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Why
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Group Rates |
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We
know where and how to get the right price. By purchasing for
the group we can usually get better travel and lodging rates than
individuals. |
Private Charter Buses |
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We
use only the finest Charter Coaches for shorter trips. There is no guess work here. We know we will travel on a
modern, well appointed, safe, and comfortable coaches driven by
qualified professionals. |
Escorted |
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Our
escorts are there to handle details so you won't have to. That
leaves you free to enjoy the trip without worry.
Your escorts will be Doug and Alison Robinson, long-time
central Illinois residents. Doug and Alison coordinate
all the travel plans and will accompany you on your travel
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Experience |
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Our
travel program has been here for years. In many cases we are
taking return trips to destinations we have visited many times. We know the territory! |
Companionship |
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Don't
travel alone. Half the fun is sharing. |
Freedom |
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We
don't herd you from one place to another. Many of our trips
include time for you to do what you want to. Want to do a
little exploring on your own? Take a little quiet time for
yourself? Linger or return to a particular attraction? Skydive? well, OK, maybe not skydiving...but all the rest is
fine with us. |
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Where are we headed this year? |
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Tropical Costa
Rica -
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9 Days |
January 7
- 15 |
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See our
Color Brochure at your Hometown Community Bank Travel Center. |
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Mystery
Trip
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1
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April 20
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Some clues about our
destination...
Working ‘round the clock,’ this
production process yields 1 every 18 minutes.
4 ‘mixing vessels’ yield this
‘Breakfast of Champions.’
Lil’ Abner was in the funnies .
. . this stop is famous for something that Rhymes!
It’s NOT a Dinner Theatre, but
there is a Theatre.
Very Minimal Walking . . . . .
Mostly Indoors ! |
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Southern Comforts
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9 Days |
May 13 -
21 |
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See our
Color Brochure at your Hometown Community Bank ‘Travel Center.’ |
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Lincoln Presidential Museum & Capitol Tour
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1
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June 10 |
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We will have a guided tour of
the
Illinois Executive Mansion (3rd oldest
Governor’s House in the nation), and the historic
Old State Capitol. Afterwards we will dine at
Alexander’s Steak House. The afternoon will be spent in the
main attraction, the
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The museum is divided
into three areas: ‘The Journey Part I, Lincoln’s life before the
White House; ‘The Journey, Part II,’ which portrays his White House
Years and ‘The Treasure Gallery,’ showcasing Lincoln artifacts and
historic documents not shown elsewhere, including a hand-written
copy of the Gettysburg Address. |
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Best of Eastern Canada
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9 Day |
June 16 - 24 |
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See our
Color Brochure at your Hometown Community Bank ‘Travel Center.’ |
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LaSalle Boat Canal, Utica & Starved Rock
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1
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July 28 |
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Step back in time as we enjoy a
relaxing horse drawn Ride on the Illinois & Michigan Canal.
Following a short journey to Utica, a docent will join us to
provide us with a
Tour of the Museum, the
Aitken School, built in 1865, and a
Blacksmith Shop, dating back to 1892. You will have time for
shopping in the many unique shops and to have Lunch on your Own. We
are then off to
Starved Rock for a
Trolley Ride Tour and a
Cruise on the ‘Belle of the Rock.’ You will have a short
time for relaxing or shopping at the Lodge Gift Shop followed by
an included
Dinner, before heading home. Stairs
and moderate walking! |
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Gangster Tour
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1
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August 19 |
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We’ll ‘snatch’ a ‘Gangster
Guide’ in Chicago and begin our
Gangster Tour as we learn about the gangster era and see the
sights from which they operated.
