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with a first Travel Planner 2014 look at 2015 A Program of the Stanford Alumni association Whom will you meet?

From the highlands of Papua New Guinea to the canals of Venice and from the streets of Tehran to the mountains of Tibet, Stanford Travel/Study brings you to the ends of the earth and introduces you to the people who live there.

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Europe and Turkey Adriatic Voyage Sep 2014 Dutch Waterways Apr 2014 Paris to Prague Oct 2014 Anzio to Tunis Jun 2014 Dutch Waterways Apr 2015 Provence and the Arts of Northern France Examining T.S. Eliot Jun 2014 French Riviera May 2014 and Belgium Jun 2014 Focus on Barcelona May 2014 Pyrenees Hike Jun 2014 The Baltics Jun 2014 Focus on Istanbul Jun 2014 Romania and Bulgaria AUG 2014 Black Sea Circumnavigation Focus on Sicily Sep 2014 Russia’s White Sea Jul 2014 May 2014 Istanbul to Athens Sep 2014 Tuscany Family Adventure Jun 2014 Budapest to Tehran by Train Mar 2015 London Arts and Culture Sep 2014 Venice and the Veneto Apr 2014 Camino de Santiago Walk Jun 2014 Mediterranean Family Wales Walk Jul 2014 Central Asia and Adventure Jul 2014 Wild Britain May 2015 the Sep 2014 New Year’s Eve in Vienna Dec 2014 Wild Norway and Svalbard May 2015

The Middle East and Egypt Budapest to Tehran by Train Mar 2015

Asia and the Far East Along the Mekong Oct 2015 Budapest to Tehran by Train Mar 2015 Africa Burma Nov 2014 Madagascar Adventure Jun 2015 Central Asia and the Caucasus Sep 2014 Rwanda Adventure Jul 2014 China Suitcase Seminar Apr 2014 Southern Africa Safari Jun 2014 Classic India Oct 2014 Tanzania Field Seminar Sep 2014 Everest Base Camp Trek Oct 2015 Ultimate Aldabra Nov 2014 The Kingdom of Bhutan Oct 2015 Voyage along the North African Coast Oct 2014 Southeast Asia Family Adventure Jun 2014 Southern India by Rail Jan 2015 Unseen Japan Oct 2014 Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Dec 2014 Yunnan and Tibet Sep 2014

4 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy Paris to Prague Oct 2014 Provence and the French Riviera May 2014 T he Arctic, Antarctica, Greenland and Iceland Pyrenees Hike Jun 2014 Antarctica Expedition Jan 2015 Romania and Bulgaria AUG 2014 NORTH AMERICA Wild Norway and Svalbard May 2015 Russia’s White Sea Jul 2014 Alaska Adventure Jun 2014 Tuscany Family Adventure Jun 2014 Canadian Heli-hiking Aug 2014 Venice and the Veneto Apr 2014 From Farm to Table Jun 2014 Wales Walk Jul 2014 Hudson River Oct 2014 Wild Britain May 2015 Intracoastal Waterways May 2014 Wild Norway and Svalbard May 2015 Montreal to New England Sep 2014 National Parks of the West Jun 2014 Did you know? Oregon Shakespeare Festival Aug 2014 Whichever journey you choose, your Stanford Travel/Study experience will include: lectures by renowned Stanford faculty and scholars luxury accommodations and Mexico, Central America travel and the Caribbean exclusive, insider access and Central America Mar 2014 after-hours tours Costa Rica Family Adventure Dec 2014 like-minded travelers and savvy Cuba for Women Mar 2014 local guides attentive, experienced Stanford tour managers airport transfers, gratuities and all the extras The South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand You needn’t be a Stanford alum Australia by Private Air Jun 2015 to travel with us—and we offer trips New Zealand by Private Air Jan 2015 to suit any age. Costs listed are per person, based on double South Pacific ExpeditionF eb 2015 occupancy. For answers to frequently asked questions, visit: alumni.stanford.edu/goto/tsfaq For a listing of trips by date, go to page 27.

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ACTIVE ADVENTURES For travelers who are looking to add an Cuba for Women Central America active twist to their next vacation, whether MARCH 7 TO 15, 2014 (9 DAYS) MARCH 18 TO 29, 2014 (12 DAYS) it’s heli-hiking, mountain trekking, snorkel- Women from all walks of life. Engage A flight to remember. Arenal Volcano ing, kayaking, gorilla tracking or countryside in wide-ranging conversations with National Park is just a short 45-minute walks, trips that offer a superb outdoor business entrepreneurs, bloggers, flight from Tortuguero, but we’ll savor experience alongside the comfort and mothers, daughters, activists, doctors, lawyers, every minute as we watch the Costa Rican land- luxury that are our hallmarks. historians, artists and more. So close, yet so far. scape change from coastal canals to lush forested Not quite Caribbean or Latin or European and with mountains just waiting to be explored. Leave the CLASSIC JOURNEYS a heavy African influence, Cuba is a place all its alarm clock at home. Awake to the sounds of For travelers who long to recapture the own, stuck somewhere between then and now and the rain forest where howler monkeys and toucans romantic, golden age of travel as they only 90 miles by sea from the U.S. Beyond the rule—you’ll never miss breakfast! A view from journey to exciting destinations in the lap of art and music. Professor Jennifer Brody will touch the rim. In Nicaragua travel from Granada to the luxury aboard intimate cruise ships, vintage on topics such as comparative studies in race and Mombacho Volcano and ascend the mountain in railcars, charming riverboats and private ethnicity, the history of colonialism, LGBT rights and 4x4 vehicles. Hike through a botanist’s paradise aircraft. documentary film. People-to-people exchange. with close to 800 species of plants, and take in U.S. citizens can now travel to Cuba legally through spectacular mountaintop views. In his neck of EXPLORATIONS BY LAND organizations that offer cultural exchange programs the woods. Faculty leader Bill Durham, ’71, has For travelers who love to immerse them- and have a license from the Office of Foreign Asset spent more than 25 years conducting research selves in the cultures, traditions, sights, Control—we’re fully licensed and ready to go. and traveling throughout Central America—he can’t

sounds and flavors of both urban and rural COST: $6,795 wait to show us around! landscapes as they explore one or more COST: $6,695 countries on their journey through colorful,

storied and exotic lands. Copán HONDURAS U NITED S TATES Miami FLORIDA Cerrón Grande Dam FAMILY ADVENTURES Joya de Cerén San Salvador Gulf of Mexico La Unión For families looking to experience new Rio Lempa NICARAGUA countries and cultures with their children EL SALVADOR León Havana or grandchildren who, as Young Explorers, A t l a n t i c O c e a n Gulf of MasayaVolcano Matanzas Fonseca have the added fun of educational projects Granada Caribbean Mombacho Sea and hands-on activities led by Stanford C UBA Volcano Arenal Sierra-Camp-trained counselors. Volcano P a n c i f i c O c e a TORTUGUERO C a r i b b S e a COSTA RICA e a n San José NATIONAL PARK

