Restaurants With A Fireplace.

Keens Steakhouse (New York, NY)

"Established in 1885, Keens was once the gathering place for stage actors, newspapermen, and garment workers. The only remaining relic of New York City's Herald Square Theater District, the Dickensesque restaurant with its famous Mutton Chops, is still the perfect retreat from the busy Manhattan streets and brisk winter winds."-Kiri Tannenbaum

Forty-Four at the Royalton (New York, NY)

"This mammoth floor-to-ceiling hand forged cast-bronze fireplace is the perfect spot to sip cocktails and nibble on small plates."-Tannenbaum

1789 Restaurant (Georgetown, D.C.)

"Housed inside a gorgeous federal townhouse, 1789 was named for the year Georgetown University was founded. The Tombs, the basement pub, which also boasts a fireplace, is the spot for co-eds to mix and mingle."-Tannenbaum

Old Inn on the Green (New Marlborough, MA)

"Folks from New England and New York come to dine by candlelight and by the original colonial fireplaces inside this historic stagecoach relay."-Tannenbaum

Windham Hill (West Townsend, VT)

"If you're lucky enough to be staying at this Relais & Chateaux inn you can indulge in a butler-drawn bath after playing in the snow. But if you're just visiting for dinner, you can relax by the fire in the romantic restaurant setting."-Tannenbaum

Eight K (Viceroy Snowmass, Aspen, CO)

"After a long day of skiing it's time to hit the aprés ski! At Eight K inside the Viceroy Snowmass you can curl up by the extra-long double sided fireplace. "-Tannebaum

Zengo (Los Angeles, CA)

"When the temperature dips in the evenings, Angelenos huddle up around the 13-foot tall modern open fireplace at the Latin favorite Zengo."-Tannenbaum

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The best of London, Paris & Rome

11 Days from only $2,399 (AIR INCLUDED)

All of this and more...

Round-trip air transportation with a major airline and airport transfers

The services of a Tour Director

Local city guides in London, Paris and Rome

9 nights accommodations in well-located hotels

Buffet breakfast (B) daily; 3 three-course dinners,  including wine or beer (D)

Private deluxe motorcoach, high-speed Eurostar train transfer and porterage

Guided sightseeing and entrance fees to select sights as described

London

Hotel: Park Plaza Westminster Bridge r Kensington Close

Day 1

Relax aboard an overnight transatlantic flight to Great Britain.

Day 2

Arrive in London, one of Europe's oldest capitol cities. After clearing customs, look for the Hotel by Bus Transfer Desk. They will provide the transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to begin your explorations of London. Meet your fellow travelers at this evening's included Welcome Dinner. (B in flight, D)

Day 3

Discover some of London's historical highlights as a professional local guide leads a sightseeing tour of the British capitol. You'll see the House of Parliament, Big Ben and the gates of St. James's Palace, where you can glimpse the ceremonial Changing of the Guard (seasonal). Then join an optional excursion to Windsor Castle, a thousand-year-old royal retreat built by William the Conqueror. (B)

Day 4

With a free day in London, you might view the collections of London's museums, such as the National Gallery or the Tate Modern. Or join an optional morning of St. Paul's and Westminister Abbey. Later in the evening, enjoy an optional London Eye and Pub Dinner. (B)

Paris
Hotel: Mercure Montmartre

Day 5

Transfer to St. Pancras Station to board the state-of-the-art Eurostar train for your high-speed journey to Paris. (B,D)

Day 6

Drive down the sycamore-lined Champs-Elysees, one of the world's most celebrated boulevards, as a logical guide introduces you to the historical and cultural landmarks of the City of Light. View the Eiffel Tower, the Place de la Concorde and the Opera House. Then, walk through the lovely Tuilries Gardens, named for their location upon the former side of a ceramic tile (tuile) factory. This afternoon, join an optional excursion to Versailles, the opulent retreat of Louis XIV and his descendants. (B)

Day 7

Soak in the romance of Paris at your leisure today. You might walk amist the book-sellers' stalls on the Left Bank or visit the world-renowned Louvre. Or opt for a walking tour of Montmarte was the epicenter of the "Lost Generation's" most prolific writers. A highlight of this excursion is your visit to the white domes of the Sacre-Couer Basilica overlooking the city. End the day at our optional Evening in Paris, with dinner at a local restaurant followed by a cruise along the Seine. (B)

