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A new friend an old friend. Trips

A new friend an old friend.

Our hope is to create connections through music…across oceans, to the audience but most importantly with each other. Our final photo challenge was take a picture with a new friend and an old friend. When you are shacked up with each other for 10 days you learn about each other.…
Michael Najar
June 14, 2026
The Concert Gelato Trips

The Concert Gelato

There is nothing like the taste of shave ice on a warm and humid Maui vacay day. If you have not had the chance to taste the rainbow colored coldness don’t fret. It’s not going anywhere. There is no shave ice in Europe or not that I have seen. (That’s…
Michael Najar
June 11, 2026
Waterfalls Trips

Waterfalls

I’ve never been to a truly big waterfall. You see it in pictures you see it in movies and when you see it in person, you really can’t believe it. 87 m high the largest waterfall in Plitvice stunning. More than one of the chaperones said I can’t believe more…
Michael Najar
June 10, 2026
Bled all over. Trips

Bled all over.

Wodifjejsifkejsitiejxnw. This is not a typo. It’s the only word I could come up with to express how I felt about seeing the town of Bled. This is a moment where we will let the pictures do the talking.
Michael Najar
June 8, 2026
Lounging in Ljubljana Trips

Lounging in Ljubljana

Having been on many of these tours, both as a participant and a director, I can tell you you don’t get many days to lounge. Yes there is sightseeing, both guided and self-directed but there is rarely an enough time just to sit and get the flavor of the town.…
Michael Najar
June 7, 2026
Down by the river. Trips

Down by the river.

Ljubljana is the perfect blend of quaint and vibrant. Small but spacious. In other words the perfect walking town. Tomorrow we will be able to really pace our sightseeing but we got a taste of the town after a brief apres dinner walk.
Michael Najar
June 6, 2026
Hold the gate Trips

Hold the gate

The last alto entered the plane to warm applause seconds before the gate was to close. If you are traveling to the EU in the next weeks get ready for the new entry exit system. It will hold you back a bit. But thanks to our fleet team of chaperones…
Michael Najar
June 6, 2026