6 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy A nder s C arl ss on AC P / lamy Venice and the Veneto China Suitcase Seminar Dutch Waterways APRIL 5 TO 14, 2014 (10 DAYS) APRIL 10 TO 23, 2014 (14 DAYS) APRIL 23 TO MAY 3, 2014 (11 DAYS) The planet’s magic place. The intense China 101. Enjoy an overview of this Tulip mania. Examine the inner workings beauty and hypnotic aura of Venice have complex and immense country on our of the world’s largest flower auction captivated the hearts of travelers, writ- fast-paced program, one of our most in Aalsmeer and stroll through the ers and romantics for centuries. In the same spirit, popular. Greatest hits. From Beijing’s Forbidden Keukenhof’s 88 acres of magnificent flowers. we explore Venice’s storied islands and seafaring City and the Great Wall to the terra-cotta warriors We’ll be there at the height of the blooming season! history. Where gondolas are born. Enjoy a rare of Xian and the magical Shanghai acrobats, we’ll Your 20 new best friends. The recently renovated visit to one of the last squeri (boatyards) in Venice to combine the highlights of China with remarkable canal barge, MS Magnifique, is the perfect way to construct and repair gondolas; new ones can cost cultural experiences. In the know. Experience explore the cities and countryside that inspired the as much as a Ferrari. Virtues of the Veneto. Marvel China in the company of Beijing native and Stanford Dutch masters, from Vermeer to van Gogh. And at Palladio’s spectacular Villa la Rotunda, whose professor, Jindong Cai, and his wife, writer Shelia with just 28 passengers, you’ll have new friends design was an inspiration for Thomas Jefferson’s Melvin. Nature is the best muse. See the gor- by trip’s end! Past travelers offer kudos: “Bert Monticello. Spend two nights in Verona to allow geous, mist-shrouded karst peaks that line the Li stimulated our interest in learning more.” Hoover time for exploring its rose-colored streets and the River and that have inspired poets and painters for Institution research fellow Bert Patenaude, MA ’79, surrounding area of Asolo. International man of centuries. Forget the chow mein and chop suey. PhD ’87, joins us for lessons on the history of history. Historian Ed Steidle curates our educational Savor real Chinese delicacies at local restaurants, the region. Add on. Keep the bloom going on program as we gauge La Serenissima’s impact on including a special Beijing duck dinner and a an optional extension to charming Brugge with the western world and its influence on art and trade banquet of traditional dumplings. visits to Antwerp and Brussels.

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 7 Intracoastal Waterways Provence and Focus on Barcelona MAY 1 TO 10, 2014 (10 DAYS) the French Riviera MAY 18 TO 25, 2014 (8 DAYS) American-built. Cruise aboard the MAY 5 TO 15, 2014 (11 DAYS) City of revolutionary art. From Parc Guell 52-cabin Independence to some of our to Sagrada Familia and the many resi- nation’s most historic and picturesque Party like Scott and Zelda. The dential buildings in between, the city is a Fitzgeralds lived it up during the summers areas. Take flight. Visit the Wright Brothers Na- veritable dreamscape of Antoni Gaudí’s fanciful take tional Memorial in North Carolina to see where their they spent in Antibes and, with the cafés, on art nouveau. In addition to viewing his creations, restaurants, gardens and galleries of the Riviera earliest experiments took place. True grits! Dine at we’ll also delve into the art of Barcelona’s other beckoning, there are plenty of reasons to get your Sean Brock’s restaurant, McCrady’s, where he’s hometown artist, Pablo Picasso. Be in the know. putting a new spin on Southern cooking by creating Jazz Age on! Oh là là lavender. Vibrant purple Meet with local professors, museum directors, dishes flavored with such local oddities as cattails flowers stand in stark contrast to the austere grey historians and dignitaries to gain an insider’s per- stone of the Abbaye de Senanque, with which the and pokeweed. Stanford in the Capital. Joining us spective on the true Barcelona. Right in the middle resident Cistercian monks make an impressive array as our faculty leader to bring early American history of things. Our centrally located hotel allows us to to life is the director of Stanford in Washington of lavender products including the most delectable embark on plenty of our own adventures during our honey. No. You haven’t. D.C., Adrienne Jamieson. Perfect trip bookends. Been there, done that. free afternoons and evenings. A country respite. Arrive two nights early to experience the charms Not like this. No previous South-of-France Journey outside the city for excursions to the of Savannah, Georgia, or linger two days after our experience can compare with an exploration of hilltop monastery in Montserrat and to Penedès, cruise to explore the Brandywine Valley on this pair and visits to the atmospheric Provençal countryside in the heart of Catalonia, where we sample the of optional extensions. and superb museums of the Riviera with French extraordinary wines of this region. literature and art expert, Dr. Linda Paulson. COST: from $7,795 COST: $4,495 COST: $7,795

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8 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy Black Sea Arts of Northern France Alaska Adventure Circumnavigation and Belgium JUNE 7 TO 17, 2014 (11 DAYS) MAY 27 TO JUNE 9, 2014 (14 DAYS) JUNE 6 TO 15, 2014 (10 DAYS) See it all. Enjoy a unique itinerary that includes exploration of both the coastal Luxurious ship, exotic ports. Sail Très nouveau. Get a first look at the and interior regions of Alaska by bus, boat from Turkey to colorful ports of call in newly opened Louvre-Lens and Centre and train. The perfect spots. Spend three nights Georgia, Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria Pompidou Metz museums, dynamic and each in the heart of Denali National Park and at our amid the amenities of the sleek, state-of-the-art innovative destinations unto themselves with their private lodge in the Kenai Fjords across from the Variety Voyager, visiting monasteries, museums and pioneering displays of treasures from parent col- stunning Pedersen Glacier. Simon says... Learn legendary battlefields along the way. Walk through lections in Paris. Worth a thousand words. Bert from geophysics professor Simon Klemperer about the centuries. Stroll through Yalta’s Livadia Palace Patenaude, MA ’79, PhD ’87, discusses the forces Alaska’s geology and how it has shaped the state’s and imagine Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill walking of artistic creation in modern Europe and the vulner- cultural, historical and economic development. behind you. Trace the footsteps of Tsarist sailors on ability of those achievements to the destructive Much more to boot! Get out the hiking boots in the Potemkin Stairs in Odessa. Or meander along wars of the 20th century. Ticklers for the senses. Denali and the Kenai Fjords, where there’s a chance the Bosphorous musing about Constantinople, Ponder the imagination of Brussels' master painter, to kayak too. All creatures great and small. Early crossroads of east and west. Black Sea nations Rene Magritte, while viewing his surreal creations, summer is an idyllic time of year for birding and explained. An expert on the region’s history and and learn the delicate art of bonbon-making in a animal viewing; watch for grizzly bears, caribou, politics, Dr. Gail Lapidus sheds light on how these Belgian chocolatier’s workshop. In Brugge. Delight moose and wolves in Denali and whales, sea lions culturally varied countries whose shores line the in the charms of this “Venice of the North” on an and otters in the Kenai Fjords. Black Sea have coexisted for thousands of years. optional extension that includes a brewery tour. COST: $8,295 COST: from $9,990 ON WAIT-LIST STATUS COST: $7,295

