Rhode Island
International Tour Management Institute Symposium
Tour Directors ready for the FAM tours
Newport
The Breakers, one of the Newport Mansions and site of our gala party
 Polar Bear dip |  It snowed so hard that it came into the hotel. |
Providence
 My boss, Mary Ellen, hugging Mr. Potato Head |  The photos were taken at the Johnson and Wales Culinary Museum -- a not-to-miss hidden gem. |
Rhode Island State Capitol
Mystic, Connecticut
 Mystic Aquarium |  A garbage sculpture made from trash taken out of the ocean |
 Made famous by the movie |  Mystic Seaport |
Washington, D.C.
Student Tours
 Vietnam Veterans Memorial  A rainy day at Mount Vernon  The vice-president's office in the United States Capitol |  Listening to a survivor at the Holocaust Museum  A bird's eye view of the Washington Monument  Dancing in front of the Washington Monument |
Dalmation Coast
Small Boat Tour with Overseas Adventure Travel
My travel buddies Carolyn and Janet in Dubrovnik
 Norika and Richard Vandenburg, former guests on one of my tours, joined us on the cruise. |  The 50 passengers on the ship were divided into two groups for our excursions. We were Vasja's group. |
Zagreb, Croatia
 St. Stephen Church clock |  The Museum of Broken Relationships |
 Zagreb market |  A walk through old town |
Plitvice Lakes
Plitviče Lakes National Park is a 295-sq.-km forest reserve in central Croatia. It's known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon. Walkways and hiking trails wind around and across the water, and an electric boat links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes.
M/S Athena
My travel buddies: Carolyn and Janet. Sadly, Carolyn passed away suddenly about a year later.
Split, Croatia
 Palace of the Diocletian |  Gregory of Nin, a bishop in the medieval Croatian capital of Nin, who became a national hero. |
Hvar, Croatia
Hvar is a port and resort town on the Croatian island of Hvar.
St. Anthony in front of his namesake church
Korčula, Croatia
Korčula is a historic fortified town on the protected east coast of the island of Korčula.
 Old Catholic Church |  Entrance to the fortified city |
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Dubrovnik is a city in southern Croatia fronting the Adriatic Sea. It's known for its distinctive Old Town, encircled with massive stone walls completed in the 16th century.
 Our ship arrived in port at night, making for beautiful photos. |  The streets of the city. |
 |  The opposite side of the city from our ship |
Kotor, Montenegro
Montenegro is a Balkan country with rugged mountains, medieval villages and a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic coastline. The Bay of Kotor, resembling a fjord, is dotted with coastal churches and fortified towns such as Kotor and Herceg Novi.
 St. Tryphon's Catholic Church |  Old meets the new |
Lady of the Rocks (actually the name of the church) is also one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.
Vlora, Albania
 Vasya and her Albanian friend, Fred. |  Fred takes care of this memorial to the American troops who rescued occupied Albania. |
Butrint was an ancient Greek and later Roman city and bishopric in Epirus.
Butrint National Park was very well secured.
Corfu, Greece
 Our first of two ports in Greece: Corfu |  I wish I had read the Durrells of Corfu series before I had visited. |
Some of my favorite photos are of the local people.
Delphi, Greece
 Treasury of the Athenians |  I asked someone to take a photo of me in the theatre, but to be sure to get the theatre. I am there at the bottom, |
 Hadrian's Library |  Church of Panagia Kapnikarea |
Corinth
 Sailing through the Corinth Canal |  Tugboat on the Corinth Canal |
Athens, Greece
The Byzantine church of Panagia Kapnikarea
 The Sphinx of Naxos |  Caryatids in the Acropolis Museum |
The Historical South
FAM (Familiarization) Tour
I was scheduled to start tours of the "Historical South," but my tour operator didn't offer FAM tours for new tour assignments. I piggy-backed with my friend and colleague, Deby Dahlgren, to visit as many sites as we could that were on our itineraries.
Deby and me on Jekyll Island
Boone Hall Plantation
 The main house, which is still owned by a family who, at times, live upstairs. |  The slave quarters that house a museum following the history of slavery in the United States. |
Beaufort, South Carolina
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Tybee Island, Georgia
 We went to Tybee Island for dinner. Deb's group had this restaurant on their itinerary, so we tried it out. I had my first low country boil at the Crab Shack. |  |
Savannah, Georgia
Forsyth Fountain
 All of my groups ate dinner at The Pirate House for delicious fried chicken and the history of pirates in Savannah. |  People wait on long lines for a taste of Leopold's ice cream. |
Jekyll Island, Georgia
 The Rockefeller Cottage, also known as Indian Mound Cottage, is a house on Jekyll Island. |  The chapel on Jekyll Island |
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
St. Augustine, Florida
My tour would be going on to St. Augustine, Florida, and Deby's group would be going to Atlanta, so we divided up and I went south and Deby went west. It is much easier to take photos on a FAM tour than when you are working!
National monument, the Castillo de San Marcos, is the oldest masonry Fort in the United States and the only standing 17th century military construction.
 Oldest store museum |  The oldest house in St. Augustine |
Chicago
FAM Tour and Student Tour
My student tour operator sent three course leaders, including me, for a three-day FAM tour of Chicago so that we could lead three student tours of the city immediately following.
