www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, February 21, 2013 · 22 Travel Oakville Beaver and Scott Holtshousen celebrate beating their parents to the 9,004-foot summit of Mount Fairview near Lake Louise by relaxing with The Oakville Beaver. Beaver trails to ALBERTA: Dirk Oakville Beaver to Hawaii. 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. Beaver trails to Hawaii: Luis Marten and his wife Marcela Inzirillo took The europe PORTUGAL IN DEPTH Enjoy the best of Portugal with leisurely stops in Lisbon, Oporto, and the Algarve. Tour highlights include Fatima's Holy Shrine and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Evora Beaver trails to Italy: Wanda and Jerry Miskiewicz took The Oakville Beaver to Perugia, Italy for family reunion with their daughter Maja, grandson Theo and Scott Summer; as well as their son Jack and his wife Marit. ITALY'S GREAT CITIES From the Vatican City, to Renaissance Florence and romantic Venice,this Globus journey is sure to please, offering the best of Italy. 40th Anniversary Avalon Waterways Cruise Contest McTavish Travel April 11, 2013 10 Nights $ 1,864 * April 3, 2013 7 Nights $ 2,274 * Visit www.mctavishtravel.com Click on the "Contest 40" tab to enter online Tauck Tours is introducing a new in-depth, 8-day itinerary for 2013 that explores Italy's three most iconic cities: "The Heart of Italy: Venezia, Firenze & Roma", part of Tauck's Culturious collection of immersive, small-group journeys for active, boomer-aged travellers. The itinerary begins with a two-night stay in Venice, where Tauck guests will visit a glassblower's studio for a hands-on demonstration and later enjoy an exclusive lunch with a contessa inside her private palazzo. A high-speed train ride to Florence precedes a three-night stay in the city, where Tauck guests will learn about classical art restoration at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, and enjoy a private piano recital with concert pianist Gregorio Nardi in his home (www.gregorionardi.com). Guests will also travel outside Florence to nearby Chianti Rufina, where they will enjoy wine and olive oil tasting followed by dinner in the hilltop fortress that houses the wine cellars of the Frescobaldi family, 30th-generation vintners whose list of past clients includes Michelangelo and Henry VIII. A second high-speed train journey brings Tauck guests to Rome, where "The Heart of Italy" concludes with a two-night stay at the Residenza Di Ripetta (www.ripetta.it), a former Baroque convent. In Vatican City, Tauck guests will enjoy an exclusive, after-hours tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums, including access to rooms in the museums that are seldom open to the public. Guests will also travel to Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood to tour its historic, fourth-century Basilica di Santa Maria, and participate in a hands-on cooking class with a local chef. As with Tauck's other Culturious journeys, group size is limited to no more than 24 guests. The tour has 12 departure dates, offered between 21APR13 and 13OCT13 (although 3 departures are already sold out!); and includes airport transfers, 15 meals, service charges, gratuities, admissions, taxes and porterage. Land-only rates, per person double range from USD4,390 to USD4,790. Call us for reservations. www.tauck.com THE HEART OF ITALY Package Includes: Package Includes: CAA BONUS Save up to $350 per couple on 2013 Globus Europe vacations** PLUS CAA Members save an additional $50 per couple Click www.caasco.com/Travel/Tours/europe-vacation for more information ®CAA Visit your local CAA Store or call 1-800-992-8143 Suite 300, Hopedale Mall · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985