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 9 Camino de Anzio to Tunis The Baltics Santiago Walk JUNE 11 TO 21, 2014 (11 DAYS) JUNE 16 to 27, 2014 (12 DAYS) JUNE 10 TO 23, 2014 (14 DAYS) A storied port. Embark the luxurious The sounds of music. Visit Tallinn’s Variety Voyager in Anzio (aka ancient Song Festival Grounds, where, at a 1987 In the footsteps of the faithful. Cross Antium), 35 miles south of Rome. music fest, Estonians began demanding the entire north of Spain on foot following During WWII, Anzio was the site of Operation sovereignty from the Soviets through song, thus the Way of St. James to Santiago Shingle, a surprise Allied amphibious landing. beginning a “ Revolution” that spread to de Compostela. Stopping in O Cebreiro, a village Love is a battlefield. Gain a fresh perspective at Latvia and Lithuania and eventually led to the with pallozas (circular straw-thatched dwellings) the sites of ancient and modern conflicts and enjoy liberation of all three countries. Delve deeper. whose design dates back 2,000 years, learn of the opportunity to explore less frequently visited History and international relations scholar Bert the miraculous transference of St. James’ earthly locales in romantic Italy and exotic Tunisia. Double Patenaude, MA ’79, PhD ’87, is on hand to remains to Galicia in the 1st century C.E. Be trouble. The dynamic duo of Marsh McCall and illuminate for us the emergence of these Baltic Professor Carolyn Lougee and local enlightened. Bob Hamrdla, whose divergent areas of expertise states in the 19th and 20th centuries. Preserved host Peter Watson explore the origins of Santiago— have complimented one another seamlessly on past through centuries of strife. Marvel at the amaz- from the discovery of the tomb in the ninth century programs, reunite. Stuck in a moment. Explore a ingly intact Old Towns of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, to the present day. A pilgrimage with perks! Stay wealth of archaeological sites including Pompeii, awash in medieval, Gothic, baroque, Renaissance in luxurious paradors—hotels located in renovated frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. and art nouveau buildings. Vivid imagery. View the historic buildings, convents and medieval pilgrim Sign of the times. In addition to visiting ancient 100,000-plus crosses on the Hill of Crosses where hospitals, and “indulge” in local delicacies—olives, Carthage, get a feel for modern-day Tunisia, Lithuanians daringly displayed allegiance to their hams, cheeses—at our daily gourmet picnics. birthplace of the Arab Spring. religion during the Soviet era. COST: $8,995 COST: from $8,495 COST: $7,795

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10 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy C o w girl reamery Focus on Istanbul Southern Africa Safari From Farm to Table JUNE 17 TO 25, 2014 (9 DAYS) JUNE 18 TO 30, 2014 (13 DAYS) JUNE 21 TO 27, 2014 (7 DAYS) In his own backyard. Join professor of . Just as the big cats do, Locavore land. Northern California’s Middle East history and Istanbul native, Ali gaze out over a sweeping landscape of Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties have Yayciog˘lu, and his wife, Patricia Blessing, the open savannah as we go in search long championed the farm-fresh, “buy professor of Islamic Art, as they share their knowl- of the “Big Five”—elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and local” food movement. Savor some of world’s edge of and insights into Istanbul’s history with us. leopard. Not your childhood summer camp. Enjoy freshest foods during tastings and private tours Location, location, location. Staying at a hotel in deluxe safari accommodations at our lodges and of Cow Girl Creamery, Giacomini Farms Dairy and the heart of the allows us to walk to all of camps in South Africa’s Sabi Sabi Game Reserve True Grass Farms. “A vinous shot heard round the city’s highlights, such as the Blue Mosque, the and Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Biodiversity 101. the world.” In 1976 the Napa Valley upended the Hippodrome and the Hagia Sophia. Wing it! Enjoy Biologist Elizabeth Hadly guides our understanding world of wine after winning the Judgment of Paris. ample free time to explore Istanbul independently, of the impacts of environmental change on African Meet with local vintners for your own tasting perhaps visiting lesser-known museums or trying wildlife and human evolution. Did you know… that experiment during private visits to Duckhorn’s out traditional Middle Eastern fare. Old and new. an average of 1.8 million cubic feet of water pour Paraduxx, Medlock Ames and Jordan wineries, Call on a local family whose home on the Bospho- over Victoria Falls every minute? Get an up-close among others. In land we trust. Meet with rus has been in the family since the 1840s. For a perspective on this natural wonder the locals call representatives from the Marin Agricultural Land look at the new Istanbul, stroll down Istiklal Street “the smoke that thunders.” Stay a while longer. Trust, working to save this high-yield farming region to Taksim Square and visit the stunning Istanbul Savor an optional extension to Cape Town and the from development. Sowing seeds of knowledge. Modern, its modern art collection housed in a famed wine lands of Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Patrick Archie, director of the Stanford Educational former cargo warehouse. COST: $13,495 Farm, guides us through the world of food culture. COST: $4,495 COST: $7,995

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 11 Examining T.S. Eliot National Parks Southeast Asia JUNE 21 TO 29, 2014 (9 DAYS) of the West Family Adventure The muse struck here. Where better to JUNE 21 TO JULY 1, 2014 (11 DAYS) JUNE 21 TO JULY 3, 2014 (13 DAYS) conduct a literary seminar than at the very place that inspired one of Eliot’s great Tour the Continent. We’re not talking A brand-new adventure! After the poems? The poem is “Burnt Norton” from Four about Europe here. Some of the world’s success of our China Family Adventure Quartets and the place is the estate of Burnt most scenic sights are right here in the programs, we decided it was time to dive Norton—our exclusive venue in the heart of the American West. Forgo that trip across the pond deeper into Asia and offer something more unusual idyllic Cotswolds countryside where we engage in and discover the dramatic beauty of Badlands, for our intrepid family travelers. Grab the kids or intellectual discussions about poetry, the imagina- Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in- grandkids and come explore Vietnam, Laos and tion and the relationship of locale to creativity. stead. Where the buffalo roam. Once, bison herds Cambodia with Professor Scott Pearson. Sit back, roamed from Alaska to northern Mexico and from Hop the local favorite Waxing poetic. William M. Chace has been relax and enjoy the ride. teaching English literature for more than four California to New York—one of the world’s largest mode of transport, whether it’s riding on an ele- decades, and he’ll share with us his passion for ranges of land mammals. See vestiges of this phant or taking a three-wheeled bicycle-powered the great authors, from Eliot to Yeats, and discuss once-great migration as we cross the northern cylco ride along the busy, wide boulevards and his advisory role in turning the center into an educa- plains from South Dakota to Wyoming. A geolo- through the narrow, cacophonous alleys of Hanoi. Professor David Dinter, ’82, MS ’82, Don tional facility. Further afield. Our home base is the gist’s dream. Who doesn’t want to be Indiana Jones? charming village of Chipping Campden from where can’t wait to join us to explore the plains, calderas an Indy-style fedora and poke through elaborate we take day tours to the nearby theater and univer- and mountains that dot our route. His love of geol- temple complexes and ruins, some of which are in sity towns of Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford. ogy began as an undergrad and has continued to the process of being reclaimed from the jungle. grow through his years of research and teaching. COST: $6,695 adults; $6,195 kids (ages 8–18) COST: $7,295 COST: $5,995

