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If your dream tour is about adventure, nature, cycling, history and culture, cooking, wine tasting, dining and culinary, shopping, museums and zoos, horse riding sports events, theaters/shows, theme parks, walking and hiking, water sports, whales and dolphins, snorkeling, motor-boating, or sailing; then let this site put color and sparkle into your next destination.
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COOKING RETREATS
Badia a Coltibuono. Learn to cook Tuscan cuisine at a Tuscan abbey in Italy while enjoying the first wine resort in Chianti.
Tourist and wine lovers visiting the Chianti district from all over the world are now enjoying a new experience. They are staying in a historic abbey and experiencing the magic of an encounter with the magic of a unique venue. They are observing the slow yet intense rhythm of the thousand year old abbey and enjoying house wines.
Tuscany Italian Cooking Course
Italy – Tuscany – Magnificent villas where you can Join our cooking courses, cooking classes, enjoy cooking tour with us. Cooking lessons on Italian food, Tuscany food.
Guiliano Bugialli Foods of Italy
Guilliano Bugialli appears in about 45 America and Canadian cities each year, and often in Australia and European countries. His bestseller Foods of Italy has been translated into French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and has its own British edition. In 1987 Foods of Italy was the first Italian cookbook ever, written in English, to be translated back into Italian for the home country.
His public is extremely loyal, returning again and again to his classes on tour and to school in Florence. His charming Florentine accent reminds them that he is the real thing.
CULINARY ADVENTURES with Marilyn Tausend
Cookbook author and Mexican culinary guide, Marilyn Tausend, has been conducting trips to Mexico for 18 years. They have been highlighted in many publications including; Gourmet, Travel and Leisure, Food Arts, and Bon Appetit.
Her newest cookbook, Mexican, was published by Williams-Sonoma in 2003.
Marilyn will be doing a trip to a wonderful retreat hideaway overlooking the valley of Teotitlan del Valley in Oaxaca during one of the major village festivals.
Hacienda Maya
Hacienda Maya features a School of Culinary Arts,off the beaten path tours,a large selection of customizing wedding services and event planning,personal chef services for private parties, corporate team building, and music and entertainment bookings.
The Hacienda Maya School of Culinary Arts offers classes with Mayan Chef Pedro Balam Dzul in authentic dishes of the Maya. Mexican, and Mestizo – a culinary experience of flavorful spices and scrumptious dishes such as the Mayan Pibil Sauce, the famous festival dish Mole ( a chocolate chili sauce) and fresh wild Mayan lobster flambéed by the table and accompanied with a Caesar salad.
You can also enjoy other activities such as Mayan Retreats, celebrate a wedding, dine at a VIP Romantic Dinner, Corporate Team Building,bird watching,archeological sites, deep sea fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving.
A TASTE OF CULTURE. Hungry to learn more about Japan?
A TASTE OF CULTURE culinary arts program combines food lore with practical tips and skill-building lessons about Japanese food. Programs offer a unique opportunity for residents of Japan and visitors from overseas to explore and enjoy Japanese culture through its food. Instruction is in English.
La Bonne Cocotte with Lydie Marshall
Nestled in the Provence of the bustling town of Nyons,France, students can live and cook in full participatory classes with the well known author of four cook books and culinary master, Lydie Marshall.
Her books are: A Passion For Potatoes, A Passion For My Provence, Soup Of The Day, and Slow – Food Comfort, by William Morrow-Harper Collins. She teaches a five day course of seasonal and regional specialties.
Her articles have appeared in Food and Wine, the New York Times, Pleasures of Cooking, and Gourmet.
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ENGLAND
ECOLOGY, HORTICULTURE, SCIENCE, & ARCHITECTURE
The Eden Project Cornwall All Year, All Weather Attraction, Eden Project
The Eden Project is Cornwall’s premier quality attraction, drawing two million people a year from all over the world. The Eden Project is an all year, all weather venue in Cornwall with the largest domes in Europe.
ENGLAND
ARCHEOLOGY
Time Travel Tours : Historical UK Tours
Archeology tours to ancient landmarks and historic sites throughout England, from prehistoric to Tudor.
FRANCE
WALKING VACATIONS
Find France Walking vacations and France off the beaten path gourmet cultural culinary a …
Some features of Off the Beaten Path Tours:
- An Interactive Wine tasting and Blending Workshop with pairing dinner and instructions on Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Provence Tours.
- A Hands-On Recreational Cooking Class with a renowned French Chef.
- Shopping at the Artisan, Arts, and Antique Markets on Provence and Paris Tours.
- Recreational walks, wine tours & tastings at the 1st grown estates on Bordeux, Provence, Loire Valley Tours.
- Walking Daily – Cultural Walks, Vineyard Walks, Castle Walks and more on all tours…
- Transportation during tours by a 9 person minivan (No Bus).
IRELAND
Ireland Golf Vacation Packages – Ireland Golf Tours
Ireland golf vacation packages and Ireland golf tours provide golfers with an Irish experience you will never forget. Choose from Ireland tours, Ireland luxury vacations, Ireland budget travel, or Ireland custom vacation packages. Stay in a Irish B&B, luxury hotel, or castle. Enjoy a worry-free Irish golf holiday with guaranteed tee-times and advanced reservations for every night of your vacation. Ireland golf experts will help you with every golf tour detail. Play the finest links and golf courses in Ireland. Find out why Ireland is the best country for golf. Find out more about Ireland/s golf courses on this site. Authentic Ireland is known worldwide for its expertise in providing quality Ireland vacation planning.
SCOTLAND
Orkney Archeology Tours
ORKNEY is world famous for its spectacular archeology, the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, Maes Howe chambered tomb, and the mysterious henge monuments of Brodgar and Stenness – part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – and this is just the beginning of this specialty travel.
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