We're happy to announce travel-ography.com has finalized plans to be in Boston over the 4th of July this summer !
This will be a wonderful trip to probably the best place in the whole world to be on the day our nation celebrates its Independence. We'll walk the Freedom Trail on the 4th of July, join hundreds of boats and thousands of revelers in the Boston Harbor, as we follow along with 'Old Ironsides' when she sails out into the harbor and fires her cannons in a 21 gun salute to our nation, and top off the evening by attending the annual 'Boston Pops Concert' along the Charles River with over a half million other people proud to call this 'our country'.
This travel-ography adventure is set to take place July 2nd through July 6th this summer. We have accommodations in a beautiful hotel right in the heart of the action. Easy walking distance to all of the July 4th events.
We also plan to 'drop in' on the 'Boston Pops' practice on the evening of the 3rd. We have a 'day trip' planned to Cape Cod and we'll also spend some time at the Kennedy Library and Museum. Our hotel is located right in the middle of some of the best shopping in the city (in fact, we're attached to a mall !) and great dining opportunities are all around us. We'll tour legendary Fenway Park, home of the World Champion Boston Red Sox....(and we're even open to extending our trip two extra days, so we can see the Twins play the Red Sox.)
There is so much to do and see in Boston and the 4th of July is the perfect time to be there.
Cost of the trip is: $895 (per person based on double occupancy)
$795 ( " " " " triple " )
$735 ( " " " " quad " )
This does not include airfare (since some of our traveling companions choose to use frequent flyer miles).
At this time we are able to secure airfare for $600 from Grand Forks or $350 from Minneapolis.
We do have limitations to the number of travelers we can include on this trip, so if you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible. Either call us at 701-352-1810 or email us at stevelarsonstudio@yahoo.com .
We'd love to have you join us, as we celebrate the 4th of July in Boston !
Steve and Linda
PS...Here are a couple more images from our recent travels to Spain.
Above is the beautiful bridge in Logrono, Spain. When the water is calm the view is stunning, as a mirror image really creates a cool effect. Our daughter, Abby, lives only 5 minutes walking distance from this bridge.
Here is our family enjoying a tradition very popular in Spain. Every night about 8-10 pm a group of bars or pubs offer 'tapas' (cool bar food) to their patrons. These range from mini sandwiches to stuffed mushrooms to mini skewers of steak or chicken, etc. They are fabulous ! Abby lives two minutes from this area.
Our family.....wearing off the 'tapas'. We're a pretty excited bunch.
By the way, don't forget the Beth Moore 'Living Proof Live' trip we're offering to the Target Center in Minneapolis. There are still some seats available on the bus and I can assure you this will be a wonderful time. See more details on the previous post on our blog, travel-ography.com
Steve and Linda
travel-ography.com is pleased to announce our offering of a weekend in Minneapolis to attend the Beth Moore 'Living Proof Live' Event !
This inspirational event will be held Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
We have secured 40 tickets to the event, a beautiful and comfortable motorcoach bus and hotel rooms less than a block away from the Target Center.
Cost of this package is $195 per person (4 in a room)...$205 (3 per room) or $225 (2 per room). $100 deposit needed to hold you a spot.
Please call 701-352-1810 to reserve a place with us for this wonderful event.
(Tickets are going fast..and we haven't even advertised this !)
Steve
Whew !!!!
I thought we were supposed to 'slow down' a bit as we get older. Definitely not the case here.
After spending the last two weeks of December in Spain, coming back to a photography studio needing our 'attention' to catch up, and trying to plan more travel-ography.com adventures, plus preparing a one hour motivational program I'm presenting to more than 200 teachers and administrators on Monday, the 21st of January, time has not been an ally.
I must post some photographs so you can see what a wonderful time we had in the beautiful country of Spain. Our daughter, Abby, is over in Logrono, Spain (the Northern region) teaching English for one year, and we gathered, as a family, to enjoy the country and the holidays.
Spain is so different from America in many ways and we found it so interesting.
Here we are eating 'lomo' (pork, I think) sandwiches on the fly.It took awhile to develop a taste for some of the food, but believe me, our hosts (Abby and Ben), did not disappoint when they cooked up a fantastic Christmas meal for the family.
Shopping for the ingredients proved very interesting (note the weird mini shopping carts) and there is no way we could have enjoyed such a delicious meal without the knowledge and language help from our hosts.
We 'walked off' all the great food by visiting cathedrals, museums, castles, and lots of other points of interest our 'guides' wanted us to see.
Rob (above) with Spain's beloved 'Don Quixote'.
This proved to be an amazing shot...as I had moved all around this magnificent Cathedral, capturing photographs from several angles, when, unexpectedly, Jesus on the Cross lit up in a beautiful, warm glow....for ten seconds....then returned to darkness. I happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able to capture two exposures of this amazing sight.
The uniquely designed 'Guggenheim Museum' in Bilbao, Spain. One of only five Guggenheim's in the world. It was fabulous.
And we still had some energy...after seeing so much !
These are only twelve of 2,349 photographs Linda and I captured in Spain. I'll share more in future posts. (Don't worry, I won't post all of them!)
Tomorrow we're announcing details of a very exciting adventure we're offering to our travel-ography.com friends. We're going to Minneapolis to see Beth Moore speak and inspire at the Target Center. I've heard her program is wonderful and usually sells out quickly, so we feel fortunate to have secured 40 tickets, a comfortable motorcoach bus, and good hotel rooms, in order that a bunch of us (including you !) can be part of this inspirational event on July 18th and 19th.
More details in tomorrow's post. Until then....goodnight.
Steve and Linda
The New York City party was great.
We really enjoyed our traveling companions and I think they were very pleased with their books and videos. That's, after all, what travel-ography.com is all about.