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12 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy Pyrenees Hike Tuscany Family Rwanda Adventure JUNE 24 TO JULY 2, 2014 (9 DAYS) Adventure JULY 4 TO 14, 2014 (11 DAYS) Lace ’em up! Dust off those hiking boots JUNE 26 TO JULY 6, 2014 (11 DAYS) The thrill of a lifetime. Nothing can and join us as we hike 8 to 15 miles a day prepare us for the experience of sitting through Europe’s last great mountain wil- The best of the best. Soak up the mere yards from a 400-pound silverback Renaissance treasures of Florence and derness. Paying homage to the region. Meet up as he contentedly feeds on forest vegetation in the visit our favorite Tuscan hill towns with with Camino de Santiago pilgrims in St.-Jean-Pied- misty underbrush. Jane Goodall country. Under de-Port before venturing deeper into Basque coun- faculty leader Barbara Pitkin. Local flavor. Watch the canopy of lush Nyungwe Forest National Park, try where we crisscross the French-Spanish border the excitement build as the kids learn how to make enjoy an ape’s-eye-view on elevated walkways, frescoes, gelato and pasta from the experts. They’ll amid dramatic scenery dotted with sapphire lakes. listening for the calls of monkeys and chimpan- also team up with the neighborhood ragazzi during In good hands. Dr. Roberto D’Alimonte, professor zees. In his element. Gain a deeper perspective of of political science and a journalist, lends his unique a soccer match and enjoy dinner with local families. primates from biological anthropologist Jamie Jones understanding of modern European politics to the Our very own castle. Travel back to medieval times who’s conducted research on infectious diseases program while Peter Watson and Ben Littlewood during our weeklong stay in the 13th-century walled in the ape populations of East Africa and has also village of Gargonza, complete with such amenities guide us on the paths and over the passes of the studied orangutans in the jungles of Borneo. Meet as a gourmet restaurant and a swimming pool. Pyrenees. Country folk. Our remote itinerary takes the locals. Hear stories from the warm, welcoming us through small towns and lesser-known villages, And they’re off! Enjoy VIP seats at Siena’s Palio, Rwandan people who have survived unthinkable and throughout our journey we enjoy charming a bareback horse race around the city’s piazza atrocities. Visit a genocide memorial, a local school lodgings and hearty traditional country food. that combines medieval pageantry with the spirit of and an institute dedicated to empowering female competition and has been going on for 800 years. COST: $5,195 entrepreneurs. COST: $7,295 adults; $6,695 kids (ages 6–18) COST: $9,995

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 13 Wales Walk Mediterranean Russia’s White Sea JULY 5 TO 17, 2014 (13 DAYS) Family Adventure JULY 20 TO AUGUST 6, 2014 (18 DAYS) Myth and mountains mingle in the JULY 9 TO 19, 2014 (11 DAYS) Great. White. North. Sail from the north- mist. A land of lush green valleys and ern port city of Arkhangelsk to Murmansk, wild peaks, Cymru (Wales), the Celtic The Eternal City. Archaeologists say that the world’s largest city north of the Arctic heartland of Britain, is the perfect fairy tale setting humans have lived on the site of Rome Circle, and on to Tromsø, Norway, calling at rarely for Professor Scott Pearson and medievalist Peter for more than 6,000 years! Accompanied visited cities and settlements that line the shores of by Professor Norman Naimark, we’ll delve into just Watson to weave tales of dramatic power struggles, the White, Barents and Norwegian seas. Please a fraction of that history while exploring the ancient heroic battles and royal trysts. Wales holds dearest pass the pirozhki. Savor Russia’s ubiquitous to her heart Y Ddraig goch, or “the Red Dragon,” forum and the Colosseum and during an exclu- stuffed buns, then visit a farmer’s market to delve sive behind-the-scenes visit to the Sistine Chapel. symbol of British resistance to the Saxons, and the deeper into Russia’s culinary traditions. The micro It’s one thing to read battle flag of King Arthur. “Do not go gentle into Lands of gods and heroes. and macro of atoms. Learn about the history of about the myths of ancient Greece and Rome in that good night.” Celebrate the centenary year of international nuclear weapons and the science and Dylan Thomas’ birth at his favorite home, the village school. It’s quite another to walk amid the ruins of technology used to create them during lectures of Laugharne, where he spent the last four years the temples dedicated to those mythical deities of and discussions with our faculty leader and Russian so long ago. Sail aboard the 90-passenger Tere of his tragically short life. A walker’s heaven on specialist, Professor David Holloway. Hey, was Moana to visit these age-old sites. earth. A breathtaking place to explore on foot, visit Let the games that a beluga off the aft deck?! Watch arctic birds real castles mounted on rocky hilltops and tromp begin! Cross the finish line at the originalO lympic soar and curious beluga whales bob up for a closer through valleys where the British industrial revolution stadium that sits under the shadow of Mount look at us from the decks of our all-suite ship, the was forged. Olympus (home to Zeus himself). Island Sky. COST: from $7,495 adults; $6,995 kids (ages 6–18) COST: $8,995 COST: from $13,970