In da ‘Garage’ you’ll be
transported back in time to da 20’s, complete wit da flappers, da
Gangstas, da music of the 20’s & memorabilia. Enjoy a
GREAT SHOW, a
GREAT LUNCH and
‘hooch,’ served by da Flappers. Psst. ‘alcoholic’
type hooch is at your own risk and expense. We’re talkin’
Prohibition, here, ya know! |
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Pacific Northwest & California
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8 Days |
Sept. 21
- 28 |
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See our
Color Brochure at your Hometown Community Bank ‘Travel Center.’ |
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Creation Museum & Rivertown Adventure
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2 Days |
October
19 & 20 |
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Opened in May, 2007, this 70,000
sq. ft. museum presents an account of the origins
of the universe,
life, mankind, and man's early history according to a literal
reading of
the book of
Genesis. Includes:
‘Men
in White’ - Wendy has questions and the Men in White have
answers. Experience the sights, sounds, and thrills of the Bible and
science in the museum’s unforgettable Special Effects Theater.
Prepare to believe!
‘Six Days of Creation Theater’ - Travel back in time to the
dawn of Creation, where you will enjoy a panoramic theater
presentation of the first Six Days of Creation, from the first
chapter in Genesis.
‘Last
Adam Theater’ - This powerful presentation is the dramatic
culmination to the museum’s walk through biblical history.
Experience the story of God’s redemptive plan across the ages, from
the beginning of time through the death, resurrection, and return of
Jesus Christ, the Last Adam! Lunch is On Your Own, this day.
Overnight accommodations will be
at
The Holiday Inn Express in Lawrenceburg, IN,
with an
Included Continental Breakfast upon awakening
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RIVERTOWN ADVENTURE begins with:
Lunch at
Applewood on the River – where you’ll hear about a Civil War
Wedding held on premises . . . (the groom still ‘lingers in the
shadows’).
A Step–on Tour Guide will provide us with a tour of historic
downtown Aurora, IN, including the
Romanesque Revival Style City Hall and a ‘peek’ inside the restored historic
jail. Don’t worry !!! We’ll have enough
MCB
Weepul Bucks to bail you out. You’ll visit the
Veraestau Historic Site enjoying the hilltop views of the
Ohio River. After passing the
Guilford Covered Bridge, built in 1879, we’ll arrive at
Beiersdorfer Orchard and enjoy a
Tour & Cider Tasting and a
SURPRISE! Your
Included Dinner is at
Whiskey’s Family Restaurant, named after Lawrenceburg’s
nickname: ‘Whiskey City,’ home of the Seagram’s Distillery for 150 years.
A UNIQUE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE awaits you on our way home !! We
will head home through the beautiful hills of Indiana, stopping in
Nashville. You will have lunch on your own (Alison and I
HIGHLY recommend The Artist Colony Restaurant). Save time to
shop!! The town is full of TRULY UNIQUE shops. |
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OpryLand Chistmas
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Reservation Form |
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Nov. 21 - 24
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Join us as we depart for the
magnificent
Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville,
Tennessee. Our Luxurious
Atrium View Rooms will be our ‘home’ for the next three
nights. Our trip will
INCLUDE:
Dinner Buffet at the hotel’s Water’s Edge Marketplace Restaurant.
A trip to the
Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry where we will listen
to Country Music Legends . . . one never knows which artist will
make a guest appearance. A
Cruise on the General Jackson Showboat for Lunch and a Fantastic
Show. Shop at the Opry Mills Mall or explore the hotel,
or relax in your room. Enjoy a
Musical Production by the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
It will include the legendary
‘Parade of the Wooden Soldiers’ and the
Living Nativity.’
A
Nashville City Tour with a
Step-On Guide. At
the resort . . . . visit the
‘Treasures for the Holiday’ - Arts & CraftsExhibit . . . . stroll through the grounds taking in the
Holiday Merriment . . . visit the
‘Fantasy on Ice - Ice Sculpture Exhibit’ and the
‘Hall of Trees.’
Louise Mandrell Dinner Party which will include a scrumptious
Holiday Dinner, with all the trimmings and a wonderful show full of
our favorite Christmas songs.
A final
Breakfast Buffet at the Water’s Edge Marketplace
Restaurant
before departure for home |
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