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  • Tuesday, February 08, 2022 2:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Our first trip of the year will be coming up soon, and there is still space: Netherlands, Belgium & France featuring the Keukenhof Tulip Festival and Floriade Expo 2022. Departs April 20. Please visit: https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1052319

    Flower Classics is the theme of Keukenhof 2022, with the wonderful tulip as the radiant centerpiece. The flower fields are the highlight of spring in Holland. Seeing the millions of blooming flowers that create the colorful lines is just amazing. The tulip fields are very popular but the crocus, daffodils and hyacinth fields are also a must-see (and smell).

    The Floriade Expo happens only once a decade. This seventh edition of the Floriade is located in Almere, at the very center of the country on land reclaimed from the sea. This year over 400 participants from around the world will show off their latest green innovations, solutions and applications. There is no question that after your visit you’ll be inspired to enrich your own garden, balcony or living room.

    Aside from all the amazing innovations in the  show, Floriade Expo 2022 will also showcase art and culture, with exhibitions, live music, entertainment and orchestras performing in the park. And you won’t go hungry either, as there will be a range of restaurants, food trucks and tastings on offer with local products, healthy snack and full meals.


  • Wednesday, January 19, 2022 3:30 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Last Minute Availability! So looking forward to our first trip of 2022: Netherlands, Belgium & France, featuring the Keukenhof Tulip Festival and Floriade Expo, April 20-May 1, 2022 though Collette Travel.

    Collette has given us a whole bus for UC travelers, and I will be the UC escort. As of January 19 we have a few last-minute openings. The booking site is closed, so please contact me, Dolores, if you are interested! My email is ddyer44@verizon.net


  • Sunday, January 02, 2022 8:00 AM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Happy New Year! I am so looking forward to our 2022 trips.

    I belong to a lot of travel groups so I can find the best ideas to make our trips safe and fabulous. I do find that a lot of travelers don't plan ahead for this COVID world we live in. I recently returned from two cruises with friends and family. We planned pre-trip COVID tests, had our COVID vaccination cards with us, got the right masks and even carried mini-bottles of sanitizer. We kept the rules and wiped and cleaned. We had a great time and even left the ship for a tour. Best part, no one got sick.

    Let's plan ahead and do what we need to do prior to our trips. 

    Thanks, Dolores

  • Friday, December 10, 2021 9:30 AM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    A big giant terrific Thank You to all those retirees, friends and family who sold out our Netherlands, Brussels and France adventure in April 2022  We will have a terrific time and I will go along with you as your UC tour guide. 

  • Monday, November 29, 2021 6:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    2023 is sooner than you think!!  Time to plan that trip of a lifetime.  These are two I am working on: Finland and American Music City.  Let me know your thoughts.

  • Monday, November 29, 2021 6:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    An 8-day adventure to the top of the world! Experience a side of life that feeds the imagination and leaves you forever enchanted with Finland, “Daughter of the Baltic.”

    Join a local expert for an engaging city tour. If Finland’s heart beats in Helsinki, then Helsinki’s core is in Senate Square. Then escape to northernmost Finland’s winter wonderland on board a flight to Ivalo and magical Lapland. Spend two nights in your very own Finnish log cabin indulging in your personal Finnish sauna and other unique fixtures. Trek north toward Inari on a chase for the northern lights. From Kakslauttanen, head to the home of Santa Claus, an epicenter of Christmas cheer. Kakslauttanen - Husky Safari - Northern Lights Search. Breathe in the fresh Arctic air this morning and step into the role as leader of your own dog sled team. Zoom through the wilderness on a husky safari, driving your husky guides that are as fast as they are adorable. Spend some time getting to know these amazing dogs and learn about their different commands.

    Enjoy your last night in the heart of the Lappish wilderness, nestled in your incredible – and private – glass igloo. You may even see the northern lights dancing overhead. Say goodbye to enchanting Lapland and fly back to Helsinki.


  • Monday, November 29, 2021 6:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Enjoy a finger-snapping, toe-tapping time on an 8-day tour of America’s most famed musical cities – New Orleans, Memphis, and Nashville. Experience New Orleans, where jazz, food and fun are always on the menu. Choose how you explore New Orleans – by foot or by coach. Discover Mardi Gras World, where massive parade floats are crafted. Taste the classic beignets at Café Du Monde. Spend 2 nights in Memphis, "birthplace of the blues." Choose how you connect with Memphis’ history – with a tour of Elvis Presley’s Graceland or by following the last march of MLK. Enjoy reserved seats at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. See where country legends recorded hit tunes at RCA Studio B. Create your own Goo Goo Cluster Candy at a chocolate-making lesson. You’ll be hummin’ and strummin’ long after you’ve returned home.


  • Wednesday, November 03, 2021 1:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Thank you to all that attended our Travel zoom, we had a great time. Just a reminder, on all of trips with Collette there are pre- and post-trip extensions. You can extend your trip either before the original trip or after for 3-5 days. Here are some examples:

    Netherlands, Belgium and France
    Keukehof Tulip Festival and Floriade. 4/20-5/1

    https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1052319

    Post-trip: 4 day, 3 night London by way of the Channel Tunnel

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    Islands of New England 8/26-9/2

    http://www.collettevacations.com/link/1063056

    Post-trip: 3 days, 2 nights Cape Cod and Boston

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    Canadian Rockies by Train 9/5-9/13

    https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1046225

    Extra day trips: Mt. Assiniboine, raft tours and a Victoria Day trip

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    Danube River Cruise and Christmas Markets 12/2-12/10

    Post-trip: Vienna and Czech Republic

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    South Africa 2023

    https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1076610

    Pre-trip: 5 days, 3 nights Dubai

    Post-trip: Cape Town, Johannesburg and Victoria Falls

    These extended trips are not included in the original price. 

  • Sunday, October 17, 2021 2:30 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Fall is here. (Yesterday at my house it was 82!!) That’s California kind of fall!

    What better time to talk travel. Please join us for our Travel Zoom meeting November 1, 2021 at 1 p.m.  Once again Jay from Collette will talk about our upcoming trips. Bring your Ideas of places you would like to go!  Q and A is very popular.

    Register at the site below:

    https://retirees.ucla.edu/event-4498843

    Christmas Markets on the Danube. 12/2-12/10/ 2022
    All inclusive trip (air, hotels, 6 day cruise, 19 meals)

    Thought about Christmas and a trip I have heard many people talk about and that’s Christmas Markets in Europe. One of our trips is Christmas Markets on the Danube which includes a six day cruise on the Danube! I thought this would be such fun at the holiday time and getting Christmas gifts from some of the most beautiful towns along the Danube. I decided to book this trip myself. I know it's over a year away, but I have a feeling it will be popular and you will be back in time to celebrate the holidays with family and friends with one of a kind gifts and stories.  Won’t you join me on this trip? I will be your UC tour guide and so look forward to meeting all of you. Please see Danube site below

    https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1055724

    So long from the weekend travel update, you know where to find me.   

    Dolores  at  ddyer44@verizon.net

  • Sunday, September 26, 2021 2:00 PM | Anne Pautler (Administrator)

    Jay Fehan from Collette Travel will take us on another Zoom adventure. Join us at 1 p.m. Monday, November 1. 

    Please register in advance.  

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