By Philip Sheldon, CEO In early November 2011 I had the privilege of being a participant in a fully-licensed humanitarian tour of Cuba with 15 other American men. Our group donated over 200 pounds of medical supplies to a home for elderly women and for an HIV/AIDS clinic. During this trip we spent time in […]
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Valley of the What?
Written by Zachary Moses I had the pleasure to be a guide on our September 2011 Valley of the Chateaux tour, along with our experienced French bike tour guides Charly and David. This tour was a blast! We must have seen two or three chateaux every day, each more grand then the last. During the free day between our Big […]
Big Gay Group in Big Gay Loire Valley
By Zachary Moses: Marketing Director I knew I was no longer in the United States, when I looked out my subway car door and saw an attractive man wearing a shirt that fit! I mean it actually fit, like it was tailored by a professional. I really doubt this shirt came from a generic mall […]
In Cuba with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra—a timpanist’s tale
In Cuba with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra—a timpanist’s tale | Harvard Magazine. This is a lovely article by a young timpani player with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra about a recent trip to Cuba by the Orchestra. They performed concerts with their Cuban counterparts in three cities, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and Havana. The culmination of their tour was a […]
Phil Sheldon & Catherine Heeg: Changes in Tourism Industry
Join a lively conversation with me (Phil Sheldon), owner at Hanns Ebensten Travel/Alyson Adventures and member, China Inbound Task Force at NTA and graduate of ITMI. In this interview I share my insights on how the tourism industry has changed and how a tour director can provide ‘ecology of place’ for tour guests. While experiential […]
Key West Pride and the Mr. Pride Festival
Pride festivals are happening all over the country. This month during Key West’s Pride Festival, Zachary Moses got it in his head that he should enter the Mr. Pride Pageant at the last minute. Lacking the time to put together the standard million dollar talent show that is his style (complete with swans, swimmers and […]