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Independence Day
Thu, Jul 4, 2013
Times: 9:30-5:00
Venue: Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566
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Old Sturbridge Village celebrates Celebrate the 4th like it's 1830! Sign a giant Declaration of Independence! Play 1830s-style Base-ball! Luckily, the fireworks aren't stuck in the past, and have been updated to a spectacular display. This Old Sturbridge Village celebration includes music, magic, family games and activities followed by a 30-minute fireworks display at dusk. Beer, wine, soft drinks, sandwiches and snacks are offered for sale, and visitors can bring their own picnic.
For more information, check out our site: http://www.osv.org/
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The Education Center is also home to the Cho Educational Resource Center. An extensive K-12 curriculum library, the ERC includes recently published textbooks, educational software, a parenting resource center, a children's literature collection, videos and more. Rivier has become a statewide leader in preparing teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms.
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Rivier's education graduates have nearly a 100% job placement rate. They're confident in front of a classroom: through observations and student-teaching, they have learned to connect theory with practice. With early field-based experience, you'll have the opportunity to observe and participate in classes at different schools and grade levels.
During your senior year student teaching practicum, you'll create lesson plans, teach, and assess student learning under the guidance of experienced cooperating teachers and a college supervisor.
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The Kable House
Dates from 1939 and is situated on 9 wooded acres on the sunset golf course. Five suites feature private baths, two with jacuzzi tubs, and all have refrigerators, microwaves, phones, tv, queen beds, and central air
CITY: Mount Morris
Timmerman House
3 room bed and breakfast, credit cards accepted, breakfast, deposit required, cancellation policy, private bathrooms.
CITY: Aviston
Belle Aire Mansion and Guest House
Experience true hospitality with innkeepers who have been welcoming guests for 25 years! Find peaceful contentment and history in one of Galena's oldest (1836) homes. Whirlpool/fireplace suites available.
CITY: Galena
Lydia's Loft
Elegant lodging in downtown Pontiac. Full kitchen, living room, bedrooms. Lydia's Loft is a circa 1890's building that has been renovated from its original use as retail store to a beautiful 1600 square foot loft apartment. It features a second story view of the beautiful and historic downtown Pontiac IL. Entering Lydia's Loft from the street level entrance located just behind the Route 66 Museum you will climb two stories into complete privacy and solitude. Your stay includes 1600 square feet of space, complete with two bedrooms; one king size bedroom and one queen size bedroom. You also have two twin sofa sleepers also with which to accommodate your entire family.
CITY: Pontiac
Under the Ginkgo Tree Bed & Breakfast
Magnificent Queen Anne Victorian Home built around 1890, air-conditioned, with wrap around front porch. One block from Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio; savor a light breakfast in our elegant dining room or bright homey kitchen; weather permitting, breakfast on the veranda; 20 minutes from downtown Chicago and all the museums & points of interest. Also, not your ordinary meeting place, host your next event in a warm, gracious setting. Non Smoking Establishment.
CITY: Oak Park
The Steamboat House
Luxury & location in a historic mansion only 1.5 blocks to shops & dining. Wine time daily, three-course breakfasts, spacious guestrooms w/fireplaces, billiard room & lovely gardens await.
CITY: Galena
Innstead Bed and Breakfast
Early 20th century farm house located within walking distance to historic McCoy Library with one of the oldest genealogy collections in the midwest.
CITY: McLeansboro
River House Bed & Breakfast Getaway Retreat - Machesney Park
The River House is actually two waterfront lodges, well separated on five tree shaded acres. The luxury Getaway Lodge offers couples romance in three suites complete with Jacuzzi, fireplace, and gourmet breakfast, plus special occassion amenities for honeymoon or anniversary romance. The Timeaway Lodge, with five family sized guestrooms, offers comfortable, child friendly accommodations for leisure travel or group retreat. It is an ideal location with its large gathering room, conversation bar and outdoor deck to host a family reunion, church or business retreat, scrapbooking weekend, or wedding ceremony and reception. Special package options are available. An Extended Stay furnished apartment also available for weekly rental.
CITY: Machesney Park
Mississippi Memories
Spectacular view of the river, beautiful home with antique furnishings, 2 fireplaces and pianos.
CITY: Nauvoo
Corner George Inn
The Corner George Inn is a landmark in the 150-year-old Maeystown German settlement, which is listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. Also visit the town's 1867 church, one-lane stone arched bridge, general store, sweet shoppe, museum and visitor's center.
CITY: Maeystown
Stain Glass Inn Bed & Breakfast
Country cape cod style with large porches surrounded by woods and flowers. Stain glass on site.
CITY: Ottawa
Tierra Linda
Immersed in the sights and sounds of nature, Tierra Linda's two charming guest rooms offer peace and relaxation. Dog and pet-friendly, swimming, fishing, hiking, stargazing, bonfires, bird watching. No noisy roads.
CITY: Galena
The Flower Patch
Featured in Midwest Living magazine, the Arcola Flower Patch offers a lovely downstairs parlor, shaded porch swing, quiet gazebo for tea or coffee & gift shop. Lynn, the Artist in Residence, displays framed porcelain art and watercolors throughout the house. Every room abounds with floral arrangements, crafts, curios and family memorabilia. With floral rugs, potted plans and displays of fresh and dried flowers, it's always spring at the bed & breakfast. Guests and non-guests alike are welcome to tour the backyard garden, where the Harshbargers grow the herbs used in their epicurean masterpieces
CITY: Arcola
Country Pleasures Lodge
Turn-of-the-century hunting lodge, decorated in antiques & breath taking view kitchen & outdoor grill.
CITY: Nauvoo
The Margarita European Inn
This bed and breakfast's original architecture dates back to 1927 and charms guests with its wood burning fireplace, French doors and vintage molding. The Inn's 42 are each uniquely designed. Personal service is complete with a continental breakfast. Conveniently located near downtown Evanston and Northwestern University. Pensiero Ristorante is a North Shore favorite and is located on the Inn's first floor.
CITY: Evanston
Martin Ranch Bed & Breakfast
Newly constructed French Country style home located on 100 acres featuring equine hotel, nature trails, and fishing pond. The outdoors is as enchanting and as lively as it is indisde. Each of the 4 guest rooms is tastefully decorated.
CITY: Effingham
The Stone House Bed and Breakfast
A choice of three guest bedroom await you as well as a private sitting parlor with firesplace; two larges porches with Mississippi River view. Full breakfast served in formal dining room.
CITY: Chester
Walnut Grove Guest House
The Walnut Grove Farm Guest House is a bed and breakfast and is a turn-of-the-century bungalow that is comfy, eclectic and artsy. It can be yours for a focused work retreat, a romantic get a way, or a family adventure in the heartland. Historic Walnut Grove Farm was homesteaded in 1835 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
CITY: Knoxville
Crawford House Inn
This Italianate style mansion offers year 'round hospitality for that romantic getaway or an extended stay in Dixon. Elegance and relaxation await your arrival in the 12 spacious rooms furnished with Victorian furniture.