Rome

Hotel: Mercure Piazza Bologna

Day 8

From Paris, fly to Rome. After you check in to your hotel, the rest of the day is free to discover the Eternal City. Your Tour Director can give you an orientation of the city and suggest sightseeing activities. (B,D)

Day 9

Spend a free day in Rome, or join an optional morning tour of Vatican City, including St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums. Follow this with an optional afternoon excursion into the Roman Catacombs, where popes and saints lie buried. (B)

Day 10

Follow the route of ancient Roman emperors on today's guided tour. Stop outside the ruins of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum. Enjoy a free afternoon before this evening's optional Dinner with Tenors. (B)

Day 11

Depart for home. (B)

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Man-Made

"At 12 stories high, Henderson Waves is Singapore's tallest pedestrian bridge. It snakes across Henderson Road, connecting Mount Faber Park and Telok Blangah Hill Park. The bridge, which opened in 2008, is made of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck. The curved ribs form alcoves that function as shelters with seats within."-Bing Travel

"Not afraid of heights? Check out the view from the Ledge at Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in Chicago. The five-sided balconies, which opened in 2009, are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's 103rd floor Skydeck. They're actually more like boxes than balconies, with transparent walls, floor and ceiling. Visitors can see unobstructed views of Chicago from the building's west side, and a heart-stopping vista of the street and Chicago River below — if they're brave enough to look straight down."

"Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island, the first and smallest of the three Palm Islands created off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The palm-tree shaped island is so large that it can be seen from the International Space Station. It is currently home to luxury homes and the megaresort Atlantis, The Palm, and will eventually tout many other deluxe hotels. In the years since construction began in 2001, this island effectively has doubled the length of Dubai’s coastline."

"The Chunnel, as the 31.35-mile tunnel under the English Channel is known, opened in 1994, connecting Calais, France, with Folkestone, England. It is the second-longest tunnel in the world (behind Japan’s Seikan railway tunnel), and has the longest underwater section of any tunnel. The Eurotunnel Shuttle is a special vehicle transport train that has the largest rail cars in the world."

"One of the most difficult engineering endeavors ever attempted, the Panama Canal is a 50.72-mile-long passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans that was begun by France in 1880 but completed by the U.S. in 1914. It drastically reduced shipping distances between New York and San Francisco, from 14,000 miles around Cape Horn to 6,000 when passing through the canal. During the American construction phase, 211 million cubic yards of dirt and rock were scraped away over 10 years to finish the canal."

 

"The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off on its long-awaited first flight on Dec. 15, 2009. The Dreamliner is the first commercial airplane that’s mostly built from carbon-reinforced plastic. This composite material is light and strong and won’t corrode or be susceptible to metal fatigue. Using this kind of construction also reduces both the financial and environmental costs of building a new plane."

"The Millau Viaduct in southern France, which opened in 2004, is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with a roadway nearly 900 feet in the air. The cable-stayed design gives the bridge the appearance of a row of sailboats at sea, and the masts rise 1,125 feet — higher than the Eiffel Tower."

 

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Strange Monuments

"In the northwest corner of Nebraska, a unique replica of England’s Stonehenge rises out of the high plains. Carhenge was constructed in 1987 with vintage automobiles painted gray to replicate stone. The site was built by Jim Reinders as a memorial to his father, who once lived on a farm located where Carhenge stands today."-Bing Travel

"Ferdinand Cheval was a French postman in the village of Hauterives in southeast France, who gathered stones on his mail route each day to build Le Palais Ideal, “The Ideal Palace.” The work took 33 years, from the late 1800s until the 1920s, mixes a variety of architectural styles, and drew inspiration from the Bible as well as other religious sources. Cheval is buried in a cemetery nearby, in a mausoleum he also constructed from stone."

"Begun in 1948, the still unfinished Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota will someday be the world’s largest sculpture, at a planned 563 feet high and 641 feet wide. (The Oglala Lakota warrior, bare-chested and on horseback.)"

