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Santa Fe Spring 2012

Santa Fe and Taos:
A Tale of Two Cities

Two of the most popular cities in the world, Santa Fe and Taos share much of the same history and multicultural diversity. Get to know both as you study the artists and writers who immortalized them. Visit a nearby pueblo and Hispanic village and learn of their ancient traditions and cultures. A full-day field trip to Taos will take you to the Millicent Rogers Museum, the Ernest Blumenschein home, the Taos Pueblo, as well as famous Bent Street and the Plaza. In Santa Fe, visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Museum of Indian Art and Culture, have a city excursion, eat in local restaurants, explore music of the area and learn about archaeological remnants of centuries past. Site conditions may be physically demanding for some due to elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet. Walking up to a mile a day, standing up to an hour at a time.

The ILEAD Study/Travel Committee is sponsoring this trip in 2012, from Sunday, June 3rd to Saturday, June 9th, a total of six nights/seven days. Provided participation is adequate, we will have an exclusive charter, meaning that all activities will be with ILEAD participants only. Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) is our tour operator.

Lodging will be at The Courtyard by Marriott, a full-service hotel in Santa Fe.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/safcy-courtyard-santa-fe/

A total of 16 meals are included: 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and 5 dinners at the hotel and local restaurants.

This trip represents an exceptional value with pricing at this time of $890 double occupancy and $1,100 single occupancy, including all touring, hotel and meals listed.

Air fare is the responsibility of the participant, with Albuquerque being the nearest airport. ABQ is a major destination for Southwest Airlines and attractive fares are available. Shuttle service from the airport to the hotel is available for $25 each way.

ILEAD will offer a course related to this trip in spring 2012. It will provide information about Santa Fe, Taos, and the surrounding area’s history and cultures. This course is required.

If you would like to register for this trip, here is the information you will need when you call 1-877-426-8056

Program #
11009 -- Santa Feand Taos:
A Tale Of Two Cities

scheduled for 6/3/2012 to6/9/2012 and that you are an ILEAD member.
A $100 deposit per person is required at time of registration.
The deadline for registration is Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
If you have any difficulty enrolling, please call Frania Monarski at Road Scholar at 617-457-5528.

Alternatively, you may respond with the same information by e-mail to: ILEAD@dartmouth.edu.

Lucern Music Festival

Summer 2012

We are planning a trip to the unknown Switzerland and the Lucern Music Festival during the summer of 2012. The trip will include air and be about 12 days. We hope to include all 3-4 star hotels, some meals, train and bus transportation, plus festival tickets and be reasonably priced.

Cover letter for all those interested in this trip click here.

For the trip itinerary. click here.

Registration form click here.

If you have questions after looking over the itinerary, please feel free to e-mail Chips Lindenmeyr at Chips@LindenmeyrTravel.com.

South Pacific Total Solar Eclipse Cruise

November 2012

The ILEAD Study/Travel Committee has approved an exciting program that will culminate in an 11-day South Pacific cruise, beginning and ending at Fiji, in November of 2012. A highlight of the trip will be the witnessing of a TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE on November 14th, from the deck of the cruise ship. The ship will also make four calls in New Caledonia (Ile des Pins, Noumea, Ile de Mare and Ile de Lifou), as well as Port Vila in Vanuatu.

The cruise ship is the m/v PAUL GAUGUIN, a beautiful 330-passenger 5-star vessel, especially designed to sail the waters of Polynesia and Melanesia. It features three open-seating dining venues, allowing you to dine when, where and with whom you choose. Complimentary waterskiing, windsurfing and kayaking are available from the ship’s water-sports platform. A large auditorium hosts enrichment programs and evening entertainment. A cruise aboard the GAUGUIN is a luxurious experience that you will treasure forever.

Making the trip even more exceptional is the chance to stand in the shadow of the moon to experience more than three minutes of totality. Quoting Leif J. Robinson, former Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope, “No one should pass through life without seeing a total solar eclipse. It’s not a ‘science thing;’ it’s (a profound experience) - - -.” And as Serge Brunier and Jean-Pierre Luminet stated in their book, Glorious Eclipses, “To be there, at the right place and at the right time, is to assert a particular bond with the universe. There is that sudden, heart-stopping sense of cosmic perspective when the Moon finally covers the Sun; three heavenly bodies are absolutely precisely aligned. And finally, above all, there is the most beautiful natural spectacle.”

The tour company for this trip is TravelQuest International. This is the company that handled ILEAD’s 2006 Turkey Eclipse trip to everyone’s complete satisfaction. Please see the note regarding space availability at the end of this letter.

 ILEAD plans to offer courses related to this trip in the spring and fall of 2012. Topics will include evolution of the Pacific islands and their reefs, human history in the islands, the Coral Sea and World War II, island cultures and customs as well as the “why” and “how” of total solar eclipses.

If interested in this trip, please contact Bob Koester at rfk33@comcast.net.

 

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: Baltic road to Independence
June 6th - June 20th 2013

The ILEAD Study/Travel committee has planned an exciting program to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in May/June 2013. The tour operator for this trip is Road Scholar and may be previewed in depth as #15520RJ.
Itinerary summary: We arrive in Tallin, Estonia (3 nights), coach to Tartu (1 night), coach to Riga (Latvia) 3 nights, coach to Klaipeda, Lithuania (2 nights), coach to Kaunas (1 night), coach to Vilinus (3 nights). Departure.

Highlights will include:
Presentation of Latvian music and instruments
Meeting with Estonians to discuss social issues and politics
Guided exploration of the Curonian Split and Nida, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Klapeda region of Lithuania.
For the full itinerary, including hotels, please see Road Scholar #15520RJ.
Cost of the trip (not including transportation is approximately $3330.00 and will include 32 meals and 14 nights.

ILEAD will offer a 6 week course in the spring 2013 on the Baltic Countries. Previous ILEAD and AIL courses on Estonia will count as the prerequisite for this trip.

There will be a meeting held on:

Friday, May 4 2012
9:30 AM
DOC House

If you have questions please attend this meeting or feel free to contact either

Carol Harris mcfharris@gmail.com  or Emily Jones ejones1667@comcast.net

For further details about the trip click here.