CITY: Dixon
Wikstrom Manor
Located in an old border town, situated along the Kankakee River. Designed and built by A.E. Wikstrom in 1892, it was known as the Villa Swea and was a gathering place for visiting Swedish dignitaries and local socialites.
CITY: Momence
Prairie Path Guest House
We offer three rooms where you can sleep comforted by beautiful handmade quilts or lose yourself among the antiques! Wake up to a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, homemade breads, fruit, French toast or waffles, ham, and our own jams & jellies. While sitting on the wicker porch swing on the upstairs veranda, enjoy our beautiful countryside and be blessed by the song of the bluebird or call of the mockingbird. Wake up to the smell of coffee and fresh cinnamon rolls baking and make time to bird watch, shop in our small quilt & gift shop or explore the historic community we call home. We offer free Wi-Fi.
CITY: Mount Carroll
Tiffany Inn
Ideally placed in the historic Downtown Alton antique district, the Tiffany Inn is walking distance from shops, restaurants and the casino, with beautiful views of the Mississippi River and Clark Bridge. Located above the Alton Stained Glass Works shop, the inn has three elegant rooms decorated with lovely stained glass and antiques. Amenities include: private baths, air conditioning, mini refrigerators and coffeemakers.
CITY: Alton
AKADEMIKA BED & BREAKFAST offers clean rooms in a safe and quiet neighborhood at walking distance from the University of Illinois and the downtown area. Akademika is located on Michigan Avenue, a prime location in Urbana with beautiful houses, cobblestone streets, and trees. Within a family neighborhood, Akademika offers amenities and a close location to campus, just one block from the southeast section of campus and a few minutes walking distance from the Main Quad and the Assembly Hall. This is a historic, quiet, safe and beautiful residential area with beautiful houses, cobblestone streets, and trees. Great for jogging!
CITY: Urbana
The Victorian Farmstead
Peace and quite in the coutryside with an abundance of fresh air will make your stay. Enjoy bicycling, canoeing, antiquing or reading on the porch swing. In winter warm yourself in front of the fireplace when you return from skiing.
CITY: Mount Morris
Patchwork Inn
Step back in time to a gentler age when hospitality was an art form and life was unhurried. Relax in the elegant parlor, while away an hour on the front porch or explore many of the area's attractions and state parks. Located in a restored 1840's inn, guest rooms feature restored and functional antiques along with individual room telephones and cable TV. The lower level is a great place to hold meetings or celebrate special events.
CITY: Oregon
Sidwell Friends Bed and Breakfast
This B&B is housed in a classic 1920s Colonial decorated with antiques and fine art. Sidwell Friends is located just blocks from Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, which features the Mitchell Museum and an impressive sculpture park.
CITY: Mount Vernon
His Rest Bed and Breakfast
Escape to our exclusive bed and breakfast inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois. His Rest Bed & Breakfast invites you to visit our quiet country retreat where rusticity and romantic elegance meet. We are easily accessible to the highway, yet far enough away allowing you time to unwind in our bed and breakfast. Our luxuriously rustic log cabin was built in 1977 and provides you with the alluring graces of a cozy weekend hideaway. Embrace the simple pleasures of crackling logs in the fireplace, a country stroll in our culinary herb and flower gardens, relax in the redwood cedar hot tub, or visit our library and gift shop. Upon making a reservation with us, let us know if you would like a romantic candlelight dinner served in the privacy of your room. History comes to life at His Rest Bed & Breakfast. Make our area B&B your preferred inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois.
CITY: Freeburg
Shallowbrook Farm Executive Retreat
Whether a strategy session, customer/dealer conference, sales, marketing or executive retreat - let our professional staff assist you with your conference planning. We specialize in organizing a tranquil ideal meeting environment with care. Just 35 minutes north of Peoria, featuring tennis, golf, hot tub and game room.
CITY: Bradford
Train Inn B&B
The Train Inn features 4 rooms, they are called "Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans and Carbondale". The house is an Arts & Crafts Bungalow with a masterfully refinished interior and many antiques including a Mission Oak staircase.
CITY: Carbondale
Evergreen Farm Inn
The house has been completely redecorated to reflect the earlier days of the 1900's. Many of the original antiques furnish the rooms. This picturesque "bed and breakfast" is located in a farming community.
CITY: Forreston
Badollet House Bed & Breakfast
National Register historic home featuring period decor with contemporary conveniences. The Badollet House is not only a bed and breakfast, but also caters to small parties, weddings, business meetings and special occassions.
CITY: Salem
Shawnee Hill Bed and Breakfast
Located on 200 acres of Shawnee National Forest, in a country setting. Enjoy hiking, bird watching, and fishing in stocked ponds. Explore a cave that Daniel Boone carved his name in 1766. Three units are separate from the house.
CITY: Cobden
Landmark on Madison Bed & Breakfast
Historic classic Greek Revival mansion built in 1906. Built on the site of old Veranda Hotel stagecoach stop on the Vincennes Trail. Full of southern charm. A step back in time.
CITY: Lebanon
The Old Brick Inn
(1886-1891) Built for the granddaughter of Chrisman's founding father,it is one of the original 7 homes in Chrisman. Decorated blending of decades from the 1880's through the early 1900's.Full Breakfast. Tea room open Thurs-Sat 11am-1pm By reservation
CITY: Chrisman
The Standish House Bed & Breakfast
The Standish House B&B is owned and operated by a direct descendent of Miles Standish and is filled with antiques and collections of Early American history. You'll enjoy canopy beds, sumptuous breakfasts and more. We're only minutes from Lake Carroll and are located on a quiet residential street in the quaint community of Lanark.
CITY: Lanark
The Barn
Spend the night in a true timber frame post and beam barn set in 200 acres of wooded quiet.
CITY: Dahinda
The Shaker Loft Bed & Breakfast
Contemporary B&B. Shaker loft with king-size bed, Amish room with queen bed, quilt room with full bed. Wooded lakeside serenity, 18-hole golf course, driving range, boating and fishing available, reservations required.
CITY: Pana
Villa Batavia B & B
Magnificent 150 year old country mansion on a parklike setting on the Fox River. Seven acre grounds include the picturesque barn, meadow and Christmas tree farm. Direct access to a 35 mile bike path along the Fox River.
CITY: Batavia
Barton House B&B
A brand new in a "fancy farm setting", offering soothing decor & pampering So IL style. 3 special gardens – butterfly (featuring a stunning bronze butterfly seating area), heirloom plantings, & seasonal. Close to SIU, shopping, & many area attractions.
CITY: Carbondale
Bayley House Suite Bed and Breakfast
The Bayley House Suite was built in 1874, but provides the accommodations of a 21st century. This beautiful 850 sq. ft. suite includes a bedroom with queen sized bed, living room with dinning area and peaceful 3-season room.
