Hello Everyone

We have some great news to share with you!

Europe is calling....

We are now able to announce our Portrait of Europe - A Mediterranean Odyssey 2014 tour!

Our Mediterranean Odyssey 2014 preliminary tour brochure is here!

The feedback we receive is you would like us to announce our tours earlier as many of you prefer to make your travel plans well in advance.

With this in mind, we have put together an early outline of our Portrait of Europe - A Mediterranean Odyssey 2014 tour. This is just an initial brochure so you are able to see the exciting destinations we have woven together to make this 2014 tour another unique and magical small group tour of Europe.

Click on the link below to view our initial brochure and outline of our Portrait of Europe - A Mediterranean Odyssey 2014 tour:

Portrait of Europe

The final brochure and pricing will be released once the 2014 hotel prices are available.

Our reputation for creating unique, leisurely-paced, fun-filled tours to spectacular European destinations has meant word-of-mouth has spread awareness of our tours far and wide.

What makes this tour so unique?

• Exceptional tour to destinations personally selected by Richard and myself
• Uniquely different, our tours focus on sight-seeing as well as art, photography, wine appreciation and Mediterranean cuisine to enable you to savour and capture the essence of our destinations.
• For those who would love to try their hand at painting - or would like to extend their painting skills - I will be there to help you portray the magic of your adventure in watercolour.
• Richard will extend your photography skills in a 'how to make the most of your digital camera' workshop - the spectacular scenery and your awe-inspiring experiences will be portrayed in beautiful photographs forever.
• Richard will also share his vast knowledge of wine as we enjoy two exceptional wine tasting experiences you will never forget.
• Two Mediterranean cook-schools - one in Turkey and one in France - will ensure you bring back cuisine skills and recipes to savour .
• We are tour leaders with extensive experience and a passion to offer tours that allow our guests time to delight in the heart and soul of each destination
• An essential ingredient is the leisurely-paced nature of our tours allowing 3 - 4 nights in most land-based destinations
• Beautiful hand-picked hotels
• Luxury Azamara Quest 7 night cruise exploring Turkey and the Greek Islands (Veranda Staterooms)
• Private luxury air-conditioned coach with English speaking driver.
• We show you what we feel is the best of the best of Europe at an affordable price.
• We specialize in introducing you to experiences you never knew existed.
• Leave your cares behind, put yourself in the hands of well-travelled and highly experienced tour leaders (Richard and myself) and let us whisk you away for 29 nights of fun, laughter, adventure and a holiday of a lifetime - memories that you will savour and enjoy forever.

You may like to take a look at some images from our previous tour

Please note:

The current brochure is an initial outline of what we have in mind. There is still fine tuning to be done where we add additional excursions and experiences. While every effort has been made to provide information as accurately as possible please be aware that some changes may need to be made for practical reasons, but our aim always will be to make any substitutions that are as good as or better than those detailed here.

What to do now?

If you would love to join us on our Portrait of Europe - Mediterranean Odyssey tour in September 2014 - or if you are interested to know more - feel free to contact Richard or myself. Contact details below.

"Sharing our experience and passion for the mystical places that draw us back to savour again and again is a great passion for Richard and me. We create unique tours that are seamlessly woven together so you can delight in experiences that dreams are made of. Richard and I would love you to join us aboard this trip of a lifetime."

We hope you can join us!

Please click to contact Susan and Richard

 Just released and only two double spots left!

TOUR 2012

"Portrait of Europe  -

An Artist's Mediterranean Odyssey 2012"

~~~ A spectacular 29 day sight-seeing, painting, photography, wine appreciation and European cuisine tour! ~~~

Join Susan and Richard for a superb tour of their favourite haunts of Europe. A unique tour focused on sight-seeing, painting, photography, wine appreciation and European Cuisine.

Have you always wanted to visit Europe or return to some of the most incredible destinations Europe has to offer in a leisurely paced taylor-made tour?

But don't want to travel on your own?

Would you like to travel with a small group of like-minded people and in the security of a very  experienced tour guides who can take care of everything for you?

(Click on the image of the brochure to read the full itinerary. The brochure may take a short while to download as the beautiful image file is large.)

Join Susan and Richard with their small group for a magical, leisurely-paced tour to magnificent destinations. This is a tour with a difference. Specializing in unique tours, Susan and Richard have personally created an itinerary offering a trip of a life-time. Focussed on sight-seeing, there are also many opportunities if you have always wanted to try your hand at painting. Imagine sitting painting in an ancient European village cobbled street, or amongst the wild-flowers and summer grasses in a meadow below the Swiss Alps - cows with bells and snow capped mountains and chalets hugging the hillside. With waterfalls and the aroma of summer/autumn captured in every stroke - this is a tour that will take your breath away with the spectacular experiences we have in store for you. You may be an experienced artist - Susan will be there for you all - guiding you every step of the way.

Your passion may be photography. Where better than on a unique European tour to learn how to get the most out of your digital camera! Richard will be there to offer you his expertise as well as two workshops on how to take magnificent shots of the stunning scenery, markets, people, birds and all nature has to offer.

Richard will also conduct two wine appreciation evenings where he will share his vast knowledge and many magnificent European wines for you to explore.

While in Bellagio, Lake Como we will visit star chef Luigi Gandola's famous restaurant. We have a cook school booked for you which begins with a visit to Luigi's Mamma's vegetable and herb garden. Then it is back to the restaurant to try our hand at Italian cooking with Luigi's expert guidance. How idyllic! The icing on the cake of course is that evening we get to eat the foods in a banquet of fine food and wine! This evening will be the second of Richard's wine appreciation evenings.

Have you longed to cruise in a five star cruise liner along the French and Italian Rivieras? The quality of the cruise we have chosen and the fantastic destinations are outstanding and allow us to visit numerous places including Portofino, Cinque Terre, Florence, Amalfi, Sorrento, Capri, Taormina, Rome - amongst others in a leisurely cruise where there is time to soak up the flavour of each destination.

This is only a very small sample of the long list of magical destinations and excursions we have planned for this unique land and cruise tour - our 2012 "Portrait of Europe Tour'

Click on the image for the full itinerary. The brochure may take a short while to download as the beautiful image file is large. Feel free to contact Susan and Richard using their contact form if you have any queries.

This tour has only just been released. Already we see the tour is almost full. We hope you can join us for this trip of a life-time!