by Dawnielle Jacobson | Feb 12, 2016 | news
You Dream it, We’ll Plan it
Exploring Europe offers a variety of destinations and tours, but if you have somewhere special in mind, we can help you plan a private tour for your friends and family. No group is too small or too large, and we offer a variety of services to assist in custom designing your tour. You can create your own itinerary for a fully-guided tour or we can help you choose your destinations and arrange accommodations as you head off the beaten path on your own.
This first-hand account from Shanti Miles-Kelley, who planned a family trip to Ireland and Wales, was featured in International Travel News Magazine. Read about her experience here.
There are lots of great itineraries to choose from in this year’s tour line up. You can use them as a starting point to plan your own tour or simply hop on one and come travel with us.
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by Dawnielle Jacobson | Feb 5, 2016 | news
Online Tour Album Scrapbook Contest Deadline Today
All entries for the online tour album scrapbook contest must be received by 11:59 P.M. EST today. Click the link to submit your website.
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by Dawnielle Jacobson | Jan 21, 2016 | news
Travel Shows across the USA
Over the next six weeks, we will be devoting some time to traveling the USA to promote our tours. Thanks to you, we do a pretty good job by word-of-mouth and local advertising in the Southeast. Now, we are trying to expand nationally in several major markets. If you live in the cities mentioned below, or know someone who does, we invite you to visit with us and be our VIP guest at one of the upcoming travel shows.
Show admission is free of charge by following the “click here” links below.
Chicago Travel & Adventure Show
23 – 24 January 2016
@ Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago IL
booth # 1918
Please note that David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe has prepared VIP Tickets for our partners.
Click here and enter promo code: EFDMCG to receive your VIP Ticket for FREE
Dallas Travel & Adventure Show
30 – 31 January 2016
@ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, TX
booth # 323
Please note that David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe has prepared VIP Tickets for our partners.
Click here and enter promo code: EFDMCG to receive your VIP Ticket for FREE
Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show
27 – 28 February 2016
@ Long Beach Convention Center Halls A/B/C, Long Beach, CA
booth # 842
Please note that David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe has prepared VIP Tickets for our partners.
Click here and enter promo code: EFDMCG to receive your VIP Ticket for FREE
Online Tour Album Scrapbook Contest Deadline February 5th
There is less than a month left to enter David’s online tour album scrapbook contest for a chance to win a free trip to Europe.
The deadline for submissions is February 5.
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by Dawnielle Jacobson | Jan 8, 2016 | news
Online Tour Album Scrapbook Contest Deadline Approaching
There is less than a month left to enter David’s online tour album scrapbook contest for a chance to win a free trip to Europe.
First Place: A free seat on any Exploring Europe tour departing in 2016.
Second Place: A $500 gift certificate good toward any tour in 2016.
Third Place: A $250 gift certificate good toward any tour in 2016.
But hurry! The deadline to enter is February 5.
Spotlight on: Commemorating WWII
France is home to several WWII battle sites and memorials. Here is a closer look at some of the destinations from Day 8 of The Essence of France Tour.
- Mémorial de Caen: This museum and war memorial commemorates the Second World War and the Battle for Caen. It is filled with artefacts, videos and audio recordings from the war and its exhibits allow visitors to follow the Invasion of Normandy step-by-step.
- Driving tour of the Normandy beaches: Experience in person the site of the Allied D-Day landings of June 1944.
- Pointe du Hoc: At this site, Army Rangers scaled the massive cliffs in pre-dawn darkness to seize the German artillery that could have fired on the troops landing on the beaches.
- American Cemetery: where nearly 10,000 stark white markers memorialize the Americans who gave their lives on the beaches below.
- Sainte Mère Église: (time permitting), the airborne drop site made famous by “The Longest Day” and “Band of Brothers.” It was the first town in France to be liberated.
See more of the itinerary and sign up for the Essence of France Tour here.
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by David McGuffin | Jan 1, 2016 | news
Thanks to all tour alumni who submitted a photo for my 2016 Exploring Europe Calendar. All winners will receive a $100 discount on a David McGuffin tour taken before June 2017. Here are this year’s winning entries.
David Terrones – Salzburg
Sue Hale – Venice
Jeanie McDonald – Paris
Byron & Laura Edgmon – Venice
Ethel White – Glendalough, Ireland
Asa Jernigan – Northern Ireland
Tom Hickinbotham – Florence
Andrea Robert – Lucerne, Switzerland
John, Angela & Elizabeth Barbour – County Clare, Ireland
Dave Davis – Dublin
Susan McInarnay – Schwangau, Germany
Want one? Order your FREE 2016 Exploring Europe Calendar today!
by Dawnielle Jacobson | Nov 13, 2015 | news
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Last Chance to Save $100
There are still two days to take advantage of the $100 discount when you sign up for a 2016 tour. Check out the new line-up here and sign up before November 15.
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The Exploring Europe YouTube Channel
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how about a video? Visit my YouTube channel for countless videos featuring some of my favorite destinations and offering travel tips. Start with the Welcome video and see what adventures await.
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Featured Tour – The Best of Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Experience the best the British Isles have to offer with my new Best of Ireland, Scotland and Wales tour.
Walk the streets of Dublin and savor a pint of Guinness right where it’s brewed. Enjoy the wild, natural beauty of the Irish countryside: rolling hills, coastal mountains and 600-foot cliffs. Take part in village life at a local pub with some traditional Irish music before heading on to Scotland. Discover Edinburgh and its historic castle. Then visit St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf. Head to the Highlands for breathtaking, rugged landscapes and serene lochs. A quick train ride will whisk you through the scenic Scottish Lowlands and Northern England. Then it’s on to Wales, to the coastal town of Conwy and its hilltop castle. Visit a working woolen mill and a slate mine, then take a steam-engine train to Snowdonia National Park to explore the Welsh countryside.
See the full itinerary here.
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