CITY: Tonica
Queen Anne's on 7th Street
Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1892; sits on a wooded 1½-acre lot and is located 3 blocks from Eastern Illinois University.
CITY: Charleston
Reardon Historic Mansion Bed And Breakfast
For a chance of a lifetime to visit this beautiful historic mansion bed & breakfast with furnishing mostly from 1800's. Better than visiting a museum!
CITY: Morris
Tree Farm Stable Bed & Breakfast
Private cottage suite, 4 rooms, horses, farm, close to state parks. $$$
CITY: Ottawa
Prairie River's Bed and Breakfast
Hearty breakfasts, beautiful view of Illinois River. Spacious rooms, private baths, comfortable, friendly and private.
CITY: Ottawa
Nina's Bed & Breakfast
For women, by women: Nina's Bed and Breakfast was conceived out of a desire to bring a unique Bed and Breakfast experience geared to the sophisticated women traveler, women business traveler and the lesbian traveler. This experience will have a strong emphasis on personalization and customer service mixed with a dash of surprise.
CITY: Chicago
Old Church House Inn B & B
Nestled in the quaint old river village of Mossville, the Old Church House Inn is now a unique, Victorian-style bed and breakfast offering elegant overnight accommodations.
CITY: Mossville
The Great House
Home built in 1856. Greek Revival Architecture. Elegant, classic decor featuring 7 fireplaces. Unique wine cellar. Quite an interesting history.
CITY: Galesburg
The Barn of 1938
This wonderful restored barn sleeps up to six people. Field corn and soy beans are planted on the farm making for a picturesque scene with the red barn in the middle of the field of green. Guests will enjoy a full kitchen, private bath, and laundry.
CITY: Nauvoo
Baily House Suite Bed & Breakfast
The Bayley House Suite was built in 1874 but provides the accommodations of a 21st century. This beautiful 850 sq. ft. suite includes a bedroom with queen sized bed, living room with dinning area and peaceful 3-season room.
CITY: Tonica
Nauvoo Grand Bed and Breakfast
This turn-of-the-century home has been transformed into Nauvoo's only luxury accommodations, offering the grace and intimacy of Victorian times. Perched on a gentle rise, it is surrounded by vineyards and is across the street from Illinois' oldest winery.
CITY: Nauvoo
Heartland Lodge
The only Orvis endorsed lodge in the state provides excellent hunting or relaxing getaways in the hils of Pike County. Enjoy ATV rentals, hiking trails, horseback riding, and outstanding home cooked meals daily.
CITY: Nebo
Cooper Adams House Bed & Breakfast
In Quincy's historic district, the Cooper Adams House is an impressive brick home with many elegant features of a Queen Anne. The large entry has a stately staircase with unusual turned balusters, cannonball newel caps and profiled closed string sides. Two brilliant stained glass windows light the path to an intimate experiance. The front parlor fireplace has a butternut mantel accentuated by the owners' collectibles. You will find beautiful butternut wood molding and doors throughout this gracious, 19th century home.
CITY: Quincy
Maple Leaf Cottage Inn
Located in the historic village of Elsah, the Maple Leaf Cottage Inn offers bed and breakfast cottage style. All rooms have private bath, sitting area and a full hot breakfast delivered to you each morning.
CITY: Elsah
Nauvoo Country Lodge
This six room bed and breakfast sits on the bluffs of the Mississippi River and features panoramic views of the river from two decks and many of the bedrooms. The house is surrounded by ten acres of woods ideal for outdoor activities.
CITY: Nauvoo
305 North
Located on Main Street with private parking, 305 North provides the best lodging downtown Galena has to offer. Newly-remodeled suites make your stay most enjoyable. Inquire about groups.
CITY: Galena
Brazle Haus Bed and Breakfast
Modern Alpine home reflects heritage. View beautiful scenery. Fireplace, TV, VCR, books, and games in common areas. Full breakfast. Twenty minutes from Vandalia.
CITY: Brownstown
Madison Street Living Rental
Historic Queen Anne in downtown Ottawa within walking distance of dining, shopping & entertainment. Full Kitchen, washer/dryer, HDTV, Wi-Fi, jetted whirlpool tub. Special requests welcome. No pets/smoking.
CITY: Ottawa
Seacord House
1800's Victorian furnished with family antiques, family recipe waffles and muffins made fresh each day.
CITY: Galesburg
Harrison House Bed & Breakfast
Five-room B&B 25 miles from Chicago. Walk to shops, restaurants and more. Antique-filled A/C rooms, private baths, Jacuzzis. Complimentary evening refreshments, flowers and scrumptious breakfast. Renovated 2002.
CITY: Naperville
House 5863
Looking for a great place to stay in Chicago? Consider House 5863 Chicago Bed & Breakfast. House 5863 is not your typical B&B inn. They are different. There you will find no Victorian decor or rockers on a scenic porch. Rather, they are an urban, hip place to stay in the heart of Chicago's north side. Their style is contemporary comfort. Their rooms are clean, cool and most of all restive. Their approach is more hands off than hands on. They focus on providing for all of your needs behind the scenes without disrupting your stay. Common areas are designed for casual living. The fully-equipped kitchen offers continental style breakfast with all the basics to allow you to serve yourself on your own schedule and at your own pace. Their garden and deck areas offer a quiet respite for relaxed joy.
CITY: Chicago
La Colina Linda Farm and Bed & Breakfast
This one acres farm offers a two bedroom - two bath non-smoking cottage. The hospitality is open and inclusive and serves vegan plant-based meals for breakfast. Instruction and guidance for anyone interested in organic farming practices.
CITY: Cobden
Bundling Board Inn
Queen Anne style B & B, 2 blocks from Historic Square and Woodstock Opera House. Intimate Victorian atmosphere, elegant amenities, full gourmet breakfast. All non-smoking rooms with private baths. Central air, heat, sprinkler system. Check website.
CITY: Woodstock
Nickell Country Home
4 large bedrooms in a large country home with a magnificent breakfast
CITY: Mahomet
Twinflower Inn B & B
Step away from the everyday to the ultimate retreat. The Twinflower Inn features four suites and two guest rooms. Built as the original Colony Hospital in 1855, the inn is one of 10 original buildings lovingly restored in the village of Bishop Hill a national historic landmark. It's your home base for a weekend adventure to begin.
CITY: Bishop Hill
The River Lodge
Accomodations for couples or families, large or small with or without breakfast. Hiking, wildlife, search for geodes, catch fireflies. Hot tub, sandy beach, sunset over the Mississippi.
CITY: Nauvoo
The Carriage House
A beautifully decorated Victorian carriage house behind an old home in the river town of Havana. It is a wonderful opportunity to see how life used to be without giving up modern luxuries like cable TV.
CITY: Havana
Benedictine Bed and Breakfast
Benedictine B & B offers a comfortable, spacious, private suite of rooms within the grounds of a real urban monastery. Monks have been welcoming travelers for centuries and you will be given the same warm welcome by the monks of the Monastery of the Holy Cross.
