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Travel 17 | Thursday, August 1, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" BEAVER TRAILS TO PUNTA CANA: Oakville residents, from left, Nicolas Gumienik, Matthew Hyravy, Nikki Hyravy Soraya Shahani and Hugo Sintal took the Oakville Beaver to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. BEAVER TRAILS TO TURKS AND CAICOS: Oakville's Sherman and DiRisio families took the Oakville Beaver to Taylor Bay in Turks and Caicos. Here, from left, Makena Sherman, Avery DiRisio, Kiera DiRisio, Ashton Sherman and Seth Sherman in front with a friendly starfish they found. BEAVER TRAILS TO COSTA RICA: Oakville residents Ashleigh and Erica Sampson visited the Nicoya region of Costa Rica. They took the Oakville Beaver with them as they prepared to zip line in Montezuma. Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Road, Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4 or e-mail to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. McTavish Travel September is a beautiful time to visit Italy and Alba Tours is making it even more affordable with a sale on select escorted coach tours. Explore Calabria and Sicily on "Italy's Jewels", an eight-night coach tour on sale for $2,299 plus taxes of $523 per person double including return air from Toronto, accommodation in centrally located four-star hotels, breakfast daily and most meals with wine. Departing Toronto 01SEP13, the tour visits Vibo Valentia, Pizzo, Tropea, Crotone, Acireale, Reggio Calabria, Taormina, Noto, Isle of Ortigia, Siracusa, Agrigento, Erice and Cinisi (Palermo). Also, "Italy's Dolce Vita" tour, a ten-day, eight-night tour visits Florence, Siena, Cinque Terre, Orvieto and Rome. There are two departures ­ 29AUG13 at $2,199 and 12SEP13 at $2,099 plus taxes of $523 per person double. "Vendemmia in Calabria" is a nine-day, seven night tour that includes guided tours of local vineyards, various cultural and religious sites and explores the region's wine making and culinary traditions, along with its history and culture. The tour visits Crotone, Cosenza, Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia, Tropea, Pizzo and Taormina. Departs 17SEP13 $2,199 plus taxes of $523 per person double. Call us for reservations. www.albatours.com currently offers a host of inclusions such as all non-alcoholic beverages, wine and beer served during lunch and dinner onboard; all meals onboard prepared using ingredients from local farmer's markets; fully hosted shore excursions; free Internet and WiFi and arrival and departure transfers. In 2014 Uniworld will expand its services and amenities on all Uniworld European Boutique river cruises to include unlimited wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks and bottled water; and all gratuities for all onboard and onshore services, including pre- and post-cruise extensions. Uniworld will launch the S. S. Catherine in France in early 2014, a sister-ship to the S. S. Antoinette. She will sail the Rhône and Saône Rivers and the Uniworld's River Royale will move to its new home in the Bordeaux region. Bordeaux is the focus of two new itineraries, the eight-day Bordeaux, Vineyards & Châteaux cruise and the 15-day A Portrait of Majestic France, taking guests through the Bordeaux region of France and along the three rivers of the Aquitaine ­ the Garonne, the Gironde and the Dordogne. Traveller will visit some of the Aquitaine region's most prestigious chateaux, as well as Pauillac, gateway to the Medoc wine route and Saint-Émilion, the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux region and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2014 Uniworld will offer 500 departures sailing on over 13 rivers in more than 20 countries throughout UNIWORLD ALL-IN in 2014 Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will become the only North American river Europe, Russia, Egypt, China, Vietnam and cruise line to offer a truly all-inclusive river cruise experience in 2014. Uniworld Cambodia. www.uniworld.com ITALY SALE BEAVER TRAILS TO AFRICA: Oakville residents Tom and Laura Britton took the Oakville Beaver to the top of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania during a three-week African safari with stops in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar. Suite 300, Hopedale Mall · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985