On this 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings we were honored to escort 24 fantastic Bucketeers on a two-week tour of France, including a stop at Omaha and Utah Beaches in Normandy. Our travels took us to Mt St Michel, Paris, the Loire Valley, Versailles and the cities along the Rhone River. Our next group will depart in August for Norway and the Baltic Capitals. Please call us at 804-557-3006 about our 2020 hosted tours!

We are heading off to France with 22 Bucketeers for an exciting two weeks of history, scenery, culinary treats, fantastic wines and Bucketeer fun. Follow us on Facebook for our daily events as we visit the WWII beaches of Normandy, tour the sites of Paris and Versailles, be amazed by the chateaux of the Loire Valley, cruise the scenic Rhone River and fall in love again with Provence at the height of lavender season.

Italy’s Infiorata Flower Festivals

Imagine a colorful sidewalk mosaic with incredible detail that lasts only for a few hours.

This coming weekend, with the celebration of Corpus Christi in Italy, various cities and towns will celebrate the feast day with sidewalk flower petal art festivals – Infiorata. Beautiful images made with flower petals, coffee grounds, grass, wood chips and beans will take over the sidewalks and even streets in front of churches. At the conclusion of Sunday High Mass the procession routes will proceed over the carpet of flowers.
- Lazio Region: Bolsena and Genzano di Roma
- La Spezia Region: Brugnato
- Umbria Region: Orvieto and Spello

Italian towns with famous Infiorata displays include:

In Sicily, the UNESCO World Heritage town of Noto features an Infiorata festival on the 3rd Sunday in May.

Call us for some of the best travel deals of the year. 2020 European river cruises, escorted tours, Caribbean all-inclusive resorts and ocean cruises. Free air to Europe with several river cruise lines. Call us at 804-557-3006

Nothing says Happy 4th of July! then sitting by the Charles River listening to the Boston Pops at the Esplanade while fireworks explode overhead. We have special pricing this week on a 11-day cruise to New England and Canada that includes an overnight in Boston on July 4th. Balcony staterooms begin at $899 per person! Give us a call at 804-557-3006 for details.