Hello!,
In August I joined a group of Far Horizons intrepid travelers
to hike the
ancient Inka Road (it should be called Inka Staircase!).
We trekked over 25 miles in four days, from Chilca (near Ollantaytambo)
to Machu Picchu, over three mountain passes (the highest over
13,000 feet) with views of glacier covered mountains reaching
22,000 feet and higher towards the heavens. We were on top
of the world and the views were stupendous! I loved it and
hope to do the trip again next year.
For
2004 we are offering several trips that are led by scholars
either with whom you have enjoyed traveling in the past, or
renowned scholars new to Far Horizons. In June, 12 fortunate
people will join Drs. Jeremy and Maud McInerney onboard a
private yacht to cruise along the Turquoise
Coast of Turkey. In late October next year, you may again
join Yale.s Professor Emeritus, Dr. Michael D. Coe, and travel
to the land of the
Khmer (Angkor and Laos). Dr. Steve Fischer will take a
group to Easter Island
in January, and Stanley Guenter again leads our Capital
Cities of the Ancient Maya tour in May. Our March 2004
trip to Egypt with
Professor Bob Brier is sold out; we.ve added a February 2005
trip that will be led by Dr. Rita Freed of Boston.s Museum
of Fine Arts. And join the Teaching Company's esteemed lecturer,
Professor Kenneth Harl, on Riches
of Turkey in May. I am finalizing two new trips - Sardinia
and Malta (finally) with Dr. Nicholas Vella that will depart
in September, and Micronesia (visiting the islands of Kosrae,
Pohnpae, and Palau) with Dr. Felicia Beardsley scheduled for
the end of the 2004. Ask for brochures!
Some
of our trips tend to fill quite rapidly. The best way to keep
up with new trips is through our weekly email newsflashes.
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to stay up to date.
Happy
traveling,
Mary
Dell Lucas
Director
