights in this wonderful area. We will see 4 productions: Mrs. Warren’s Profession and Getting Married both by George Bernard Shaw, and two musicals, Wonderful Town and A Little Night Music. Our trip to this area would not be complete without a special visit to one of the lovely local wineries where we will have lunch and taste the Niagara wines that helped make this area so famous to visitors. Price per person for this wonderful two-day trip is: $682 quad occupancy, $725 triple occupancy, $808 double occupancy, and $1,060 single occcupancy.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ |  This trip includes: •1 night's lodging at the Drury Inn and Suites in Sharonville, Ohio •1 hot breakfast at the hotel, 1 lunch, and 1 dinner • Entrance tickets to all the sights mentioned •Roundtrip coach transportation from Mansfield and Bucyrus •All taxes and tips •Baggage handling •A Travels and Journeys escort throughout the trip | Freedom's Path: Our Historical Weekend in Cincinnati Sat.&Sun, September 13 &14, 2008
Escorted by Scott and Deb Barkhurst
Ohio is full of remarkable history and heritage for young and old. Travels and Journeys has planned a weekend tour that will take you back to the Underground Railroad days. You will be transported back to the 1800s by visiting the actual houses on the trail as well as the fantastic new National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. We will start our trip with a visit to the Jonathon Wright Quaker House in Springboro, Ohio where you will see the most authentic undisturbed secret hiding places for runaway slaves in the state of Ohio. Next, we will visit the Null cabin build in 1797. Here we’ll see the hiding space where slaves hid from local bounty hunters. After lunch on your own, we go on to Cincinnati to the amazing Freedom Center. This beautiful stone and glass building stands as the newest monument to the freedom of slavery. Here we will experience stories about freedom’s heroes, from the era of the Underground Railroad to contemporary times. We will see cutting edge film technology, interactive exhibits, and one of the few remaining slave pens in the United States. Day one ends with a delicious Yankee-Southern dinner at Burbank’s Real Barbecue. Day two starts out with a morning city tour of Cincinnati. After our city tour, our motorcoach will head to Ripley, Ohio where we will enjoy lunch at Rockin’ Robin’s, a nostalgic Soda and Sandwich Shoppe with a lovely view of the Ohio River. After lunch we will then tour the John Parker home and the Rankin house. Both of these venues played important roles in our society’s road to freedom. Price per person for this interesting historical trip is: $207 quad occupancy, $213 triple occupancy, $227 double occupancy, and $267 single occcupancy.
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