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 International PORI JAZZ FESTIVAL, Finland |
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From July 16 - 24, WBGO and friends head to Finland 's finest music festival now celebrating its 41 year of great music. Discover Finland 's amazing scenic landscape while enjoying great music! With several state of the art acoustic venues and outdoor festival stages, Pori is great entertainment and beautiful location to enjoy today's most popular stars such as Sting or Kayne West or the cool side with artist like Irma Thomas, Ted Cursen, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Cab Calloway III Review and blues legends Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker and many more.
Take your pick with your special VIP guest pass, offering admission to any of the Pori Jazz Festival venues. Whether attending outdoor concerts under the Midnight Sun or the intimate indoor acoustical venues, Pori Jazz offers the best in jazz and contemporary music. A little something something for everyone!
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Pori Jazz Festival Trip Itinerary
Sunday - July 16, 2006 - NY Trip departs for Helsinski via Air France
Monday - July 17, 2006 - North Sea travelers fly to Helsinski to meet arriving NY travelers
Welcome to Finland ! Coach transfer from airport to Hotel
The first night of the trip will be spent in Helsinski at the Sokos Hotel.
Relax and have a guided city tour of Helsinski with dinner.
Tuesday - July 18, 2006 - Breakfast and sightseeing of Helsinski.
Transfer of group from Helsinski to Pori via coach
Lunch enroute to Pori
Group arrives at Jami Holiday and Resort Center .
Overnight Jami with dinner
Wednesday - July 19, 2006 - Breakfast at Jami
Morning: Sightseeing/walking wooded tour of area
Lunch at Jami
Evening: transfer to Pori for festival concerts
Dinner at Pori Jazz
Jami overnight
Thursday - July 20, 2006 - Breakfast at Jami
Morning: Sightseeing/canoe trip with lunch at cabin
Evening: transfer to Pori for festival concerts
Dinner at Pori Jazz
Jami overnight
Friday - July 21, 2006 - Breakfast at Jami
Morning to relax
Mid-Day: Transfer to Pori for hotel check-in
Evening concerts at Pori Jazz
Overnight in Pori at first-class hotel |
 Saturday - July 22, 2006 - Breakfast at Pori Hotel
Sightseeing tour of Pori and environs
Day at Pori Jazz Festival
Dinner at Pori Jazz Festival venue
Back stage cocktail reception
Overnight Pori
Sunday - July 23, 2006 - Breakfast at Pori Hotel
Free time to explore Pori
Beach lunch
Special farewell dinner at Pori Jazz
Pori Jazz Festival concerts
Overnight Pori
Monday - July 24, 2006 - Breakfast at Pori Hotel
Monday - July 24, 2006 - Part 1 of program ends. Travelers returning home transfer to Helsinki Airport
Part 2 - St Petersburg program begins |
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2006 Tour Price:
Pori Jazz Travel Package: $4,155/person based on double occupancy
$ 400 - Single Supplement
WBGO Travelers call for special discount
Book your trip now!
Deposit - 2006 Pori Jazz - $500
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Your trip includes:
 PORI JAZZ FESTIVAL
Round trip airfare from JFK tourist class to Helsinki and return from Helsinki or St. Petersburg
Four star hotel in Helsinki
Guided sightseeing Tours in Helsinki and Pori
Deluxe motor coach transfers
Jami Resort and Holiday Center - three nights in picturesque surroundings of unspoiled nature
Guided sightseeing tours
Candlelight reception and dinner
Breakfast daily
Most meals included
Three nights first class hotel accommodation in Pori
Pori Jazz Festival VIP Concert Pass
Festival reception
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
St. Petersburg, Russia - from July 24 - 28, we continue our travel to visit the home of the Czars! A fully guided trip to to experience the treasures of the Hermitage Museum. We'll journey by train from Helsinki, spend four days exploring the great palaces, beautiful architecture, and the captivating city of St. Petersburg.
 Russia
A visit to Russia today is an encounter with an undiscovered land.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union visitors have a fresh opportunity to explore a vast array of exciting and ancient cultures, such as the glittering imperial Russia of St. Petersburg. One of the most notable features of present day Russia is a renewed celebration of the wealth of its past and its potential for the future. Throwing off the blanket of communist uniformity, Russia today is a nation of enormous diversity and tremendous vitality. It is as if the cultural traditions of a century ago have re-awakened with a newfound strength - ancient cathedrals are being rebuilt and restored, colorful markets hum with activity once again and literature and the arts are quickly regaining the creative renown they enjoyed decades ago. A new Russia is now in full bloom.
Helvetia Hotel & Suites ****
The Helvetia Hotel is wonderfully located just a few steps from Nevsky Prospect. The hotel is housed in an old beautiful mansion constructed in 1828 by Swiss architect Augusto Lange. The Helvetia is owned by the General Consulate of Switzerland that is housed in the same building.
