En route, experience a tapestry of ancient cities and temples with their mesmerizing history, exotic beauty, prodigious architecture and mysterious hieroglyphics. Travel through the beautiful French countryside, visit some of its prettiest villages, stay in charming hotels and, of course, enjoy wonderful cuisine and wines while touring these unique sites from Europe's earliest history. The Elbe is one of the great rivers of the world. Its banks have nourished countless cultures, city-states and traditions over centuries. May 15 - 24 Poros, our island home for nine days, rises from the sparkling waters of the Saronic Gulf with its bright white buildings topped by red terra cotta roofs that complement the surrounding radiant blue sea.
Soft breezes carry a gentle perfume of jasmine and the fresh aroma of lemon groves.
This is the ideal site from which to base our explorations of the famed art, architecture and culture of ancient Greece. We will call at seldom-visited ports in the British Isles, including the pristine Western Isles of Scotland, while cruising in unparalleled luxury. Parts of the country are so rich in archaeology that one regularly steps tens of thousands of years back in time. We will visit several unique sites, but the highlight of this trip will be time spent at Petra with Brown's renowned archaeologist, Martha Sharp Joukowsky, and her husband, Art Joukowsky, who, with their staff, are excavating the Great Temple. July 6 - 15 All the wonders of travel are magnified when seen through the eyes of a child, and Alaska is an ideal place for generations to explore and learn together about the splendors of America.