Photo by Marie Teresa Ponce
High Sierra Artist Tour – Ecuador
October 2016;
January 2017
Write, Sketch, Paint, Photograph, Yoga
From Quito. The adventure begins in comfort at Las Palmeras Inn, Quichinche.– on to the remote, luscious Intag Cloud Forest to retreat, birdwatch, hike, explore! We return through lush valleys to experience Sachaji Retreat Center, then to the most beautifully restored 1602 Hacienda Cusin in San Pablo de Lago, near Otavalo, home of largest market in SA. Hike or stroll!
10 nights – Land $2200 per person single;
$1770 shared occupancy.
Fly direct from JFK or Miami!
Castles & Caves of South West France
September 7 – 17, 2016;
Let’s Go Back! Lets visit the earliest creators works; the art of prehistoric times – we see the original caves and reproductions. We punctuate the experience with explorations of the earliest castle architecture. Start tour in Bordeaux, the most popular destination in 2015!.(NY Times) Cave exploration starts in Les Ezyzies with expert Christine Desdemaines Hugon. We orient at the Nat’l PreHistoric Museum of France, then off to explore Lascaux ll (lV may be completed this year), Font-de-Gaume; Rouffignac and Les Combrelles and Le Chauvet to the east. We visit castles of Beynac and Castlenaud, where English and French kings battled during the 100 Yrs.War on opposite sides of the Dordogne River. The views will be stunning! In Bordeaux, we include the Museum of Aquitaine & the Contemporary Art Museum; France. Carcassonne & Toulouse!
11 nights – Land $6500 single room $4700 shared
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