CITY: Chicago
Maple Crest Bed and Breakfast
Built in 1865, this Victorian Italianate brick house stands on the crest of one of the highest hills in Petersburg and is surrounded by Maple trees.
CITY: Petersburg
Harvey House B&B
On Chicago Tribune's Year's Best Hotel List, and included in Chicago Magazines Best Neighborhood Hotels. A Select Registry Inn. Trip Advisor #1 Rated Place to Stay in Oak Park! Chicago's most luxurious romantic Inn featuring fireplaces and oversized luxury baths with Jacuzzi tubs, gourmet breakfast till noon, and late checkouts. Combines the best of luxury hotels and boutique Inns. Perfect location with superb access to downtown and airports. Walk to dozens of shops and restaurants. WIFI, garage parking, great for romantic getaways, mini breaks, and also ideal for the discriminating business traveler that prefers great furnishings, great mattresses and great food. This upscale 6,000 sq. foot brick and limestone Victorian B&B in historical Oak Park is acclaimed by the press as an architectural and design triumph and consistently exceeds expectations.
CITY: Oak Park
Park Inn Bed and Breakfast
Charming 1910 cottage nestled on two park-like acres in the heart of Nauvoo, 2 blocks from temple. Shared bath, sleep sound machines, tandem bike.
CITY: Nauvoo
Newtown Farm
Country Cape Cod style home offering charm and hospitality overlooking six acres of horse pasture.
CITY: Wilmington
Bronzeville's 1st Bed and Breakfast Club
this is also Chicago and Illinois 1st African American Bed & Breakfast of its kind and was recorded into the historical hall of fame archives year 2001 as such. Complete with a Butler, Gourmet Chef and elegantly appointed bedroom suites with individual computers, high speed Internet, video conference and laser printing.
CITY: Chicago
Riverview Guest House, Inc.
Reflecting on the past one might envision the charm of the neighborhood. Built in 1907 this late Queen Ann home offers a quiet comfortable getaway of yesteryear from the stress of modern life. Breakfast creations can be served in the Maurice Chevalier Dining Room or on the Front Porch. Travelers of both business and pleasure are welcome!
CITY: Kankakee
LeFevre Inn & Resort
Romantic country inn 1.5 miles from downtown. Amazing tri-state views and unforgettable sunsets. Eight private rooms, one suite and two cottages. Lake with gazebo, outdoor pool, fireplaces, outdoor fire pit.
CITY: Galena
Senator Rickert Residence Bed & Breakfast
Located in the Historic District of Waterloo, IL. The home was originally built as a one story brickhouse.
CITY: Waterloo
The Cottonwood Inn B & B
Built in 1896, a turn of the century private farmhouse with antiques throughout. 3 story, Large room on 3rd floor available for several people (6 beds, private bath), other rooms decorated in formal farmhouse style.
CITY: Kansas
Ancient Pines B&B
Enjoy home-cooked breakfast and baked goods in the secluded farmstead of Sonora Gardens. Located just 5 minutes from historic Nauvoo, this private room B&B is complete with whirlpool tub and a large relaxing front porch!
CITY: Nauvoo
TimberCreek Bed and Breakfast
TimberCreek Bed and Breakfast offers country retreat style lodging in a secluded Illinois meadow surrounded by trees and a stream. It is the ideal setting to escape fast-paced everyday living and relax, recharge, and reconnect with each other.
CITY: Paxton
Lake House Inn Bed and Breakfast
First bed and breakfast on Fox Lake (Chain O'Lakes).
CITY: Ingleside
Randolph Terrace Historic Bed & Breakfast
This elegant, 1914 Georgian Revival home has been restored to turn of the century elegance with leaded glass windows, hardwood floors, spacious comfort and European antiques.
CITY: Peoria
Enchanted Crest Bed and Breakfast
Bed and breakfast located in Belle Rive, IL.
CITY: Belle Rive
Hubert House
Conveniently located near the University of Illinois east campus. Fully furnished 5 bedroom extended stay home; rents by day, week, month or year.
CITY: Urbana
Plymouth Rock Roost
Friendly B & B with antiques throughout.
CITY: Plymouth
Hellman Guest House
This 1895 Queen Anne Victorian with wraparound porch has breathtaking views of downtown/countryside. Original woodwork, stained/leaded glass windows, A/C, beautiful gardens, bottomless cookie jar. Walk to town. Specials available. Appropriate for older children.
CITY: Galena
Aunt Daisy's B & B
Aunt Daisy's is a Bed Breakfast that serves both a good night's sleep and a memorable breakfast, all within an 1890 midwestern home. Each room contains an outside telephone line, cable TV with VCR, desk, and a small refrigerator.
CITY: Kewanee
The Pineapple Inn
Victorian bed & breakfast with all private baths.
CITY: Macomb
River Park Bed & Breakfast
Home features an outside balcony overlooking the Illinois River.
CITY: Havana
Bilbrey Farms Inc. Bed & Breakfast and Exotic Animal Farm
A farm with more than 45 animals including exotics such as a llama and zebra. This B & B features state-of-the-art amenities in a tranquil farm setting. They also feature a party barn which holds 100 people.
CITY: Edwardsville
Badollet House Bed & Breakfast
This 4 room bed and breakfast is located in downtown Salem just minutes from the Mariona County Fairgrounds.
CITY: Salem
Temple View B & B
Bed & Breakfast located in the Nauvoo downtown, just blocks from the Nauvoo temple.
CITY: Nauvoo
The Razzano House
Uniquely private, the Razzano House is an architect designed home built by restauranteur and golfing professional Louis Razzano in 1952 to match the elegant period homes in the area. It is now a charming, comfortable guest home.
CITY: Watseka
Pinehill Inn
Graceful, romantic, the highly rated Pinehill Inn Bed and Breakfast beckons you with the feeling you are stepping back into time...the Rock River most elegant oasis, combining modern amenities with historic charm. Named one of the top 10 hotels in Illinois, The Pinehill Inn is an absolutely stunning Italianate country mansion built in 1874...on the National Historic Register...an original Rose glass window, 7 fireplaces and sterling silver chandelier. 1874 Carriage House available for group functions and parties.
CITY: Oregon
Cozy Corner Bed & Breakfast
The Cozy Corner Bed and Breakfast wants to provide our guests with every comfort during their stay in Sparta, Illinois. We are located 55 miles of St. Louis with an array of activities and attractions to enjoy. All rooms include their own private bath, hot homemade breakfast, complimentary beverages and snacks, in-room satellite TV, use of the hot tub and pickup from the local Sparta airport. We look forward to your visit and hope to make many new friends.
