I regularly lead trips to Cuba and Vietnam/Cambodia–and, on a one-time basis, to many other places around the world. Recent other trips I have led were to Iceland and Greenland; China, Tibet and Nepal; and Croatia and Slovenia.
Upcoming trips include:
Scandinavia
July 2020
July 2021
POSTPONED DUE TO WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC; RESCHEDULED FOR:
July 2022
Denmark, Norway, Sweden & Finland, with optional extensions to Estonia and St. Petersburg, Russia
July 2-13, 2022
Click below for details:
Scandinavia 2021 Trip – Robert S. McElvaine (robertsmcelvaine-2.com)
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Patagonia
January 2023
ca. January 3-10, 2021 (exact dates to be set), with an optional 3-day add-on to Santiago and the Chilean Wine Country
An adventure in the Southern Hemisphere summer, almost to the southernmost place on land in the world apart from Antarctica.
Patagonia is a rugged, sparsely populated region with spectacular mountains (the southernmost Andes), fjords, glaciers, icebergs, waterfalls, Guanacos (~ to Llamas), penguins, and flamingos.
Click here for Details, Itinerary, Costs and How to Register
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Vietnam & Cambodia (& possibly Laos)
May 2022
Exact Dates, Itinerary and Price to be announced.
Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hue, Khe Sanh, Hoi An, My Son, My Lai, Saigon, Cu Chi, Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, and possibly either Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) or Luang Prabang (Laos)
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Cuba
Next date uncertain, but will be announced soon.
Cuba Arts, Culture, History & Culinary Tour (Click for Information):
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My Favorite Places:
Click here to see a list of my 25 Favorite Places I have visited around the world:
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Pix from Some Past Trips:
Vietnam
(trips began in 2009)
Hoi An
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An
Cambodia
(trips began in 2009)
Angkor Wat
Phnom Kulen
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Cuba
(trips began in 2011)
Trinidad de Cuba
Buena Vista Social Club
Havana
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Croatia / Slovenia
(2019)
Dubrovnik
Split
Trogir
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Ogulin Opatja
Postojna Cave
Lake Bled
Lake Bonhinj
Ljubljana
Zagreb
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(2017)
Knossos Mycenae
Santorini
Delphi
Parthenon
Oia, Santorini Temple of Poseidon
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China, Tibet & Nepal
(2016)
The Great Wall
Forbidden City, Beijing
Tiananmen Square Tibet
Kathmandu
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Niagara Falls, Ontario & New York
(2015)
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India
(2014)
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Greenland & Iceland
(2014)
White Nights – Ilulissat, Greenland (below, left: 2 AM)
Eqi Glacier
Group at Sermermuit, Greenland Gullfoss Falls, Iceland
Þjórsárdalur church House in Reykjavik
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Italy
(2013)
Vatican
Rome
Cortona
Florence
Cinque Terra
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Aruba
(2013)
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Argentina-Uruguay-Brazil
(2013)
Buenos Aires
Evita Balcony
Colonia, Uruguay
Iguazú/Iguaçu Falls, Argentina/Brazil
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Maine
(2011, 1998, and many other times)
Cape Elizabeth
Acadia National Park
West Quaddy Head Light
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St. John, Virgin Islands
(2009)
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Tulum, Mexico
(2007)
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Papua New Guinea
(2007)
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Australia
(2007; 2004)
Tasmania
The Red Centre
The North End
Queensland
(Great Barrier Reef & Daintree Rainforest)
Sydney
Great Ocean Road, Victoria
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New Zealand
(2007; 2004)
Auckland
Rotorua
Wellington
Kaikoura
Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Fiordland National Park
Robert S. McElvaine 