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14 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy . C H ARLE S ERIC KS ON CM H Summer A dventure s T Romania and Bulgaria Canadian Heli-hiking Oregon AUGUST 11 TO 25, 2014 (15 DAYS) August 13 to 20, 2014 (8 days) Shakespeare Festival A country revealed. Explore the Awe-inspiring. Fly by helicopter to AUGUST 18 TO 25, 2014 (8 DAYS) little-known gems of Bulgaria—Roman breathtaking locales—a summit ridge, a amphitheaters, Thracian tombs, medieval glacier-carved valley, mountain meadows A late-summer night’s dream. Year after fortifications and quaint villages tucked away in the filled with wildflowers, a cluster of alpine lakes— year, scores of Stanford travelers join us mountains—as well as one of its star attractions, exploring vast areas of high country terrain in British in Ashland for a fresh suite of plays by Shakespeare and contemporary playwrights. Any the UNESCO-listed Rila Monastery, built of striped Columbia’s Purcell Mountains. All hikers welcome! Bard bug will be sated, taking in seven shows in stone. Medieval treasures of Transylvania. In Each day hikers are divided into small groups Romania, view the vivid wall frescoes of “painted according to interests and fitness levels—from one week! Inside the actor’s studio. Go behind bibles” in the monasteries of Bucovina, walk the novice day hikers to experienced climbers. the scenes on backstage tours of all three theater houses (from the open-air Allen Elizabethan Theatre cobblestone streets of Brasov and visit the nearby Mountain oasis. Retire to the cozy Bobbie Burns castle of Vlad the Impaler where the legend of Lodge at day’s end to unwind with a soak in the to the modern Thomas Theatre); explore the cre- ative process with directors and costume design- Dracula was born, and stop at the town of Biertan hot tub and recharge with gourmet meals. A fresh ers; and, over lunch with several of the actors, hear with its towering UNESCO-listed church protected perspective. When we’re not on the trail taking in about the rigors of performing in America’s largest by fortress walls. Ripe for discovery. Discover spectacular sights, we’ll have the opportunity to Europe’s next “in” spot with Thomas Fingar, MA ’69, hear from Stanford professor Rosamond Naylor rotating repertory theater. Our seasoned guides. PhD ’77, a research scholar at the Freeman Spogli who teaches and conducts research at the Co-faculty leaders Jean Nyland and Abbas Milani, Institute and former chair of the U.S. National intersection of economic development and who have made the trek to Ashland tri-annually Intelligence Council. environmental science. for the past 20 years, share their passion for great theater with us. COST: $8,495 COST: $6,995 COST: $3,995

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 15 Yunnan and Tibet Central Asia and Tanzania Field Seminar SEPTEMBER 1 TO 20, 2014 (20 DAYS) the Caucasus SEPTEMBER 4 TO 20, 2014 (17 DAYS) Chortens, stupas and dzongs. SEPTEMBER 3 TO 22, 2014 (20 DAYS) Back to the classroom. Return to the Enjoy an up-close look with faculty leader Stanford campus for a three-day work- Larry Diamond at the Buddhist religious UNESCO unleashed. Explore nine shop with Professor Bill Durham, ’71, different UNESCO World Heritage sites monuments and fortresses that pepper the land- before beginning our journey to Africa. Compare in five wildly diverse countries on this scapes of Yunnan and Tibet. Treasured villages notes. Unlike any other Travel/Study trip, the Field tailor-made, modern-day caravan with Abbas Milani of Yunnan. Travel along the Yangtze River via Tiger Seminar has us traveling alongside Stanford sopho- Leaping Gorge to discover the rural charms of the that stretches from Tashkent to Yerevan. A spin mores. Learn from their presentations and swap Visit the oases of Uzbekistan— villages of Xizhou and Zhoucheng. The land that on the Silk Road. stories about life on the Farm. Where we come blue-tiled Samarkand and mud-brick Bukhara—and takes one’s breath away. Yes, Tibet averages from. Visit Olduvai Gorge, one of the world’s most nearly 15,000 feet in elevation, but what really gets Turkmenistan’s five ancient cities of Merv. Browse significant paleoanthropological sites. Discoveries visitors gasping are such Tibetan icons as Lhasa’s bustling bazaars, visit a madrassah and marvel at here by the Leakeys have helped further the under- an ancient observatory. sprawling Potala Palace and the spectacular Petroglyphs and petrol. standing of human evolution. Can you name the In oil-rich , view ancient rock art in mountain passes we cross en route to the fabled “Big Five?” You’ll be able to by trip’s end! Spot National Park and listen to traditional cities of Gyangtse and Shigatse. Where’s the Africa’s iconic mammals from open-air safari mugham music. Conclude our “real” Shangri-La? Yunnan and Tibet each claim to Eat, drink, pray. vehicles on daily game drives with our expert adventure with a Georgian feast, overflowing with be the inspiration for the fictional paradise depicted guides. Jump and shout! Visit a Maasai boma to in the 1933 novel, Lost Horizons. Perhaps we’ll flavorful food and wine, and a visit to Armenia’s witness daily life and learn about age-old Maasai conclude that there are two! stone churches and their beautifully carved stone tribal traditions. crosses called khachkars. COST: approx. $9,995 COST: $7,995 COST: $10,995

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16 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy S IME / eStoc k P h oto London Arts and Culture Adriatic Voyage Focus on Sicily SEPTEMBER 5 TO 13, 2014 (9 DAYS) SEPTEMBER 9 TO 17, 2014 (9 DAYS) SEPTEMBER 12 TO 19, 2014 (8 DAYS) Dynamic duo. Hundreds have joined past Double the learning. Join political Sicily in eight days. This compact trip trips for the chance to travel with faculty scientist Roberto D’Alimonte and history hits many of the highlights without the leaders Wanda M. Corn and Joseph Corn, professor Margo Horn as they enlighten hassle of having to switch hotels—our whose passion for the arts and history stretches us on the region’s current political events and post- deluxe hotel in Taormina is the perfect home base from North America to Europe. During this program, World War II history. Private yacht? Yes, please! for all of our explorations. Crossroads of the they illuminate the way as we explore boutique Cruise aboard the sleek, state-of-the-art Variety Mediterranean. Savor the artistic and cultural museums and little-known gems on an itinerary Voyager, chartered exclusively for 60 Stanford legacy of the many civilizations that left behind specially designed for Stanford travelers. From travelers and built to navigate the small bays and vestiges of their heritage, from the Phoenicians to baroque to bespoke to Borough Market. London narrow island passages listed on our itinerary. A the Greeks, Romans, Arabs and Normans. History is a feast for the senses. Visit the fashion galleries feast for the senses. Taste local wines on one of squared. Classics professor Grant Parker helps us at the Victoria & Albert Museum, the finest ateliers, Croatia’s most beautiful, unspoiled islands, Vis, tie together the many strands of Sicily’s colorful tailor shops and design studios of Mayfair, and and listen to a private concert of traditional music history as we go from site to site. Be floored! Visit lively Borough Market, where we vie with locals in Kotor, Montenegro. Island-hopping. Cruise for the Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina, for a plate of steaming curry or artisanal grilled seven nights amid the hundreds of islands strewn which houses the finest mosaic pavements in situ cheese. Let the plays begin! Check out a Royal along the eastern coastline of the Adriatic, and take anywhere in the Roman world. A taste of Italy. Shakespeare play, a West End musical or the in the stark beauty of the limestone islands that Enjoy lunch at a local farmhouse and learn about latest Michael Grandage Company production. make up the “string of pearls” Kornati archipelago. the production of a local lemon that’s used to