I did miss my deadline I had promised for releasing our schedule of trips for next year. Too many loose ends and we were way too busy at the photography studio.
Adventures that are being planned include:
Las Vegas around the first week of April. Gamble if you like but we're betting that you'll enjoy what we're planning, which is a trip based on discovering the Las Vegas strip without spending time at the casinos. There is so much to do and so much to see. We've been there dozens of times and Las Vegas remains one of my absolute favorite destinations (and I don't gamble)!
Boston over the 4th of July. The 'Pops' on the 4th by the Charles River is fantastic. What an historic and beautiful city, and where better to be on our nation's birthday. This will be a wonderful adventure.
Many others are in the works including Washington D. C., Chicago, New York City, Minneapolis, Branson, Rocky Mountains, and others.
Time just ran out on us and now we'll be away from a computer for a few days...so, we hope to post more detailed info shortly after the first of the year.
Happy Holidays !
Steve and Linda
We've been working feverishly to get everything ready for our travel-ography.com New York City Release Date Party, which is scheduled for this coming Monday afternoon (Dec. 17th) at 4 p.m., with the premier showing of the DVD video of our just completed trip to NYC at 4:30 p.m.
All are welcome to stop by Steve Larson Studio in Grafton for cider and cookies and to enjoy the show. Plus, the travelers that went to New York with us will be able to pick up their beautiful Coffee Table Books, Photo Albums and DVD Videos designed just for them.
These travel-ography.com keepsakes turned out amazing (if I do say so myself) and I think they will be much appreciated by our traveling companions.
The books are spectacular and really capture the 'feel' of our trip.
The custom made song, which defines our DVD's, was just completed tonight (Sat.) and I'm pretty proud of that, as well.
So here's hoping in the midst of this busy holiday season, you can take a few minutes and join us for this fun event. We also will be releasing info on some of our travels we have planned for this coming year.
Remember, a travel-ography.com adventure would make a wonderful Christmas gift to share with someone you love.
Steve
'Take a deep breath.....and then exhale slowly.'
I can't tell you how many times I've had to call on that thought the past few weeks.
Between photographing countless young athletes holding basketballs, hockey sticks or striking a wrestling pose (which we enjoy doing, but must do quickly so their parents, family and friends can proudly wear those little sports buttons at the games)...photographing families for Christmas cards (that deadline is also looming!)...still taking dozens of high school senior pictures (more 'creative' than ever !)...we are very busy at the studio.
Plus, we've been working feverishly to get everything ready for our travel-ography.com New York City Release Date Party, which is scheduled for this coming Monday afternoon (Dec. 17th) at 4 p.m., with the premier showing of the DVD video of our just completed trip to NYC at 4:30 p.m.
All are welcome to stop by for cider and cookies and to enjoy the show. Plus, the travelers that went to New York with us will be able to pick up their beautiful Coffee Table Books, Photo Albums and DVD Videos designed just for them.
One little 'confession'.....I'm still writing the song for the DVD Video. I know...but it will get done.
Each video we produce from our travel-ography.com adventures features a song (personalized about our trip) we write and record . It's pretty fun !
Excuse me....I had to take another 'deep breath...and exhale slowly'.
We hope to see you at our party, as not only will we be sharing the New York City excitement and memories...but we will be releasing our travel-ography schedule for upcoming trips. Something many of you have expressed an interest in for possible Christmas gifts (a great idea !).
Monday, December 17th, at 4:00 p.m. at Steve Larson Studio in Grafton with the New York City video (which is 'G' rated) being shown at 4:30.
Everyone is welcome !
Steve and Linda
As I sit gazing out the window at the beautiful 'snow globe' weather conditions, my thoughts turn to the wonderful time we shared with our travel-ography.com group in New York City just 3 short weeks ago.
Which reminds me...to remind you...about tonight's television program on NBC (Channel 11 for folks in our area) at 7:00 pm.
It's the Radio City Rockettes Christmas Spectacular and it is the very show that was taped while we were in the audience with 6,000 other amazed guests (we even practiced cheering before the show).
As one member of our group so perfectly summed up the show, "I have never seen anything, and doubt I will ever again see anything, quite so beautiful and spectacular."
It should be well worth watching...tonight (Sat. Dec. 1st) at 7:00 on NBC.
As I promised on my last post, here's a little story which really ties our group to the show. Two of the young stars of the show were young boys, one about 10 and the other about 14. After the show, our group went to the stage door at the side of Radio City Music Hall to meet with a Grafton girl, Lisa Blanchard, who has been in the show for about 10 years...(yes, that's the same Lisa, who for the past few years was in charge of those delicious 'Wagon Masters' at West Side Drive In in Grafton).
Anyway, while waiting for Lisa, out the door came a young man, who I recognized as the young star in the show. He was with a woman (his mother), who confirmed this to me and I asked if he'd pose for a quick picture with our group. He seemed surprised, and thrilled, that a group of North Dakotans would like to include him in their picture. His mom said that we really 'made his day'.
Minutes later, after Lisa had joined our group, out comes the 14 year old and he posed for a photo with us, as well.
A couple of very nice young men, who we'll always remember and who probably will remember us for some time. Two young stars in a city of 8 million.
And Lisa...she is as beautiful as ever, and really delighted the group by going out with us for hors d' oeuvres and dessert after the show and sharing several 'Radio City' and 'New York City' stories with us. Thank You Lisa ! It was great seeing you again.
Enjoy the show tonight !
We will be announcing, in just a few days, our 'release date' party time for the coffee table books, DVD video and photo albums for our New York group. As always, everyone is welcome.
At that time, we will also release our preliminary schedule for our 2008 travel-ography.com adventures. Many of you have recognized that one of these trips would make a perfect Christmas gift...and we certainly agree!
Happy Holidays !!
Steve and Linda