The special offer of this four-star hotel is many-roomed apartments that are ideal for tourists traveling with children or friends. The apartments provide everything necessary for a long-term stay - they have one or two cozy bedrooms with comfortable beds, a well-equipped bathroom and a kitchen outfitted with all the necessary appliances. These stylish apartments can be recommended to businesspeople as well. One can successfully work and hold business meetings in comfortable sitting-rooms.
 St. Petersburg is a city of haunting magnificence, an imperial capital that seems to have been built as a monument to its own passing. Less than three centuries have passed since Peter the Great began building his grand city on the Gulf of Finland , but it is difficult to visit its vast, crystalline squares and palaces without feeling the enormity of the gulf that separates that time from our own. All of which, of course, makes St. Petersburg more evocative of Russia's past than any place except perhaps the Moscow Kremlin. This impression is only deepened by a more familiar acquaintance. The enigmatic homeliness of Peter's cottage and the city's placid canals may contrast with the brooding grandeur of the Winter Palace , but they share with it a graceful stillness that is difficult to forget.
Monday - July 24, 2006 - St Petersburg program begins
Monday - July 24, 2006 - Breakfast at Pori Hotel
Transfer to Helsinski for flights to USA and to Helsinski train station
Travelers continuing to Russia enjoy free time in Helsinki:
Afternoon: Board train for travel to St. Petersburg, Russia
Arrive: St. Petersberg, Russia
Sightseeing tour enroute to hotel to see the Drawbridge on the Neva River
Transfer to Helvetia Hotel, St. Petersburg
Evening at Helvetia Hotel, St. Petersburg
 Tuesday - July 25, 2006 - Breakfast at St. Petersburg hotel
Sightseeing: Day at the Hermitage Museum
- Museum Guide for the day
- Art Collections
- Gold Treasure Rooms
- Snacks at Museum
- Late Lunch at restaurant in Palace Square
Evening Cruise: St. Petersburg River and Canals
Relax and dinner at hotel
Wednesday - July 26, 2006- Breakfast at St. Petersburg Hotel
Sightseeing: Russian Countryside Visit
- Catherine Palace
- Pavlovsk Palace
- Lunch at Pavlovsk restaurant
Evening Folklore show in St. Petersburg 
Thursday - July 27, 2006 - Breakfast at St. Petersburg Hotel
Sightseeing: Visit to Peter the Great Summer Palace
- Hydrofoil travel
- St. Nicolas Catherdral
Evening Performance and Dinner - St. Petersburg State Jazz Philharmonic Hall
or concert at Kirov? (To be announced)
Friday - July 28, 2006 - Breakfast and checkout of St. Petersburg Hotel
Coach tranfer to Helsinski Airport for flights home
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2006 Tour Price:
St. Petersburg Hermitage Russian Visit: $2,000/person based on double occupancy
$ 390 - Single Supplement
WBGO Travelers call for special discount
Book your trip now!
Deposit - 2006 St. Petersburg - $500
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Your trip includes:
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
Deluxe Motor coach transport to Helsinki Train Station
First Class Train travel with dinner to St. Petersburg, Russia
Entire transportation via private deluxe motor coach
Four star St. Petersburg Helvetia Swiss Hotel
Four nights in Superior rooms with breakfast daily
Special early admission for guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
Guided tour of the Hermitage treasure rooms
Personal English speaking guide throughout the entire trip and all tours
Palace tours: Catherine's Palace, Pavlovsk Palace, and Peterhof Palace
St. Nicholas Cathedral
Three Russian lunch dinning experiences
Two evenings of traditional entertainment in St. Petersburg. (Folk Festival and other tba)
Dinners ala carte
Homeward bound flight from St. Petersburg 's Airport
Special Visa Note for Russia Travelers
Please notify us of your Russia travel plans as soon as possible. The Russian Government requires a visa for entry into Russian territory and additional time will be required to expedite the visa process. We have a visa expeditor service for anyone interested who can process your visa in a timely and efficient manner. In addition, we must request Invitation Letters from Russia so timing is of the essence. Please check to ensure your passport is valid for six months beyond your final July, 2006 travel dates. |
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For more information, please call Brickhouse Productions, 888-865-5786 or visit our web sites:
www.wbgo.org or www.jazztours.org |
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"I wanted to send you
this letter in appreciation
for your guidance during our
trip to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Both your expertise, combined
with the simplicity of your
explanations made navigating
through St.Petersburg a pleasure
and another memory I will
treasure."
- W. Parris
Sept. 2006 |
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Keith. Brazil was such an
"Awesome" trip Thanks
to your expertise and musical
taste, we enjoyed the best
jazz Rio had to offer!"
- A.Fenton
Feb. 2006 |
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"As
always, it was fun traveling
with you. I am happy to have
another "jazz tour"
under my belt, and look forward
to the next one."
- S.Moore
Nov 2006 |
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Elvin Jones
Sept., 1927 -May, 2004
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In
memoriam of a great artist
–an inspiration to all who
are traveling the road to
share this wonderful artform
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