International Studies Series

Trips over the next four years will include:

•Western Europe •Italy •China •South Africa

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Western Europe

London, Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam
May 13- May 27, 2007
10 days/8 Nights

•Visit London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. •London theater. •Visit Amnesty International. •Lecture/discussion with Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop. •Eurostar train between London and Paris. •Rail journey between Paris andBrussels. •Guided City tours of London, Paris, Brussels, Bruges and Amsterdam. •Visit  Eiffel Tower and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, the Louve. •Guided visit of Peace Palace, (The Hague). •Guided visit to NATO (Brussels). •Lecture at Oxford University. •Canal Tour in Amsterdam. •Exclusive Teambuilding Chocolate Workshop in Bruges be prepared to eat decadent Belgian chocolates! •Exclusive visit to the fashion district in Paris with a lecture on the fashion industry. •Excellent food.

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Italy

January 6-15, 2008

10 days/8 nights  

•Visits  Rome, Florence, Umbria and Tuscany, Bologna, Venice and Milan. •Half-day guided tours in Rome, Florence, Perugia, Bologna, Florence, Venice and Milan. •Experience illuminated Rome by night. •Visit the Vatican Museums. •Stay in an

authentic Tuscan Villa. •Visit a winery and learn about the wine business. •Visit the famous Accademia in Florence to view the Michelangelo’s “David”. •Visit  the fashion district in Milan. •Chocolate tasting in Perugia. •Learn about the slow food movement in Bologna. •Meet with local business owners to gain perspective on Italian commerce. •Authentic cuisine focusing on regional cooking specialties.

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China
May 2009

12 Days/ 10 Nights

•10 nights accommodations in first class hotels. •All breakfasts, lunches and dinners. excellent quality food.  •Visit the Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Carpet Factory. •Visit the Garden of Master of Nets, silk factory, Panmen Gate, North Pagoda Temple, & cruise on Grand Canal& the Bund. •Visit theTerra Cotta Museum with Circle Vision Movie and Provincial Museum. •Tour the Forbidden City, Summer Palace & Temple of Heaven. •Walk along the Great Wall (Juyong Pass), Changling Tomb Museum & the Spirit Way. •Reflexology treatment.

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South Africa
January 2010

13 days/11 nights

•Stay in unique lodges. •PM Safari experience at Hannah Lodge. •Visit Kruger National Park. •Enter the Kingdom of Swaziland . •Visit Ithala Game Reserve. •Cruise on Lake St Lucia. •Learn about culture at the Dumazulu Cultural Village.•Plettenberg Bay Ocean Safari to view wildlife such as dolphins.      Learn about South African Maritime commerce. •The Choo Tjoe Steam Train. •Cango Caves – Adventure Tour. •Cape Peninsula Rally (Team building- Amazing race style). •Waterford Chocolate Tasting. •Excellent food in unique restaurants.

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For more information, contact Professor Eileen Brownell at browne@sage.edu.