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Oh my goodness....we just returned from Alaska with a great Travel Factory Gang who were rewarded with some absolutely wonderful weather. We always do 5 nights on land visiting Fairbanks, Denali National Park, and Anchorage, and 7 nights on a cruise from Whittier visiting Hubbard Glacier, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan, flying home from Vancouver. Speaking of weather, for only the 4th time we were able to see the tallest mountain in North America in all her glory; she is so big she makes her own weather, but had mercy on us that day!! In our 22 years of taking groups to Alaska, we have never had a discouraging word about the trip, in fact, we have 3-6 couples every year who take a repeat trip.

Just so you know.....next years trip for the land and cruise begins on July 3-15; the cruise-only portion from July 8-15. Just so you know too, the early booker gets the best fare and promotion (right now and until Aug. 31, they are including the all-inclusive beverage package) and generally the least expensive air fare is available early.

How about going with The Gang to Hawaii? Call us today and join a good group traveling in a great time of the year to the 50th state in the Union.....October 13-22, 2016. We will be 2 nights in Honolulu at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, then get on the Pride of America and sail to all 4 islands, enjoying an overnight in both Maui and Kauai. We're within the 90-day final payment period, but I contacted them today and there are still some rooms available. What a way to reward yourself with a birthday or anniversary memory.....and you don't even have to have a passport!!!

A month ago I mentioned a fabulous trip coming up in March 15-30, 2017 through the Panama Canal. It begins in San Francisco with stops in Cabo Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Columbia, and Aruba....and enjoying the one-of-a-kind trip through the historical Panama Canal. Rooms are quickly disappearing on this leisurely look at a man-made marvel.

Several months ago I introduced the possibility of our Big Country listeners joining a nice group to travel down the Rhine River from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland.....at a very popular time during the Christmas markets, Nov. 25-Dec. 2. People say “oh it's too cold”, but not really, if you have a sweater and coat on!! They have extended their extremely popular promotion of only $100 for round-trip airfare from DFW; you can't go far and wide to beat that!!!

You can see further description of all of these trips on our website: www.thetravelfactoryabilene.com. When the home page appears under the subject “Featured Cruises” you can see Hawaii; under “Featured Tours” you can see Alaska, and under cruises you can see all the other exciting vacation possibilities for you and your loved ones. Better still, come by for a face to face visit at 4150 Southwest Drive and I'm confident we'll have you on a trip that you'll be talking about for the rest of your life.

Oh, and by the way, one of our good clients who takes a group with him somewhere every year invites all to go with the Summers Group on a trip out of Tampa on Norwegian Cruise Line's Jade to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Tortola, San Juan, and Key West. It is a 12-night cruise departing on January 25-Feb. 6, 2017. Call Joy or Russell at our office and we will be happy to fill you in on all the details.

The phone: 325-698-1421, 800-760-4040. Traveling Mercies To You!!!