COST: $7,995 COST: from $6,495 make limoncello. COST: $4,495

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 17 Istanbul to Athens Montreal to New England Hudson River SEPTEMBER 22 TO OCTOBER 2, 2014 (11 DAYS) SEPTEMBER 22 TO OCTOBER 4, 2014 (13 DAYS) OCTOBER 2 TO 11, 2014 (10 DAYS) Hoist those sails. Cruise for seven nights Old Europe in the New World. Soak Give my regards to Broadway. Spend aboard the incomparable 4-masted up the history of Québec City, one of the two nights in New York City, visiting barquentine, the original Sea Cloud. oldest European settlements in North some of the places that make this city an Travel back to the 19th century, reveling at the America, founded in 1608. More than Green American icon, such as the Metropolitan Museum of sight of the crew up on the rigging and unfurling Gables. Perhaps best-known for the beloved series Art and the 21 Club, and attending a top Broadway 29 sails by hand. Bringing history to life. Travel/ by author L. M. Montgomery, Prince Edward Island show. Pick a topic, any topic. Travel with three Study favorite, Marsh McCall, enhances our trip not also boasts charming seaside fishing villages and a of Travel/Study’s most beguiling faculty leaders, only with informative lectures, but also through his national park that’s home to more than 200 species Jack Rakove and Wanda and Joe Corn, who spell-binding readings from such classics as the of birds. “I would really rather feel bad in Maine will expound on American art, American history, Iliad and Odyssey at relevant points along our route. than feel good anywhere else.” So said author, technology and political science. Moguls’ Bring the camera. Inlaid with more than 20,000 essayist and Maine’s favorite son, E.B. White. Join mansions. On our seven-night cruise aboard handcrafted Iznik tiles in shades of brilliant blue, Professor Gavin Wright this fall aboard the 138- the 48-cabin American Star, visit the Hudson River Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet Mosque dazzles passenger Yorktown and come discover what Valley estates of two families that left an indelible the eye—a sight to see and remember. The face inspired E.B. White’s words. Timing is everything. mark on American history: the Rockefellers’ Kykuit that launched a thousand ships. When Helen, Our cruise is perfectly timed to coincide with the Estate and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s house Queen of Troy, was kidnapped, a 20-year-long war height of the Northeast’s brilliant fall colors, a at Hyde Park. Ten-hut! Visit West Point and learn raged between the Achaeans and the Trojans that colorful passing panorama we view from our about its history and its present-day role as the changed the world. Visit the site where it all began. ship’s deck. nation’s foremost military academy.

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18 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy Paris to Prague Unseen Japan Voyage along the OCTOBER 6 TO 19, 2014 (14 DAYS) OCTOBER 9 TO 22, 2014 (14 DAYS) North African Coast Channel Ernest Hemmingway. The National treasures. Begin the journey in OCTOBER 23 TO NOVEMBER 6, 2014 (15 DAYS) Lost Generation has long vacated the Kyoto visiting several important temples, premises, but the cafes are just as travel to the Miho Museum designed by Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, bustling and the croissants are still unbeatable. I.M. Pei and visit Nara, capital of Japan from 710 Byzantines, Arabs. This is just a partial list of those who have influenced and Paris is the perfect starting point for our journey and to 784. Track this “speeding bullet!” Travel on accompanying lecture series presented by favorite Japan’s famous shinkansen (or bullet train) from shaped the culture of North Africa. Our faculty faculty leader, historian Bob Hamrdla, ’59, MA ’64. Beppu to Hiroshima at speeds of up to 200 miles leader, political scientist Martha Crenshaw, helps us piece together the centuries’-old patchwork of trade By rail. By river. By road. Take the high-speed per hour. Hand-tailored. Join Japanese history TGV train to Strasbourg, from there cruise the Rhine professor Peter Duus, who helped create an itiner- routes between Europe and the Middle East that and Main rivers aboard the luxurious River Cloud II ary that takes us to many sites bypassed by most made this region a major player in world politics and trade. Coastal North to Nuremberg, and then continue overland to tourists. An island of art. Stay on Naoshima Island More Roman than Rome. Prague. Along the way, stop and explore six to experience its modern art museums, architecture Africa is home to some of the best-preserved ruins of the Roman Empire in the world. Forums, UNESCO World Heritage sites. Bohemian and sculptures. August 6, 1945. During our two- stadiums, mosaics and baths await us as we travel rhapsody. Historical capital of Bohemia proper, fairy night stay in Hiroshima, visit the moving memorials tale-like Prague suffered less damage during World to reflect on the day the U.S. dropped the atomic along the coast aboard the all-suite Corinthian. War II than many other Central European cities, bomb on the city. Tatami-style. In the hot springs Mysterious kasbahs, medinas and souks. so today we can view exquisitely preserved archi- resort town of Beppu, stay overnight at a traditional The Moorish influence is prevalent acrossN orth tecture ranging from Romanesque to neoclassical. Japanese inn. Africa, as we’ll see when we explore cities and marketplaces in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. COST: from approx. $8,995 COST: approx. $8,295 COST: from $8,990

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 19 S IME / eStoc k P h oto Classic India Burma Ultimate Aldabra OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 6, 2014 (14 DAYS) NOVEMBER 10 TO 25, 2014 (16 DAYS) NOVEMBER 16 TO DECEMBER 2, 2014 (17 DAYS) The one and only India. Professor of Coming-out party. After decades of environmental science Tim Duane, ’82, isolation, Burma has opened its doors to An extraordinary underwater world. MS ’83, PhD ’89, unveils the mysteries the world and we’re part of the first waves Ogle at angelfish the size of dinner plates of the Subcontinent for us as we journey though a to experience its old-world culture. On the river to and swim alongside sea turtles and eagle vibrant country unlike any other on earth. City and Mandalay. Our privately chartered river boat stops rays on exhilarating drift snorkels in the warm, country. View the famous landmarks of both Old at tiny villages as we sail up the Irawaddy River from crystal-clear waters of the Seychelles and Aldabra and New Delhi, and explore Jaipur’s vast City Bagan to Mandalay. Great Scott! Having led more archipelagos. The most fantastic classroom Palace and the sprawling Amber Fort, perched than 70 Stanford Travel/Study programs to destina- ever! Join ecologist and climate change expert on a high plateau near the city. Bird-watch at tions all over the world, Scott Pearson is the perfect Rob Dunbar and an expert team of naturalists as Bharatpur’s incomparable Keoladeo Ghana National travel companion to help us understand the path they “conduct class” on the tropical beaches and Park. A view to die for. At our hotel in Agra, that lies ahead for Burma. A sea of crimson. Marvel coral reefs of the Indian Ocean, teeming with every room has a view of India’s iconic white marble at the colorful religious garb worn by the more than diversity. Slow and steady. Go eye to eye with mausoleum, the Taj Mahal. A fair to remember. 20,000 Buddhist monks who inhabit Mandalay as some of the estimated 100,000 giant Aldabra Visit the usually sleepy town of Pushkar that hums we walk the streets of the 17th-century city. The tortoises that plod ever so slowly across these with excitement during its annual five-day fair that inside scoop. Meet with local NGOs to hear details remote islands. Cruise control. While enjoying the holds colorful camel races and draws cattle and of global humanitarian efforts directed at Burma, amenities aboard our intimate expedition ship Island camel traders, fortune-tellers, magicians and and enjoy specially arranged visits with government Sky, stop at atolls and islets so remote they’re religious pilgrims from near and far. officials. inaccessible to all but researchers and the most dedicated of adventurers—such as us! COST: $8,995 COST: from $10,395 COST: from $12,970