CITY: Sparta
The Loft B&B
The Loft Bed & Breakfast is a unique and relaxing retreat featuring the finest amenities in a scenic private setting. Located on 63 rolling acres between the many attractions and tourist sites in Springfield and historic Petersburg, Illinois, You'll see deer, turkey, fox and an occasional eagle from the windows or the deck. Or take a leisurely hike down to the river bluffs. You'll be surrounded by amazing peace and quiet. Enjoy this brand new and spacious B&B, complete with a large living room with leather sofa, chairs and a cozy fireplace. The kitchenette and dining areas will lend the creature comforts of home with a continental breakfast that is ready when you are. There are two sleeping areas that will accommodate six people. The solid hardwood floors add warmth and the bathroom features a custom tiled walk-in shower with a bench for relaxing. Walk outside on your private deck and enjoy a glass of wine with a spectacular second-story view of the countryside.
CITY: Petersburg
Hickory Hill Lodging, Inc.
Hickory Hill Lodging is located down a wooded lane off of Payne Road, the gateway to Carroll County in Northwestern Illinois. Just minutes from the Lake Carroll Golf Course and the fine dining and relaxation in Lake Carroll.
CITY: Shannon
House of Two Urns Bed & Breakfast
Enjoy Chicago in one of its hippest neighbourhoods, Wicker Park, where the Two Urns offers all the amenities of the 21st Century in a Victorian setting.
CITY: Chicago


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Achieving Permanency in Kinship Care
This section addresses the different ways children and youth in kinship care may achieve permanency. After considering decision making when placing children in kinship care, resources address the choices of reunification, guardianship, and adoption. Permanency outcomes for children and youth in kinship care are reviewed, and State and local examples are provided.
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Step one, Harrison said, is doing everything he can to earn an NFL Combine invite where he sits on the bubble of an invite.
"I'm praying to get an invitation because I know what I can do in a situation like that," Harrison said. "Pro Day [at Rutgers] will be a huge opportunity, but I want a chance to do the same thing at the combine in front of every team."
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There's no shortage of online storage solutions -- Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync, Microsoft SkyDrive, Apple's soon-to-be end-of-lifed iDisk, and now, Google Drive. Apple's new iCloud isn't meant to be online storage at all; it's designed to abstract away messy concepts like file systems and folders and tuck everything away neatly behind apps.
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Now that you have your Documents in the Cloud folders aliased to your desktop, all you have to do is drag and drop files into them. Drag Word and text documents into the Pages folder, Spreadsheets into the Numbers folder, and Presentations into the Keynote folder.
If everything is properly set up and working, dragging a file into the folder on one computer will automatically put it into the folder on the other computers that use your iCloud account, just like Dropbox!
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You'll see that you can only upload Word or Pages documents, Excel or Numbers documents, PowerPoint of Keynote documents or text files. That's where this gets tricky.
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Now, when you go to Pages, you will see the file (it will look like a text file) and it should show up on every device you have connected to the iCloud account.
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Some of this is correct. When you go to iCloud.com you will ONLY have the gear option to upload if you have purchases either keynote, numbers, or pages. If you have not purchased one of these you will not have the gear option.
Too much work. Steve Jobs already said it, that folks think it's a "big hard disk in the sky...we think it's way more than that."
Wow. Thanks for the great article Gary!
Mobile Downloads or Mobile Documents? The section titled "How to create aliases for Documents in the Cloud folders." says to find the Mobile Downloads folder and not to worry if you don't have one, 'cuz we'll show you how to make it, but the next section tells you how to create the Mobile Documents folder if you didn't find one…
Also, in my Mobile Documents folder I have folders whose names start with 10 random uppercase alpha and numeric characters (like 243LU8883U (not real in case it matters for security)) followed by a tilde and the app URI with ~s in place of .s. (My apps are com~apple~movietrailers and com~melodis~soundhound~free, so I'm not sure if other apps escape the leading garble, tho I doubt it. Probably should have been mentioned in the article. Unless it's because I have more than one iPad connected to my account?
Anyway, I hope these help improve the article.
Mine says "Mobile Documents"; fixed the text above, thanks!
Any way to do this in Windows ?
Since this is an unsupported method of using iCloud, you risk data loss and random issues that Apple will not be able to help you troubleshoot.
Mobile Downloads or "Mobile Documents"
Big difference. I have one, not the other. Your create section references Mobile Documents but earlier on it suggests Mobile Downloads.
$9.95 a month for online Dropbox backups and delivery to ALL my devices including multiple PCs is hardly what I'd consider 'hefty.' More like 'essential!'
Some day I hope these two clouds will merge, but for now, I use both..
I have only one question! Why is it that when I put a calendar appointment in my iPhone it sync's and appears on my iPad, but when I make one on my iPad the appointment will not sync or appear on my iPhone?
Well written.
Please mention in title that this is only for Mac users and not for PC users..
It already says that right before the instructions :)
I'd consider this if after iCloud configuration it would remain as a similar Dropbox product, but the fact that it doesn't go near as simple as drag and drop offered in dropbox, drive,
Besides, I already have dropbox + drive installed, no harm in using both <3
Great article, thanks.
My God what a mess about every time you want to transfer some files!!
If you need dropbox functionality then just stick with dropbox.
Something else that you can do is if you sign up with Box.net, you're given 5 gb for free. Then (and only if you have an android phone) if you sign up with Box on your android device as well, they give you an additonal 45 gb for free. So that's 50 gigs with Box. I have an iPad 3, and the iPod touch 4th gen, but I couldn't afford the iPhone so I just bought a cheap LG phone, which for me is fine. But now I have 50 gigs on Box.net, and I downloaded the box app to my iPad. Just FYI.
Great article.
One "small" thing I would like you to ponder (and solve if you are inclined to), is how I can use iCloud to manage a single set of templates for numbers and pages, or themes for keynote, across multiples Macs as well as iPad and iPhone. On the Mac pages and numbers create a My Templates folder, or you can manually create additional templates folders. Presumably, using aliases perhaps, there would be a way to automatically get them across multiple Macs, next step getting them into the right places on IOS. Over to you.
Isn't this a waste of time since Apples been notifying all iWork.com users that it's going away as of July 31st?
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I use dropbox, but Im slowly moving into iCloud. I would like to start by syncing my work documents on iCloud. I already have my Dropbox folder on my mba. I already have mountain lion on my mba as well. Can I simply tell iCloud to look at my Dropbox folder and sync that to my iCloud? That way I dont have to be modifying files in Dropbox folder & iCloud folder?
I found a "~/Library/Finder/ Mobile Documents/com~apple~finder/iCloud" folder that can store any file format and is automatically replicated like a Dropbox. I dragged a shortcut into my Finder's left side favourites and it works great. Files copied in there are immediately uploaded to my iCloud account. It would be great if there was a way to just redirect the user profile's Finder Documents to this folder.


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Yeah, I really came up with the main body of it six or seven years before "Contagion."
