NOTE: Our next available trip will be the first week of December 2008 then February of 2009. We are now taking reservations for the trips outlined below:
Trip itineraries
THE DECEMBER 2008 TOUR:
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30TH
LEAVE BOSTON, LOGAN AIRPORT FOR
LONDON, ENGLAND IN THE EVENING .
MONDAY DECEMBER 1ST
ARRIVE IN LONDON ON TUESDAY
MORNING. YOU CAN OPT TO PLAY
TOURIST THIS DAY OR SHOP WITH US
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO
NOTTINGHAM.
TUESDAY DEC. 2 :
OUR COACH BRINGS US TO THE
EARLY OPENING OF THE MASSIVE
ARTHUR SWALLOW ANTIQUE FAIR
AT SWINDERBY AIR FORCE BASE
WHERE 1000'S OF DEALERS
FROM ALL OVER EUROPE WILL
BE SELLING.
WEDNESDAY DEC. 3
OPTION TO ATTEND SWINDERBY
AGAIN OR GO WITH US
ON AN EXCURSION OF ANTIQUE
MALLS, SHOPS, & WHOLESALE
SOURCES.
THURSDAY DEC 4
ATTEND THE OPENING OF DMG
NEWARK ANTIQUE FAIR WHICH IS
THE LARGEST FAIR IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
FRIDAY DEC 5
More shopping in nottingham.
LATER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WE
WILL TAKE THE "CHUNNEL" TRAIN
INTO PARIS, FRANCE AND ALL MEET
FOR A GREAT GROUP DINNER
AT ONE OF OUR GUIDE'S
FAVORITE RESTAURANTS.
SATURDAY DEC 6
ATTEND THE "PUCES"
( THE WORLD FAMOUS PARIS FLEA
MARKETS) OUR GUIDES WILL BRING
US TO THE BEST OPENINGS ON
BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SUNDAY DEC 7
THE FLEA MARKETS AGAIN.
NEW DEALER/SELLERS
IN MORE LOCATIONS.
MONDAY DEC 8
WE WILL TAKE A TOUR OF THE
ANTIQUES SHOPS OUTSIDE
PARIS. YOU MAY ALREADY HAVE SO
MUCH GREAT STUFF THAT THIS IS
THE DAY YOU MAY OPT TO PLAY
TOURIST IN THE CITY.
TUESDAY DEC 9
FLY HOME AND BRAGG TO ALL YOUR
FRIENDS!
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THE FEBRUARY 2009 TOUR:
THURSDAY JANUARY 29TH 2009
FLY FROM BOSTON, MA. TO
FLORENCE, ITALY ARRIVING
ON FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAY JANUARY 30TH
YOU MAY OPT TO PLAY TOURIST
AND SEE FLORENCE OR
BEGIN THE ANTIQUE
SHOPPING WITH US. WE WILL END
THE DAY IN OUR HOTEL IN AREZZO.
SATURDAY JANUARY 31ST
WALK OUT THE FRONT DOOR OF
THE HOTEL INTO THE
FIERA ANTIQUARIA (THE MONTHLY
ANTIQUE FAIR) WHERE HUNDREDS
OF DEALERS AND SELLERS FROM
ALL OVER THE MEDITTERANEAN
AREA FILL THE STREETS WITH ANTIQUES.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1ST
ANOTHER DAY OF STREET
MARKETS WITH MORE SELLERS
AND MORE STUFF. AREZZO ALSO
HAS PLENTY OF FABULOUS MUSEUMS
AND SIGHTS TO EXPLORE.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 2ND
OUR LOCAL FRIEND AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE DEALER
MARCELLO WILL TAKE US ON
A BUYING TRIP TO
THE COUNTRYSIDE.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3RD
AFTER TAKING PICTURES AT THE
LEANING TOWER,
WE TAKE THE PLANE TO
NOTTINGHAM ENGLAND
TO THE ANTIQUE FAIR AT
SWINDERBY AIR FORCE BASE.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4TH
OPTION TO SHOP SWINDERBY
AGAIN OR JOIN US FOR AN
EXCURSION INTO THE
COUNTRYSIDE.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5TH
WITH OUR EXPERTS THE KEEFE
FAMILY, WE GO TO THE OPENING
OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST
ANTIQUES FAIR AT NEWARK
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6TH
MORE SHOPPING IN NOTTINGHAM,
THEN LATER IN THE DAY WE TAKE
THE "CHUNNEL" TRAIN INTO PARIS
AND MEET FOR OUR TRADITIONAL
GROUP DINNER.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7TH
WE ATTEND THE FAMOUS PARIS
FLEA MARKETS. OUR GUIDES GET
US TO SEVERAL OPENINGS
ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
ANOTHER DAY OF THE PARIS
FLEAS. NEW DEALERS, NEW STUFF.
MONDAY FEBRUARY 9TH
OUR GUIDES WILL TAKE US ON
AN EXCURSION TO
THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE.
THIS IS THE DAY
YOU COULD ELECT TO PLAY
TOURIST IN PARIS.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE?
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10TH
FLY HOME.
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
PLAN NEXT YEARS TRIP.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU JOIN US. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION EARLY!!!!
PS: BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE WOMEN, I HAVE POSTED THE SHOPPER ON THE RIGHT TO HELP MORE MEN DECIDE TO TAKE OUR TRIP.