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20 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy Costa Rica New Year’s Eve in Vienna Vietnam, Laos DECEMBER 28, 2014, TO JANUARY 4, 2015 Family Adventure (8 DAYS) and Cambodia DECEMBER 27, 2014, TO JANUARY 4, 2015 DECEMBER 30, 2014, TO (9 DAYS) Baroque, bubbly and a royal ball. JANUARY 17, 2015 (19 DAYS) Attend the exquisite Imperial Ball at the Come in, the water’s fine! Take a relax- Hofburg Palace in Vienna, dressed to the Tried and true. This trip is a Travel/Study ing soak at a spa near the natural hot nines and swirling around a gilded room to Strauss favorite, and for good reason: it’s a perfect springs found around Arenal Volcano introduction to this trio of Southeast Asian waltzes. Prosit! Enjoy good beer and good eats, National Park. Ahhhh! Got questions? They’ve from Austrian classics such as wiener schnitzel, countries that includes meetings with ambassadors, got answers! Travel with two of Stanford’s leading apflestrudel and Sachertorte to a meal of modern non-profit organizations and students.A feast for researchers on sustainability and the environment, Viennese cuisine at the Michelin-starred Steiereck the senses. Catch wafts of lemongrass and bar- professors Pam Matson and Peter Vitousek, and becued pork amid the cacophony of traffic and the Restaurant. Unpack and stay awhile. Spend all learn about the issues we’re facing as a global com- seven nights at the elegant Hotel Bristol, located on sight of shops filled with rows of hand-embroidered munity—and how we can help. Howler, squirrel the Ringstrasse next to the State Opera House and linens and glossy laquerware in Hanoi. Join the and capuchin. Our expert guides tell us all about an ideal starting point for walks to historic districts. locals. In Laos, wake early to give alms, in the form the three species of monkeys and other wildlife of sticky rice, to the monks—a tradition here, where Beyond the gilt. Look past the sculpted walls of we’re most likely to spot on our journey. Game on! Vienna’s aging Baroque buildings and find the grip- nearly all males spend at least some time in a mon- Accompanied by zany Stanford Sierra Camp-trained ping story of a city that was the political center of astery. Temple-hopping. Our visit to Cambodia’s Young Explorer Leaders, kids can try their hand Central Europe for centuries and a cultural magnet Siem Reap is a highlight, with two days to explore at three-toed sloth impressions, play jungle Family for the leading artists, writers, composers, philoso- the jungle-covered temples strewn throughout this Feud or just clown around with the family! phers and scientists of their time. ancient capital of the Khmer kingdom. COST: $5,895 adults; $5,650 kids (ages 6–18) COST: in development COST: approx. $8,995

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 21 New Zealand Antarctica Expedition Southern India by Rail by Private Air JANUARY 16 TO FEBRUARY 6, 2015 (22 DAYS) JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2015 (14 DAYS) JANUARY 4 TO 18, 2015 (15 DAYS) Carpe diem. Cross the Great White Tapestry of cultures. Journey from Continent off that bucket list in style when Mumbai to Kochi through a land woven The ultimate way to travel. Flying aboard embarking on our peerless expedition to of countless cultures, ethnicities and our private Convair 580 jet-prop, enjoy the Antarctic Peninsula that includes the remote religions that span thousands of years. Step back six legs that eliminate long drives and Falkland Islands and wild South Georgia, a won- in time. Delve into India’s past with visits to ancient maximize our time to view New Zealand’s many derland of glaciers and snow-topped peaks. Tuxes temples whose stone walls retell stories from clas- natural treasures. “Eighth Wonder of the World.” and tails as far as the eye can see. Wander sic Indian texts and recount famous battles. Cave Be awed by the beauty of Milford Sound and its beaches carpeted with hundreds of thousands dwellers. Explore the Ajanta Caves—monasteries towering cliffs and cascading waterfalls after flying of king, chinstrap and Gentoo penguins, whose and temples hewn out of rock—and Ellora, whose from Queenstown to Manapouri and driving along undeveloped fear of human contact allows us to 2,000-year-old caves house incredible sculptures the dramatic Milford Road. An oenophile’s para- get up close and personal. Research lab on ice. and frescos. Live luxuriously. Step aboard the dise. Attend a wine-paired dinner at a local winery Climate change expert Rob Dunbar has visited Golden Chariot decked out with marigold garlands in Blenheim, home to more than 70 wineries and Antarctica over 30 times and shares his most recent for a four-night train ride in deluxe cabins that reflect boutique breweries, and sample New Zealand wines research on marine ecology in the Southern Ocean. the artistic achievements of the Hoysala era but throughout our trip. Travel to Linger a little longer. In the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton. Aboard offer modern-day amenities as well, such as Wi-Fi New Zealand early for an optional extension to the the deluxe Sea Spirit, retrace the route of the one of and private bathrooms. Ceylon days. On an Bay of Islands or enjoy an optional trip’s-end stay at the greatest polar explorations—and trials of human optional extension, venture to the enchanting the luxurious Grasmere Lodge in the Southern Alps. endurance—ever undertaken. island nation of Sri Lanka. COST: approx. $10,295 COST: from $18,980 COST: in development