"Lurking under a bridge in a quirky neighborhood of Seattle, the Fremont Troll stares down visitors with its one hubcap eye. The 18-foot-high troll, sculpted by artists in 1990 who received the commission after winning a national competition, clutches a Volkswagen Beetle in one hand."

"Stone Mountain is a large granite dome that reaches nearly 1,700 feet high with a circumference of approximately 5 miles. Located in Georgia, in a town sharing the same name, the side of the mountain displays a bas relief that depicts three key figures of the Confederate States of America: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis."

"The open-air museum called Memento Park, in Budapest, is a peculiar collection of statues and monuments. After communism ended in Hungary in 1989, the country removed statues of Communist leaders such as Vladimir Lenin and Karl Marx that had been placed around the country. Four years later, in 1993, this park opened to the public to display the symbols of a once-celebrated era."

"St. Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech Republic, is honored with many statues around the country. But the sculpture of St. Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse in Prague turns those monuments — literally — upside down. Hanging in the gallery of a shopping and entertainment complex, it was created in 1999 as a parody of a right-side-up statue in a nearby public square."

 

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ziplining in Catalina Island California

For your next family vacation, why not consider Catalina Island.

Lifetime memories can be made together with all there is to see and do on this island. There's snorkeling, horseback riding, biking, swimming, fishing, and yes, even Ziplining..... check out this video and then, while your heart is still racing, give us a call to book your next family vacation on Catalina Island in California and experience this thrill for yourself!

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National Chocolate-Covered-Cherry Day

Why not visit one of the best places to find chocolate: Switzerland!

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Travel to Vietnam

Vietnam Highlights Tour

10 Days from only $97.00 per day

*all prices are subject to change, without notice, until ticketed.

Your Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City

Formerly known as Saigon, cosmopolitan Ho Chi Minh is action packed. Tonight meet your Tour Manager & fellow travelers at the hotel before visiting Ben Thanh markets. Hotel.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang

Take a tour of the city hotspots before catching a flight to the beach paradise of Nha Trang. Hotel. (B)

Day 3: Nha Trang

Sink into the laid-back beach lifestyle with a free day. Do your own thing or take off to the gorgeous offshore islands o an optional cruise! Hotel. (B) 

Day 4: Nha Trang to Hoi An

Fly to Danang & travel down to Hoi An. Enjoy a guided city tout through the Old Quarter then some free time, or opt for a cooking class tonight! Hotel. (B)

Day 5: Hoi An

Maybe head to the untouched Cham Island on a speed boat cruise or use the day to explore the city. Hotel. (B)

Day 6: Hoi An to Hue

Enjoy stunning views while driving over the "Pass of the Ocean Clouds" to Hue. Visit the famous city sights & enjoy a cruise before dinner at a family-run restaurant. Hotel (B,D)

Day 7: Hue to Hanoi

Take a cyclo tour before our flight to Hanoi. Full of French flair, Chinese culture & Vietnamese vitality-it's an open-air museum. Hotel. (B)

Day 8: Hanoi to Halong Bay

Today it's on to Halong Bay for our overnight Junk Boat Cruise. Junk Boat.(B,L,D)

Day 9: Halong Bay to Hanoi

Wake to fantastic views from the junk before we return to Hanoi. Hotel. (B,L)

Day 10: Depart Hanoi

Your tour ends after breakfast, so it's time to say farewell to your group. (B)

Tour Runs All Year (January-December)

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Cancun Tours

Enjoy The New World's Laregst Underwater Museum of Art "MUSA"

Jayson de Caires Taylor's underwater museum of art is Cancun's New attraction, located at the Marine Park in between Punta Cancun and Punta Nizuc.

The museum features over 400 sculptures strategically placed at different depths on the sea bed, in order to create a habitat to preserve this unique piece of the Caribbean Sea.

Each human size statue tells a different story and can be seen easily by diving, snorkeling or from a glass bottom boat. MUSA will promote conservation to the marine life, and will highlight the potential of art as a way to increase environmental awareness.

