Road Scholar

Highlights

• Get an in-depth look at MI5 with intelligence expert Nigel West, and explore the role of spies in fiction and in politics.
• With Royal Editor Robert Jobson and former Royal Protection Officer Ken Wharfe, consider the lives of the new royal family in the 21st century.
• Join diplomat Charles Anson, former Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher, as he talks about his career and his experience as a hostage in Iran.

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• Marvel at the ingenuity of the Incas at Machu Picchu
• Walk among the pyramid ruins of Túcume in the Lambayeque Valley
• Explore the city of Trujillo and learn about Moche history at the Temples of the Sun and Moon

Highlights

• In the historic district of Roswell, explore Bulloch Hall and Archibald Smith Plantation — two outstanding architectural examples bedecked in holiday finery
• On a visit to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum attend an expert led lecture, enjoy the Japanese Gardens & have lunch at the Carter Center
• Visit award winning exhibitions, museums, the historic Swan Mansion and gardens on the unique campus at the Atlanta History Center which houses one of the largest collections of Civil War artifacts in the US

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• Explore Scandinavia’s ties to the sea during two overnight cruises.
• Taste a traditional Danish Christmas dinner of pork, potatoes, cabbage and rice pudding.
• A musician discusses Finnish music and plays the native kantele.

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• Get the inside stories of great city icons, including the Gateway Arch, St
• Louis Cathedral, Missouri’s Botanical Gardens and Anheuser Busch Museum
• Explore the Irish, Italian and German neighborhoods of St
• Louis, learn about the rich heritage and dine on traditional cuisine
• Go back in time at Forest Park, the site of the 1904 World's Fair, and visit the Art Museum and History Museum

Highlights

• Spend a full day at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the largest flower show in the world
• With RHS judge Kevin Tooher as your instructor, meet the head gardeners at the World Garden in Lullingstone and the Secret Garden at the Salutation in Sandwich
• Thrill in the beauty of some of England’s best-loved gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, RHS Wisley, Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court and Rousham

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• Answer a fascinating question — Who are the peoples of Scotland? — using the songs of Scotland to delve into the history of a magic land
• Engage in a delightful exploration and participation of Appalachian balladry, folk songs, dulcimer and shaped note singing
• Walk through hundreds of years of Cherokee culture and history, including one of America’s darkest tragedies, the Removal of tribes to the West

Highlights

• Discover Rocky Mountain National Park’s pristine and less-traveled southern portion known as Wild Basin
• Hike the headwaters of the Big Thompson River to Cub Lake and the amazing alpine glacial valleys Glacier Gorge and Loch Val
• Explore areas where elk, coyotes, deer, snowshoe hares and many other mammals inhabit year round