Tanzania Serengeti Safari Overview & Video
Tanzania Serengeti Safari Overview & Video
... We saw baby baboons, beastly buffalo, beautiful birds, chilling cheetahs, colorful cranes, a crafty crocodile, diminutive dik-diks, exhilarating eagles, elegant eland, ...
Tanzania People & Places
Tanzania People & Places
... The chief welcomed us with open arms to join in the celebration of a young man becoming a senior warrior. It involved lots of dancing and singing ...
Wildlife of Tarangire National Park
Wildlife of Tarangire National Park
We were not disappointed in our first game rides for the trip, at Tarangire National Park. ... Highlights were the many elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and lions, ...
Wildlife of Serengeti National Park
Wildlife of Serengeti National Park
... We followed a mother leopard and her offspring for several hundred yards, from barely visible in the grass to up close as they climbed a tree. ...
Wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater
Wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater
... Here we found an abundance of zebras, wildebeest, gazelles and buffalo; as well as many water birds on the shores of Lake Madagi. ...
Tanzania Safari Conclusion
Tanzania Safari Conclusion
... While the animal sightings were spectacular and exciting the lasting impression we were left with was of the warm, welcoming people ...
Great Rivers of Europe Cruise Overview
Great Rivers of Europe Cruise Overview
... we thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip, with spectacular scenery, castles and cathedrals; a comfortable ship with 145 friendly fellow travelers and wonderful food; helpful and knowledgeable program leaders and guides; ...
Amsterdam, Cologne & Koblenz
Amsterdam, Cologne & Koblenz
... we passed through one of the most picturesque sections of the Rhine in the dark, so the next morning we were bused back along the Rhine valley to see the many castles on the adjacent hills. ...
Heidelberg, Wertheim & Würzburg
Rothenberg, Bamberg & RMD Canal
Rothenberg, Bamberg & RMD Canal
Our last stop before leaving the Main River was the city of Bamberg, founded in 902. With more than 2,000 listed historical buildings Bamberg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ...
Nuremberg & Regensburg
Nuremberg & Regensburg
...We then crossed the Stone Bridge and walked along the other side of the three arms of the Danube, enjoying beautiful parkland on our way back to the ship. ...
Munich and the Oktoberfest
Munich and the Oktoberfest
... After the walking tour we rode and walked to the 104-acre site of the Oktoberfest for the very crowded last day of the 16-day event. ...
Melk Abbey & Vienna, Austria
Melk Abbey & Vienna, Austria
... From Melk we continued on to Vienna, taking a longer route along the Danube through the beautiful Wachau Valley with terraced vineyards, small villages, and occasional castle ruins ...
England, Scotland and Wales Overview
England, Scotland and Wales Overview
... the tour included London, Oxford, Bath, Stonehenge, Chester, York, Whitby, Lake District, Llangollen, Snowdonia, Carnavon, and Edinburgh ...
London
London
... we arrived at our hotel next to both the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. Our room overlooked the gilded Royal Rowbarge Gloriana in a Thames River marina ...
Oxford, Bath & Stonehenge
Oxford, Bath & Stonehenge
On the day we visited Stonehenge the weather ranged intermittently from dull overcast to bright sunshine with heavy rainstorms passing nearby, all adding to the mystique ...
Wales
Wales
In Llagollen we learned about the Welsh Love Spoon tradition dating from the 17th century ...
Chester & York, England
Chester & York, England
We had a delicious lunch at another York institution, Betty's Tea Rooms, before spending much of the afternoon at the National Rail Museum ...
Whitby, Castle Howard, & Lake District
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Dominated by Edinburgh Castle which sits atop 250-foot high cliffs on three sides, the old town developed on the gently sloping fourth side where residents could retreat quickly to the castle in times of attack.
Scotland Post-Tour
Scotland Post-Tour
The next day we set off on an all-day drive through the highlands to Loch Ness, with rain on and off all day broken up by occasional bright sunshine.