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22 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy South Pacific Expedition Budapest to Dutch Waterways FEBRUARY 21 TO MARCH 10, 2015 (18 DAYS) Tehran by Train APRIL 22 TO MAY 2, 2015 (11 DAYS) Our own armada! We cruise aboard MARCH 29 TO APRIL 15, 2015 (18 DAYS) Worth repeating. With this trip sold out the expedition-style Oceanic Discoverer, in 2014, we’re repeating it in 2015— equipped with a glass-bottom boat, An epic journey. Explore 10 UNESCO plying once again the scenic waterways Zodiacs, and the Xplorer—the perfect vessel for World Heritage sites as we make our way of Holland and Belgium. Just 28 travelers will land excursions and snorkeling and diving adven- through Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and board our exclusively chartered, recently renovated Turkey to Iran with historian Jim Sheehan, ’58. tures. This diplomat dives right in! Our faculty river barge, MS Magnifique, to visit the cities and leader, former ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Harken a bygone era. Experience the romance countryside that inspired so many of the Dutch Eikenberry, MA ’94, lectures us on U.S. strategies of classic rail travel journeying some 2,300 miles and Flemish masters, from Vermeer to van Gogh. aboard the luxurious Golden Eagle Danube Express in the South Pacific and the military campaigns of Dynamic duo. Taking the helm this time around private train from the heart of Central Europe to the Second World War. Up close and personal. is husband-and-wife team, art history professor the heart of Persia. Visit one Snorkel or dive in the clear sparkling waters of New Places of wonder. Wanda M. Corn and historian Dr. Joe Corn. Why fascinating locale after another, including Romania’s Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. And go now? Our visit coincides with the height of go ashore for a look at island village life, including Sighisoara, the fabled birthplace of Dracula; spring flowering season. See multicolored tulip a diving-by-vine ceremony by boys aged as young Turkey’s Cappadocia and its underground fields carpeting the landscape as far as the eye cathedrals and cities; and Iran’s ancient city of as four on Pentecost Island. Extend the great can see. Masterworks of art. Visit Rubens’ Yazd. Visit many major mosques, escape. At cruise-end, opt to fly to the fascinating Spiritual sights. elegant mansion and studio in Antwerp and southern highlands of Papua New Guinea for a temples, churches and shrines that are testament view Rembrandt’s famous Night Watch at the two-night stay at the Ambua Lodge. to the region’s diverse religious heritage. Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. COST: from approx. $16,995 COST: from $12,995 COST: from approx. $8,295

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Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy 23 Wild Britain Wild Norway Madagascar Adventure MAY 16 TO 30, 2015 (15 DAYS) and Svalbard JUNE 2015 (15 DAYS) Dramatic lands, rich histories. Cruise MAY 30 TO JUNE 15, 2015 (17 DAYS) An island made for Dr. Seuss. This the narrow channels of the frigid Celtic, isolated nation harbors some of the most Irish and North seas aboard the 110- Fording the fjords in style. Cruise aboard extraordinary and unusual creatures passenger Sea Adventurer, sailing past the the Sea Adventurer up Norway’s chiseled known to humans; most of its plants, animals and imposing cliffs that define this region. Explore sites fjords, where we meet the residents insects are found nowhere else on earth. And where that have been home to people for millennia, from of fishing villages suspended in time and towns else can one spot the world’s largest and smallest Stone Age dwellers and Celtic tribes to Saxon steeped in the history of maritime trade and chameleon (no longer than a fingertip) in one place? exploration. invaders and Norman conquerors. Larger than life. Amazing animals of the Arctic. Wild things, you make my heart sing. Keep the Visit Giant's Causeway that, according to legend, Journey to the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard camera ready for run-ins with some of the island’s was laid by Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill (aka archipelago in search of seals, walrus, whales, dozens of species of lively lemurs, including the Finn MacCool), when he was challenged to duel Arctic foxes and polar bears. Modern-day ring-tailed lemur, diademed sifaka and indri indri Our expedition leaders are Peter a Scottish giant from across the sea. Solitary explorers. whose haunting calls echo amid the treetops. Harrison, a leading authority on seabirds, and sanctuaries. Skellig Michael. Iona. St. Kilda. Fair Faculty fan club. Students of all ages have Isle. Explore these remote islands where pilgrims Shirley Metz, the first woman to ski overland—some followed Professor Bill Durham, ’71, to the ends of long ago gathered to seek security, serenity and 800 miles—across the South Pole. Don’t forget of the earth, and it’s not surprising given his Birders will delight in the hundreds the sacred. For the birds. Observe huge colonies the binoculars. enthusiasm and dedication to the teaching of of puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes, gannets and other of thousands of breeding seabirds we’ll encounter, ecology, evolution, and the challenges of seabird species at the peak of the breeding season. including kittiwakes, murres, dovekies, puffins conservation and sustainable development. and rare ivory gulls. COST: from approx. $10,480 COST: in development COST: from approx. $10,980

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24 Stanford Travel/Study | 650.725.1093 | alumni.stanford.edu/goto/travelstudy ago/ M inden Picture s M it s ua k i Iw Australia by Private Air Along the Mekong The Kingdom of Bhutan JUNE 9 TO 21, 2015 (13 DAYS) OCTOBER 1 TO 19, 2015 (19 DAYS) OCTOBER 2 TO 17, 2015 (16 DAYS) Travel at its best. Enjoy eight charter Cyclos and water puppets. Enjoy a Cliffside tiger, hidden dzong. Gasp at flights between Darwin and Sydney aboard cyclo tour in Hanoi through the Guild the stunning mountain scenery of this tiny our private SAAB 340. Island ark. Stop District to the Thang Long Water Puppet nation that has only recently opened its at Kangaroo Island in search of wallabies—almost Theater, where 1,000-year-old stories told by farmers doors to outsiders. Marvel at sacred temples, extinct on the mainland, and watch for endemic during the Red River’s rainy season are reenacted. 17th-century dzongs (fortresses) and spectacular species of kangaroo and koalas snoozing overhead. Laotian rituals. In Luang Prabang, home to many sites, including the famed Taktsang “Tiger’s Nest” The end of a perfect day. Travel to the sand dunes wats (temples), attend a traditional “baci” blessing, Monastery, perched on the edge of a cliff and of Uluru and toast with a glass of sparkling wine then travel upriver to the Pak Ou caves to see said to be the birthplace of Buddhism in Bhutan. at a BBQ while watching the sun set over Ayers thousands of Buddha images and to observe the Happiness as part of the GNP! Converse with Rock, the world’s biggest monolith. Up to the early-morning processions of monks collecting alms. local dignitaries and government officials in the top... Starting from the Wildman Wilderness Lodge Travel in style. Board the newly built MV Jahan, a capital of Thimphu, and learn of the unique at the roof of Australia, enjoy a safari in the Mary distinctive British Indian colonial-themed river vessel concept, Gross National Happiness, which aims River Wetlands in search of crocodiles and wetland with expansive cabins and private balconies, for our to increase the Bhutanese people’s quality of life birds. ...and under the ground. Visit Coober Pedy, scenic, leisurely seven-night cruise on the Mekong beyond standard economic terms. A cultural known as “the opal capital of the world” and “the River. A unique perspective. Our faculty leader, smorgasbord. Witness a masked dance underground city” because of all the churches, Karl Eikenberry, MA ’94, who spent four decades in performance, meet children at a local primary shops and museums built underground to avoid military and State Department postings in Asia, offers school, sip tea in a family home, and absorb the the daytime heat. thought-provoking insights throughout our journey. vibrant sights and sounds of a weekend market.

COST: approx. $14,995 COST: in development COST: approx. $9,995

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