We take pride in bringing our travelers to jaw-dropping sights around the globe, but the ancient stone city of Petra is in a league of its own. Most Americans recognize this remarkable destination from the climactic scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and while a story about the final resting place of the [...]

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We’re excited to add Puglia & Southern Italy to our portfolio of Italy tours. Puglia’s a destination most Americans haven’t heard of, and for us, that’s something of a double-edged sword: we get to introduce our travelers to a new place, but we also need to convince you that Puglia’s worth visiting! Narrowing down the [...]

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1. Cafe ‘t Smalle  Located on a canal on the eastern side of the posh Jordaan neighborhood, Cafe ‘t Smalle is an outstanding example of a bruine kroeg or “brown cafe.” For lack of a better comparison, brown cafes are to Amsterdam as pubs are to London—a place to meet with friends from the neighborhood, [...]

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The word hello is something you say every day but probably don’t think much about. Like many English words, hello’s etymology is less than crystal clear, with scholars claiming its roots in both Old High German and Old French. Travel author Bill Bryson argues that hello is actually an abbreviation of a once-common phrase “hale [...]

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Our Featured Group Coordinator series shines a spotlight on some of the intrepid men and women who organize group tours with Go Ahead. Today, we get to know a little about Sue Montesi from University Center, Michigan. When she was still a young girl, Sue recalls taking a train ride with her grandmother. “We stayed [...]

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