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Film Locations

"We all know that Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer starred in “The Sound of Music,” but Salzburg, Austria, played a commanding role, too. Fans can visit many locations from the Best Picture of 1965, including Nonnberg Abbey, Leopoldskron Palace, Frohnburg Palace and Hellbrunn Palace. Maria and the children sang "Do-Re-Mi" at the Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, with Hohenwerfen Castle providing the backdrop."-Robin Dalmas

"San Francisco and the nearby environs star prominently in Alfred Hitchcock’s heart-thumping 1958 thriller “Vertigo,” from Scottie’s (Jimmy Stewart) apartment on Lombard Street to Cypress Point at Pebble Beach, where Scottie and Madeleine (Kim Novak) share their first kiss. Yet it’s the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that leaves an indelible impression: It’s here that Scottie rescues Madeleine after she jumps into San Francisco Bay."-Dalmas

“The Lord of the Rings,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s 2001-2003 trilogy about hobbits, dwarves, elves and wizards doing battle with evil incarnate, plays out in epic fashion in New Zealand. Moviegoers were so impressed with the film location that Kiwi tourism has skyrocketed in recent years. Visitors can still see the stand-in for Hobbiton in Matamata, the double for Rivendell in Kaitoke Regional Park and the opening snowcapped mountain shot of “The Two Towers” at Mount Tasman."-Dalmas

"Planning a trip to Rome? Watch “Roman Holiday” (1953) for a sneak preview of the attractions. It’s all here: the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, the Colosseum. While you’re exploring Rome in virtual fashion, you can take in the sweet story of an American newspaper reporter (Gregory Peck) who has the good fortune of discovering a rebellious princess (Audrey Hepburn) asleep on a park bench in the Via dei Fori Imperiali."-Dalmas

 

“Dances with Wolves” swept the Oscars in 1991 with seven statues, including a Best Director award for Kevin Costner. It also put the sweeping hills of South Dakota on the radar for filmgoers everywhere. Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner) makes friends with the wolf Two Socks, befriends a Sioux tribe and falls in love with Stands With a Fist in locations such as Fort Pierre, Spearfish Canyon and Badlands National Park."-Dalmas

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As seen on TV.

"Seinfeld" lent iconic status to the neighborhood diner where Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer hung out seemingly all the time. Called Monk's Café in the show, the real-life eatery is actually Tom's Restaurant, and it's located in Manhattan's Morningside Heights neighborhood at 112th and Broadway. (Music fans may be interested to know it was also the setting for the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner.") The interior is different from that in the show, but the exterior still sports the diner's famous neon marquee."-Amy Swanson

"That brick tower seen in the opening credits of "The Office" isn’t really the headquarters of the Dunder Mifflin paper company, but an actual paper company — Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Co. — does in fact call the building home. Head to downtown Scranton (near a real Mifflin Avenue)  to see the tower, along with the opening sequence’s “Scranton Welcomes You” sign, which has been moved from its original location to the food court at Scranton’s Mall at Steamtown."-Swanson

"Oahu is full of places to pay homage to "Lost," which recently wrapped up a six-year run. One of the loveliest is the Byodo-In Temple in Kahaluu, which was the location for Jin and Sun’s engagement (and was also featured in the series "Magnum, P.I." and "Hawaii Five-O"). Also be sure to see Mokule‘ia Beach on the North Shore, which was featured as the crash site, and the YMCA Camp Erdman, which has become a popular tourist destination since starring as the village of the Others."-Swanson

 

"The Andy Griffith Show" wasn’t filmed in this small North Carolina town, but the classic series’ connection to Mount Airy runs deep. The show’s fictional town of Mayberry was based on Mount Airy, which was the hometown of Griffith himself. Even today, Mount Airy’s Main Street is reminiscent of Mayberry’s, and modern residents play up the Mayberry connection through “Griffith”-themed tourist activities (including town tours via squad car) and the annual Mayberry Days festival, which runs this year from Sept. 23-26."-Swanson

"The Cheers bar was inspired by a real-life Boston watering hole called the Bull & Finch Pub, whose exterior was seen in every episode. That pub has since changed its name to Cheers Beacon Hill, but it continues to serve food and suds in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Although the interior of the bar is much different than the TV version, the pub’s owners have built a replica in Boston’s Faneuil Hall, where you can hoist another pint and reminisce about Sam, Woody and the gang." -Swanson

 

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