 Students at the "Bean" |  Boys getting into the spirit at Navy Pier |
 Trying out the glass floor inside the Willis Building before the students arrive |  There were a few things we did for ourselves before our tours, like eating at the Billy Goat Tavern made famous in the cheeseburger sketch on SNL. |
 The Museum of Science and Industry |  Why a group would choose to go to Medieval Times in Chicago is beyond my comprehension |
Millenium Park
New York City
Student Tour
 Black and white cookie: when in New York, you have to eat New York foods |  Closeup of the Statue of Liberty's toes in the Crown museum: most of my student tours don't go into the museum, so it was a treat for me. |
Pacific Northwest
United States and Canada
Susan and me at the Empress for a traditional afternoon tea.
Vancouver, Canada
 Dr. Sun Yet-Sen Classical Chinese Garden |  |
 Granville Island |  Totem poles at Brockton Point |
Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver. I still had a fear of heights, but I held and kept my eyes forward.
Victoria, Canada
 Butchart Gardens |  The carousel at Butchart Gardens |
 The woman in the mirror. These are two of my favorite photos. |  Just couldn't resist |
Seattle, Washington
A reflection of the Space Needle
 Seattle Underground |  Street Art |
 The Fremont Troll |  Pike Place Fish Market |
Portland, Oregon
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Eastern United States and Canada
Gate 1 Tour Manager: Two Tours
My toes are ready for the tour of the Eastern United States and Canada
 I had about 25 guests on my first two-week tour and only six on my second! above are four guests having dinner at Hershey Farms. To the right is my second group at Liberty Island in New York. With such a small group, I spend much of my free time visiting sites I had not yet seen. |  |
New York, New York
Taken from atop One World Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Our local guide giving commentary at Paul Revere Mall
Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
One of the original Conestoga wagons at Franconia Notch State Park
Bath, New Hampshire
Wooden bridge in Bath, a kissing bridge
Quebec, Canada
 Our local guide in the Old City |  Île d’Orléans -- Jacques Cartier dubbed it the “Isle of Bacchus” when he landed here in 1535. The main building of Ile de Bacchus is a converted 18th century home with a fabulous wine cellar and bistro. |
Montreal, Canada
After five years of doing this tour, I finally was able to visit the interior of Notre Dame Basilica of Montreal.
Ottawa, Canada
The Byward Market
Toronto, Canada
Installing the Toronto sign on Nathan Phillips Square, site of City Hall
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
One of the prettiest towns in North America
Niagara Falls, Canada
 After doing this tour for five years, I stopped going on the Maid of the Mist. However, this year, Hornblower Cruises brought new boats to the Canadian side and Maid of the Mist moved to New York. The Hornblower boat had more cover to get out of the mist. |  |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Members of my group enjoying the rocking chairs outside of the village store
Corning, New York
Washington, D.C.
The view from my DC hotel window: this is the only photo I have from DC since it was my home town.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eating a cheesesteak sandwich in Philadelphia
Historic Cities of the South
Gate 1 Travel Tour Manager
Some of my guests enjoying our welcome dinner in Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
White Point Garden
Boone Hall Plantation, South Carolina
The butterfly garden at Boone Hall
Beaufort, South Carolina
Carriage tour of Beaufort
Savannah, Georgia
 A "pirate" welcomes us to dinner at the Pirate House |  One of my guests getting into the pirate spirit |
Jekyll Island, Georgia
St. Augustine, Florida
Flagler College
India
Overseas Adventure Travel
Our group at the Taj Mahal. The woman in the sari to the left was our guide for out visit; Dil, our tour director, is to the far right.
New Delhi
 The President's House |  A ritual bath at a Sikh temple |
 |  Left: Guards at India Gate, a war memorial. Above: Graffiti on a New Delhi road with a great message. |
 Qutob Minar |  Gandhi's gravesite |
Rahjastan
 Amazingly, me in a hot air ballon over Rahjastan |  Amber Fort from the balloon |
 Store selling decorations for Dawali |  Street vendor |
Jaipur
Above: Amber Fort Right: A guard at the palace
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Palace of the Winds -- The front is actually just a facade behind which the ladies of the palace could view the city without being seen.
Ranthambore
 A Marwari horse, native to India |  This gerry-rigged truck is called a jugad. It is made from different parts of other trucks, cars, and |
 Ranthambore National Park: After about 5 hours of safari, someone finally spotted a tiger. We all used to the scene and caught a very quick glimpse (right). |  |
Sherpur Khilchipur
A day in the life of a small village
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 Students at the Bright Future English School |  Women's cooperative |
Abhaneri, Dausa City
After a night in an OAT camp, we played dress up and enjoy a leisurely morning in the camp.
Harshshat Mata Temple built in the 8th or 9th century
 We visited a potter in the village. |  This little girl was watching us through a hole in the wall. It's my favorite picture from the trip. |
Agra
The Taj Mahal
Every tourist needs a picture of herself at the Taj Mahal.
 Agra Fort, a palace for for generations of Mughal emperors |  Inside Agra Fort |
On the Road from Agra to Varanasi
 We took the train from Agra to Jhansi |  From Jhansi we boarded a bus. The ox cart wouldn't hold all of us! |
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India, about 100 miles southeast of Jhansi. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures.
Varanasi
Cremations in the Ganges River
 Woman having her head shaved as part of the holy cleansing ritual |  A holy man offering prayers at the Ganges River |
We celebrated Dawali on our last night in India.
