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July 1, 2004

The AGS Travel Program

THE 2004 SEASON [January through June]

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COMPLETED TOURS


EXPLORING NORMANDY AND THE SHORES OF IRELAND
June 12 - 26, 2004 (15 days)
Beginning in Paris, this voyage aboard the 61-cabin Clipper Adventurer includes Calais, Honfleur, St. Malo, Penzance, Tresco, Glengariff, Bantry, Skellig Rocks, Dingle, Limerick (for Shannon), Galway, Innishmore, Clifden, Innishmurray, Tory Island, Portrush, Rathlin Isle, and Dublin.
Lecturer: Dr. George Demko, Emeritus Professor of Geography, Dartmouth College.
Price: TBA.


FROM THE ROMANTIC RHINE AND MOSEL TO HISTORIC ALSACE AND LORRAINE
June 20 - 27, 2004 (8 days)
Travel aboard the luxurious 39-cabin Rembrandt riverboat. From Frankfurt, cruise the Rhine River to Koblenz, the Mosel River to Cochem, and call at Bernkastel-Kues, Trier, Grevenmacher (for Luxembourg), Thionville (for Maginot Line), Metz, and Nancy.
Lecturer: Dr. Allen Noble, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography, the University of Akron.
Price: TBA


MEDIEVAL SEAPORTS OF WESTERN EUROPE: Bordeaux to Rouen

May 17 - 26, 2004 (10 days)
Sail along the coast of France aboard the 61-cabin Clipper Adventurer with ports of call and sites including Bordeaux, Ile d-Aix, La Pallice (for La Rochelle), Belle Isle, St. Malo, St. Peter Port, Caen, Honfleur, Rouen, and Paris.
Lecturer: Dr. Alec Murphy, Professor of Geography, University of Oregon.
Price: TBA


TREASURES OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN

April 30 - May 10, 2004 (11 days).
Cruise from Italy to France, Spain, and Portugal aboard the 61-cabin Clipper Adventurer. Stops include Civitavecchia, Viareggio (for Tuscany), Portofino, Monte Carlo, Marseille (for Aix-en-Provence), Roses (for Figueres), Barcelona, Malaga (for Granada), Portimao (for Algarve), and Lisbon.
Lecturer: Dr. William Koelsch, Professor Emeritus of Geography, Clark University.
Price: $2,970 and higher, plus airfare.


CONQUISTADORS OF THE ATLANTIC: DAKAR TO LISBON

March 23 - April 6, 2004 (15 days).
Visit stunning Dakar in Senegal, cruise the West African coast visiting the Cape Verde and Canary Islands. On optional sidetrip in Morocco is available, in addition to a stop in Casablanca. The voyage ends in Lisbon after stops in Cadiz (for Andalucia) and Gibraltar. No other program we offer covers such a geographical range, and the variety of ecosystems promises superb wildlife photo opportunities.
Lecturer: Dr. David J. Keeling, Professor of Geography, Western Kentucky University.
Price: $6,290 and higher, plus airfare.


STEPPING STONES OF THE ATLANTIC: STANLEY TO DAKAR

February 24 - March 25, 2004 (31 days).
These two adventures (see below for the Dakar-Lisbon voyage), which can be combined, travel the breadth of the Atlantic Ocean, from South Georgia to Portugal. En route, we land on isolated mid-Atlantic islands--including Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena and Ascension--the African coast, and Andalusia. No other program we offer covers such a geographical range, and the variety of ecosystems promises superb wildlife photo opportunities.
Lecturer: TBA.
Price: $9,990 and higher, plus airfare.


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