Monthly Archives: October 2008

Our 4 days in the Algarve are coming to an end. Tomorrow we must return to Lisbon as our tour ends on Thursday. We enjoyed seeing the spectacular rock formations on the western coast. The Portuguese call this the end … Continue reading

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We are in the Algarve staying at the beautiful Balaia Golf Village at Albufeira. We enjoyed our time in Lisbon, especially our walking tour of the Old town with Elsa our guide. Our noon meal was eaten at an outdoor … Continue reading

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This morning we saw the sun rise over the first gorge on the Yangtze river. The weather continues to be great! After breakfast our boat stopped and we got on smaller boats to go up the Daning river. We cruised … Continue reading

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TourMagination’s first Mystery tour arrived in Lisbon, Portugal. Yesterday we gathered in Newark Liberty Airports Delta check in area and Janet invited the group to guess where we were traveling. Guesses included Spain, Italy, Bermuda, and three people said Portugal. … Continue reading

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Today was a special day. We went to the Chonqing Medical University where Phil and Julie Bender are teaching. After touring the campus and visiting a local market we participated in a class where we asked and answered questions about … Continue reading

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After Beijing we did not know if we would be able to match the experience. Xian however did. We continued to have sunny clear skies. Yesterday we spent most of the day at the terracotta soldiers. The history and size … Continue reading

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Greetings from Beijing to all of our friends and family! We are having an amazing time here so far! The weather has been beautiful for us here. We have travelled to Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City just to name … Continue reading

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We spent Wednesday meeting friends and interested clients in Phoenix. In the afternoon at Glencroft Mennonite Retirement Community, we shared about our tours for 2009 and 2010. The main feature of this event was presenting George Burmeister with TourMagination’s “Most … Continue reading

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