Paris to Normandy River Cruise Overview & Video
Paris to Normandy River Cruise Overview & Video
In addition to all the wonderful sights and experiences of Paris, a highlight of the trip was exploring the locations where Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet painted many of their masterpieces.
Three Days in Paris
Three Days in Paris
Our time in Paris was short but magical. We enjoyed every minute of the guided bus, walking and boat tours, and our free time exploring the many attractions.
Paris to Honfleur on the Seine
Paris to Honfleur on the Seine
Along the way we stopped in Conflans and Auvers for Van Gogh sites, Vernon and Giverny for Monet's garden, Les Andelys for Richard the Lionheart's Castle, and Rouen for a home-hosted visit.
The Beaches of Normandy
The Beaches of Normandy
In the next phase of our journey we remembered and honored those who secured our freedom in World War II as we toured the beaches of Normandy.
Brittany & Mont Saint-Michel
Brittany & Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel was certainly the highlight of our time in Brittany. Dating from 1084 the magnificent Abbey sits atop a 250-foot high granite island.
Denmark, Norway & Finland Overview & Video
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Highlights included the Rosenborg Castle, Royal Palaces, Tivoli Gardens, the Viking Ship Museum in nearby Roskilde, and Freetown Christiana.
Oslo to Bergen, Norway
Oslo to Bergen, Norway
Norway highlights included the futuristic Oslo Opera House, the amazing Vigeland Sculpture Park, and the amazing scenery of the Flåm Railway and Bergen.
Fjord Cruise
Fjord Cruise
On the Hurtigruten fjord cruise the scenery while cruising and while ashore was spectacular...
Finland
Finland
From Lapland in the far north of Finland to Helsinki in the far south we learned about the Sámi people and culture, reindeer farming, and an amazing city library.
Alaska & The Yukon Overview & Video
Alaska & The Yukon Overview & Video
In addition to the beautiful scenery, highlights included learning the history of the Yukon gold rush, and watching many bears feeding on salmon in Kenai National Park.
Vancouver to Skagway
Vancouver to Skagway
From Skagway we rode the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway up the historic White Pass into Canada
Through the Yukon
Through the Yukon
Dawson retains much of the character of the original frontier town.
Fairbanks and Denali National Park
Fairbanks and Denali National Park
In Denali National Park the backcountry ride in an old school bus provided magnificent views of the colorful terrain and a good deal of wildlife along the way ...
Anchorage, the Iditarod, and Bears
Eastern Europe River Cruise Overview & Video
Romania
Romania
Our journey started with two days in Romania's capital city of Bucharest, followed by a day in the Black Sea port city of Constanța where we boarded our ship.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
In Bulgaria we spent time in three towns, Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanasi, and Vidin.
Serbia and the Iron Gates
Serbia and the Iron Gates
Our destination was Belgrade, but first we had to pass through two sets of locks and the Iron Gates gorge ...
Croatia
Croatia
Vukovar was almost entirely razed during the 1991 Croatian war of independence, and much of our tour was focused on that event.
Hungary
Hungary
The last city on our tour, Budapest, was by far the most scenic, especially at night.

GC Journeys

Welcome to our travel photo blog.  This website is primarily a showcase for photos and journals of Graeme and Connie’s (“GC”) travels.  We’ll also include a few travel tips that we’ve learned from experience.  In past years we’ve planned and booked all the details for our trips ourselves, but in 2018 we discovered the joys of all-inclusive group travel with daily guided tours and everything planned and taken care of for us (see more under “About Us”).  

We’re still working on adding our large backlog of trip photos, so please check back later to see more. Trips still to be added include Australia and New Zealand, the Canadian Maritimes, and a 12,000-mile trip RV trip around the USA visiting 14 national parks.

[For the photo slide show at the top of this page: place your cursor over the photo to pause; touch or click on the photo to see the journal page that it represents.]