Travel SOLO INSIGHT 37 | Thursday, June 25, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" For more news, visit www.oakvillebeaver. com McTavish Travel For over 35 years Insight Vacations has been designing the world's finest escorted touring itineraries. From handpicked, premium hotels to luxury, business-class travel to authentic experiences and dining, guests can rest assured that Insight will take care of all of the details, every step of the way. Whether travelling as an experienced solo traveller, or going solo for the first time, Insight has a great variety of escorted tours to Europe and beyond in 2015-16 perfectly suited for solo travel. If the additional costs of travelling solo are a deterrent, look no further. Insight has designed select departures as Single Traveller Friendly with massive savings on the Single Supplement. Select tours and departures have No Supplement (for example, Turkish Delights, 17OCT15 departure); other tours have 75% off of the Single Supplement (Jewels of the Nile, Lake Nasser and Abu Simbel, 30NOV15 or 11JAN16); 50% off of the Single Supplement (Best of Italy 20NOV15, Jordan & Egypt 25NOV15 and 06JAN16); and some departures offer 33% off of the Single Supplement (Essence of India 19SEP15, 12DEC15, 20FEB16), Highlights of Spain 06NOV15, 05FEB16, 11MAR16). Insight also offers a Roommate-Matching program on over 80 other itineraries to Europe and beyond. Call us for details. insightvacations.com/ca From strolling through Claude Monet's home and gardens in France to experiencing the sights and sounds of Europe's classical, operatic and jazz scenes, Avalon Waterways is providing perfect getaways for art lovers and AVALON ARTS & CULTURE music enthusiasts in 2016. On the Art & Impressionist Cruises, travellers will experience scenic northern France and the birthplace of Impressionist Art as they explore Paris' art museums, the gardens at Giverny, Château d'Auvers in Auvers-sur-Oise, where Van Gogh spent his last years, and Rouen's cathedral. These experiences will be enhanced with onboard art lectures by a local expert. This offering is on the Paris and Normandy Landing Beaches 12JUL16 cruise, and Grand France 12JUL16 (Seine section only). Music will move travellers on special Jazz Cruise departures. Passengers will be joined on board by a jazz expert who will provide entertainment and conduct a lecture about jazz. Free time in Vienne is highlighted by its world renowned Jazz Festival. Additional onboard performances feature local jazz bands in Arles and in Chalon. The cruises include an evening at Le Petit Journal Montparnasse jazz club in Paris. Departures include Burgundy & Provence 27JUN16 and Grand France 27JUN16 (Rhône section only). On Avalon's 2016 Music Cruises, travellers are transported to a symphony of destinations where local experts provide fascinating insights into European music. Highlights on the Magnificent Europe sailing include visiting a violin-maker in Regensburg, attending a Royal Waltz concert in Vienna, an excursion to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, and a short concert at Budapest's Opera House. The Legendary Danube departure has a special Canadian connection. This cruise will feature onboard performances by members of the Calgary Opera who will perform a selection of works by Puccini, Verdi, Mozart and Wagner. Departures are: Magnificent Europe 28OCT16 and Legendary Danube 28OCT16. Book now and save 10% on any 2016 Avalon Waterways river cruise. Call us for reservations. avalonwaterways.ca Suite 300, South Oakville Centre · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985 BEAVER TRAILS TO CLEVELAND: The Oakville Beaver travelled with the Oakville Hammers Baseball Club to Cleveland, Ohio for a tournament. Following a game at Progressive Field (home of the Cleveland Indians) the Oakville Beaver and the Hammers made a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jo NE in W us D in AY Ju ! ly! ! Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington ON L7L 5Z1 or e-mail to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. Featuring our Uniworld Group Departures for 2016 Join Our Presentation Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington ON L7L 5Z1 or e-mail to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. Monte Carlo Inn 374 South Service Road E., Oakville, ON Refreshments will be served Call to R.S.V.P. Tuesday July 14th 2:00 - 4:00 pm Get there this holiday season. Get the best hand-picked holiday travel deals on vacations, flights, hotels, and more just for Canadians! Only at 905-338-2077 · 1-800-361-6688 www.bobscruises.com