Well when I was directing it, it was super frustrating because it wasn't getting made. It's really hard to get movies made. There were times when we seemed like we had a really good cast and the financiers backed out. And there were times when we had a financier but we couldn't get the right cast. You spend a lot of time trying to get all of these things to line up and it's really frustrating and disheartening. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura really stuck with me and when "Man from U.N.C.L.E." fell apart at Warner Bros, not only were Steven and I really bummed out that we weren't going to get to make that movie, because we really liked it, but we were also bummed that we weren't going to make another movie, since he had decided he was going to do one more.
He called me up and said, "I've read some scripts that are available but I don't think I like any of them as much as that 'Side Effects' thing that you wrote," because I had given him a copy years before for notes. And he said, "Would you consider letting me direct it? And it took about two and a half minutes for me to say yes." You realize, as a writer, getting your movie made. And if you can get your movie made with someone who is an amazingly generous and talented collaborator and is your friend and you respect their work, the only reason I would have said no would have been truly out of ego and that's a really fucking stupid way to make a decision.
What surprised you most about Steven's decisions, especially in terms of what you were going to do?
You know, it's almost impossible to answer that, because directing is a series of about a million decisions put end to end. I mean, I was a part of a lot of those decisions in this movie because Steven has me on set and I stand next to him and talk to him about every scene. So I feel like I had a certain amount of input into what was done; I don't think I would have said yes if he didn't want to make the same movie that I did.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura made that suggestion and in a way, when I started to think about it, it sort of made sense in a way, to me, with the macro design of the whole movie, which is: I wanted to subvert as many things as possible to fuck with people's expectations. And the thinking, for me, ultimately, was: if you cast a guy in that role you're going to automatically assume a relationship between that guy and Rooney. And since we carry such a heterosexual bias with us, I wanted to take advantage of that, in the same way that we tried to subvert expectations. **END SPOILERS**
Can you talk about that? What other ways were you trying to subvert expectations?
Animals throughout nature use camouflage. And I think humans are no different. There are times when we're young and we pretend that we're sick to stay home from school because there's a test we haven't prepared for, or we're heartbroken but we tell people that we're fine because we want to create the impression that we're not vulnerable. We do that throughout our lives – to protect ourselves using misdirection. When you have that going on, that's kind of complicated. When you now have an industry that generates medications that make it even harder to know someone's true internal state, then that's really complicated. That's what I wanted to explore with these characters. How do you really ever know what's going on with somebody? And then it was populating the movie with a few red herrings and a few real clues and leave it up to the audience to try and sort those out.


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Clinical Focus
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Pediatric Pulmonary
Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
Honors and Awards
- Scholar, Bass Society of Pediatric Scholars (June 2012)
- Ernest and Amelia Gallo Endowed Fellow, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health (July 2011-June 2012)
- Crandall Endowed Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine (July 2010-June 2011)
- 2nd year Clinical Fellowship, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (July 2010-June 2011)
- Community Access to Child Health Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics (December 2007-June 2009)
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- Member, American Thoracic Society (2009 - present)
Professional Education
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|Pediatric Pulmonary, American Board of Pediatrics (2012)
|Stanford Hospital and Clinics-Room HC 435 CA (2012)
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|Stanford Hospital and Clinics-Room HC 435 CA (2009)
|Stanford Hospital and Clinics-Room HC 435 CA (2007)
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My current research investigates the determinants of health for Hispanic patients with cystic fibrosis. Specifically, I am interested in identifying modifiable causes of health inequalities.
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- Hospitalization and death rates of Hispanic cystic fibrosis pediatric patients in California
- Adrenal insufficiency from fluticasone-itraconazole therapy for CF-associated asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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Saw him at Webster Hall in March and was rather disappointed. No bass!
All over this. The Creators Project was effing insane.
I think it will probably happen.
The Eels - 5.14.14 @ The Crescent Ballroom
Signed, just like anything else Warp
He's playing at HARD Summer, but DJ set.
I want Squarepusher live
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
Coachella: 08, 09, 10, 11, 12w1, 12w2, 13w1, 14w2
Lollapalooza: 08,10,11,12
Burning Man: 08,10
Mystify your mind sceen saver behind square pusher!??! So down!
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Röyksopp, FC Kahuna, Télépopmusik, The Knife, RJD2, Futue Sound of London, The Avalanches, 808 State, Zero 7, Tycho, Mr. Scruff
Yes Yes Yes
I'm so down for Squarepusher
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'10, '11, '12.1, '13.1, '14.1
MY NEW 2014 COACHELECTRO MIX! 58 of This Years Artists In Just 50 Minutes! FREE DOWNLOAD!
Should have been there this year instead of Guetta/anything in the sahara. Creaters project? Coachella Veteran? Awesome new album and light show? Sounds like a Coachella premier to me.
New Squarepusher track "Dark Steering," taken from his new forthcoming new album 'Ufabulum.'
This needs to be at Coachella 2013
4/5/14 - Trentemoller - Fonda // 4/9/14 - The Knife - Fox Theater Pomona // 4/22/14 - Dillinger Escape Plane - Glasshouse// 5/23/14 - 5/26/14 Punk Rock Bowling - Las Vegas
5/28/14 - Elbow - Wiltern // 7/9/14 - Cloud Nothings - Roxy // 8/25/14 - Nine Inch Nails - Hollywood Bowl
yes yes yes
Stevie Wonder, Jurassic 5!!, Magnetic Man, Pogo, Tycho, Tears for Fears 2013
Coach 06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13(1)
Sasquatch 12
Lolla 11(Chile)
Street Scene 07,08,09
Rock the Bells 07
The more I listen to the new album, the more I really love it. I was pretty lukewarm regarding it at first but it's grown on me well, and seeing it live has really made a difference.
US tour for Ufabulum starts next week.
Full Support. Definitely a must for this year.
that video is pretty nifty. i always hear good things about squarepusher but have yet to really give him a listen, where should one start?
3/2 Sasha // Big Gigantic
3/8 STS9, Cherub
3/19 Eric Clapton
3/21 EOTO, Govinda
3/29 Eskmo
4/4-4/6 Lotus @ Boulder Theater, CO
4/8 Sigur Ros
4/12 Gramatik
4/15 Morrissey
4/19 Umphrey's McGee // The M Machine
4/20 Dirty Phonics
5/2 Alk3
5/10 Bonobo
5/31 Lucky Date
6/3 Postal Service
6/13-6/16 Bonnaroo
Yes! Had to miss his portland show this week I would love another chance to see him play
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12/14 Kraddy, An-ten-nae, Love & Light
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Small Groups: Never more than 10-16 travelers—guaranteed!
Vietnam is a nation reborn, and we invite you to discover the depth of its beauty on this Asian adventure. Traversing the entire country from north to south, you'll travel Vietnam from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, stopping en route to explore the idyllic seaside retreat of Nha Trang, the French-flavored hilltop town of Dalat, and much more. We'll even enjoy an overnight cruise aboard a traditional junk—an intimate experience that's only possible in a small group like ours. From the cities to the seaside to the highlands, let Vietnam's warmth and beauty amaze you—in all its diversity.
Day 1Depart U.S.
Fly from the U.S. to Bangkok, Thailand, losing one day en route as you cross the International Date Line over the Pacific.
Day 2Arrive in Bangkok, Thailand
Your OAT Trip Leader greets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Here, you'll be joined by travelers who took the pre-trip extension to Bali: Ubud & Jimbaran.
Day 3Fly to Hanoi, Vietnam
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for the airport for our flight to Hanoi, where we'll meet the travelers who joined our pre-trip extension to Vientiane & Luang Prabang, Laos. We'll check in to our hotel, and then take an orientation walk around the neighborhood. We gather together tonight to enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.
Day 4Explore Hanoi
This morning, we have breakfast and set out on a full-day tour of Hanoi, where we'll drive through the French quarter and view the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, the national leader whose memory is honored here, and go inside to view the former president's preserved remains. We'll also see the distinctive One Pillar Pagoda, and stop for a visit to the Temple of Literature. Please note:The Ho Chi Minh mausoleum is normally closed from September 4 through November 5 for preservation and maintenance of the building.
After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit the Museum of Ethnology, where we'll learn about the fascinating cultural diversity of this ancient land. We then continue our explorations of Hanoi with a walking tour through the Old Quarter. Stretching along the banks of the Red River, Vietnam's charming capital retains much of its French colonial character. As we explore by foot, we'll see Vietnam's history reflected in the French-influenced public parks and tree-lined boulevards. Please note: On Mondays, the Museum of Ethnology is closed. If our tour of Hanoi is on a Monday, our visit to the Museum of Ethnology will be replaced by a visit to Hanoi's History Museum or Fine Arts Museum.
Enjoy some free time for your own discoveries, and we'll gather for dinner at a local restaurant this evening.
Day 5Hanoi • Optional Tho Ha Countryside tour
This morning is free for independent exploration of this fascinating city. Because Hanoi was isolated from Western development after 1954, it has a uniquely preserved concentration of French and Chinese colonial-era architecture. You may want to stroll to Hanoi's traditional and contemporary art galleries, or visit some of the city's other attractions, including Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Quan Thanh Temple, and the Opera House.
Or you can join us on an optional tour of rural Tho Ha. Twenty miles north of Hanoi, the Nhu Nguyet River surrounds this traditional village. After a drive and brief ferry ride, we'll discover wonderful architecture and hard-working, friendly people. The main industries here are rice paper and pig farming. After visiting a local family to see rice paper in the making, we'll walk the village and mingle with the locals and then stop for lunch. This tour is a great opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of rural life in Vietnam.
Day 6Travel overland to Halong Bay • Embark junk
After breakfast, we set off for Halong Bay—the Emerald Bay of Vietnam—a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Some of the roads to the bay are rough, but the journey offers quiet views of the flat green countryside dotted with rice paddies and small villages. We arrive in the early afternoon and transfer to a pier for our overnight cruise.
With its clear, emerald waters and mountains draped in velvety cloaks of vegetation, it's little wonder that Halong Bay has been the inspiration for generations of Vietnamese poets. Resting peacefully across the Gulf of Tonkin near the Chinese border, this region—literally "the bay of the descending dragon"—is dotted with more than 1,600 mountain islands, whose jagged profiles seem to rise out of nowhere.
Against the backdrop of innumerable caves, beaches, soaring cliffs, and grottoes, the Vietnamese go about their daily lives, fishing and harvesting, reaping the riches of the land and sea. Vietnamese fishermen nimbly navigate in lacquered and woven-wood coracles—lozenge-shaped, rudderless vessels that resemble an oversized tub. Oar-propelled fishing boats, or sampans, abound as well, many occupied by whole families.
Our vessel is of particular interest; we board a junk, a wooden sailboat in the traditional Vietnamese style. We drop anchor at an island pierced with surreal grottoes, then enjoy lunch onboard ship. We resume our cruise in the afternoon and enjoy dinner on our boat, where we will spend the night.
Day 7Fly to Hué
We drive this morning to the Hanoi Airport to travel to Hué, located on the central coast of Vietnam, north of Danang. We arrive in Hué this afternoon and transfer to our hotel. Enjoy dinner on your own tonight.
Day 8Explore Hué • Enjoy water puppet showFOUNDATION VISIT
After our breakfast at the hotel, we explore Hué, the former imperial capital, built by the first king of the Nguyen Dynasty during a time recognized as the golden age of Vietnam. For centuries, Hué has been a main cultural, religious, and educational center of Vietnam—and the reputation continues with the many students who live there today. The older section of Hué is a moated, walled citadel surrounded by eleven stone gates. We'll take a boat ride along the Perfume River to visit the unofficial symbol of Hué—the seven-story Thien Mu Pagoda. We'll also tour the citadel, find the Imperial Enclosure, and see its inner Forbidden Purple City, a private area reserved for the emperor.
Then we share a savory lunch with the Buddhist nuns at the Dieu Thanh Pagoda before returning to our hotel for some time at leisure.
Later, we visit with the children at Minh Tu Orphanage, which was founded by three Buddhist nuns who literally found a baby on their doorstep. Now privately run and locally supported, the facility provides a home for almost 200 children and offers care and nurturing to the region's youth. The orphanage also receives support from Grand Circle Foundation. We'll have a chance to meet some of the children on the playground, tour the infant care rooms and the boys and girls dormitories, and see a typical lunch in the dining room. Our visit will conclude with a discussion with one of the nuns who runs the orphanage.
This evening,we enjoy a water puppet show, an art form in which puppets are suspended over water, directed by puppet masters who must sit semi-submerged for hours at a time. The tradition of water puppetry is at least 1,000 years old, originating with peasants in the Red River Delta of the north. The puppets, which the French used to call "the souls of the Vietnamese rice fields," are made of the water-resistant wood of the fig tree and depict villagers, farm animals, dragons, and more.
We enjoy dinner tonight at a local restaurant.
Day 9Travel overland to Hoi An • Cooking class
We rise early for breakfast before our drive to the town of Hoi An, an ancient, well-preserved port town that's changed little in the past two centuries.
En route to Danang, we stop at China Beach, the setting for the eponymous TV show about a U.S. army base in Vietnam—now a peaceful 18 miles of white sand and waves. Upon arrival, we check into our hotel and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before taking a walking tour.
A well-known feature in this port town is the Japanese covered bridge with its own temple and statuary. We take a walking tour of the ancient quarter and see its historic streets and mossy houses, including the Phuc Kien Congressional House and Japanese Bridge. Most of Hoi An's historic houses have been maintained in their traditional design, with brick exteriors and wooden interiors. And after many centuries of maritime trade, the town boasts a multicultural air: Traders from Persia, Arabia, China, Japan, and India, as well as the first Christian missionaries to reach Vietnam, have all left their mark.
Tonight, we head to a local restaurant for a Vietnamese cooking class, where we'll learn the secrets to preparing some local specialties. We'll savor the fruits of our labors for dinner.
Day 10Hoi An • Explore Champa Ruins & My Son Sanctuary • Optional cyclo-rickshaw ride and Thu Bon River cruise
Today, we have breakfast and then travel through the rice fields of the countryside to My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam's most significant ruin from the Champa Kingdom, which prospered from the second to the 15th centuries.
My Son was established as a religious center in the fourth century in a lush, isolated valley overlooked by Hon Quap (Cat's Tooth Mountain). We walk these red-brick ruins, enjoying time to admire the delicate masonry and to take in the peace of the place. We'll return to Hoi An in time for lunch at a local restaurant before an afternoon at leisure. Dinner tonight is on your own.
Or join us this afternoon on an optional cyclo-rickshaw ride through a rural area of Hoi An, followed by a Thu Bon River cruise. We'll travel by cyclo-rickshaw to Cam Nam village, view Hoi An's historic cityscape from a different vantage point during a cruise along the lovely Thu Bon River, and sample a slice of daily life at the central market. We'll dine at a nearby restaurant.
Day 11Fly to Nha Trang • A Day in the Life of Xom Gio villageFOUNDATION VISIT
This morning, we fly from Danang to the town of Nha Trang.
Upon arrival in Nha Trang, we set out to experience A Day in the Life of the tranquil riverside community of Xóm Gio. We'll be guests of the village chief, who'll invite us into his home for a mid-morning discussion about the village's history and culture, followed by a savory lunch prepared with our help and the guidance of the chief's wife. Afterwards, we'll tour several homes that were remodeled with support from Grand Circle Foundation, visiting with families who live there. We'll learn about daily life and then be introduced to the local cottage industry—the bamboo baskets for which the village is known. Then we walk through the village, passing fields of vegetables and rice paddies on our way to a small family-run business where chopsticks are milled. Before departing for the hotel, we'll stroll through the vibrant village marketplace where you can pick up some exotic fruit for an afternoon snack.
After checking into the hotel, we'll enjoy time to freshen up before dinner together at a local restaurant.
Day 12Explore Nha Trang • Boat tour to fishing village
After breakfast, we board traditional wooden "drawing boats" to visit a local fishing village on Mieu Island. The views of the water are lovely, with rocky inlets, palm-lined beaches, and refreshing breezes. Our two-hour boat tour also takes us to a beautiful beach. Afterward, we return to the hotel for an afternoon at leisure. Lunch is on your own.
This evening we'll enjoy a lively roundtable discussion about Vietnamese history and culture before setting off for dinner on our own.
Day 13Travel overland to Dalat • Tour Dalat • Home-Hosted Dinner
After breakfast we travel overland to Dalat, nicknamed the "City of Eternal Spring," admiring the rice paddies, vegetable patches, and gently sloping hills that we pass along the way. Prized by Vietnamese for its mild climate, Dalat, nestled in the mountains, was the site of the summer residence of Vietnam's last emperor, Bao Dai. We arrive in Dalat around noon, and after lunch at a local restaurant, we embark on a tour of Dalat. We also ride a cable car to the hilltop Truc Lam Pagoda.
This evening, we'll learn more about local culture over dinner with a local family in their home. This is another chance to meet with people who call Vietnam home, learn about their daily lives, share a little of ourselves, and really experience local culture.
Day 14Optional Dalat Agricultural tour • University visit • Hill tribe dance performance
This morning, join us for an optional tour that focuses on Dalat's agricultural production and village life. We'll stop at a market garden to learn about flower-growing in this region. We'll also visit a silkworm factory and discover the process of silk-making from its very beginning. Then we'll continue on to the isolated traditional village of Buon Chuoi (Banana Village) to meet the Chil people, a hill tribe that practices subsistence farming. This tour includes lunch.
After lunch on your own, we all depart for our visit to Dalat University this afternoon to learn about the Vietnamese system of education during an informative discussion with a professor and local university students.
From here, we'll enjoy a look into the city's hill tribe life. Founded in 1897 and built up as a vacation retreat for French colonial officials, Dalat still retains a dignified European air—and the presence of some 30 distinct hill tribes here, each with their own language and traditional dress, gives us a delightful opportunity to experience traditional Vietnamese culture. We'll get a glimpse of this culture during a visit to the village of the K'ho people, where we'll be treated to a hill tribe dance performance.
This evening, we'll enjoy dinner together at our hotel.
Day 15Fly to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After breakfast, we head to the airport for our short flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Saigon, it is now a modern seaport and the country's largest city. Upon arrival, we embark on an included city tour, which brings us first to the War Remnants Museum to see its artillery and armor collection and gain a North Vietnamese perspective on the "American War." Next, we'll see the Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame. The structure was completed in 1880 and is said to be on the site of an old pagoda. We also see the architecture of the majestic Post Office, built during the same time period and featuring two enormous murals depicting maps of Vietnam as it was many decades ago. Our tour continues to the former U.S. Embassy.
After a meal of traditional noodle soup at a local restaurant, we'll check into our hotel. Enjoy time on your own before we embark upon a unique tour of the city by cyclo-rickshaw. This evening we dine together at our hotel.
Day 16Mekong River Cruise
This morning, we travel to Cai Be to board a Mekong Queen boat. We'll cruise the Mekong River, passing by many colorful floating markets and disembarking for a tour of a local handcrafts village. We also ride through the canals to visit Mrs. Kiet's house, a Mandarin home that has been in the same family for generations and is now an active agricultural learning center. We enjoy lunch at Mrs. Kiet's and a stroll through the orchids and gardens before returning to Cai Be. Then we drive to our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, where you can enjoy the evening at leisure.
Day 17Optional Cu Chi Tunnels tour
This morning, perhaps you'll join us for an optional tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels. We'll explore the village of Cu Chi, which sits on a vast network of tunnels stretching more than 125 miles. These tunnels allowed the Viet Cong to control a large area near the former Saigon. Many American visitors find this tour an especially emotional experience, as they discover how many North Vietnamese soldiers lived in the tunnels during the war. Lunch is included in this optional tour.
You'll have the afternoon at leisure. This evening, we gather at a local restaurant for a special Farewell Dinner.
Day 18Fly to Bangkok, Thailand • Or begin optional extension
Fly to Bangkok for a final night in Thailand. Or, if you're extending your adventure, you'll fly to Siem Reap to begin your optional post-trip extension in Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
Day 19Bangkok • Return to U.S.
Depart for the airport early this morning for your flight to the U.S.


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Sparks Rotary was established nearly 63 years ago and has given back to the community ever since. The club raises funds that benefit community projects such as the annual Kids Free Fishing Day, giving a dictionary to every third grader in Washoe County, leadership programs for both middle and high school students, high school speech and music contests and scholarships, as well as the Rotary Track Meet held at Reed High School every spring.


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