Travelogue Series

Thursdays, 10 a.m. — 12 p.m., In person. Room 102, Ludington Center, 101 N. Superior St.. Free and open to the public.

Coordinator:  Dave Hogberg

February 8: April in Italy

Susan and Dave Farley

We will share our experiences visiting Italy in the spring of 2023. The trip starts at Lake Maggiore in the mountainous NW and extends to the Amalfi Coast in the SW. It will also include an award-winning video, prepared by a friend, featuring the east coast of Italy.

February 15: Peru: Trip of a Lifetime

Pat Tomasik

Join 17 members of the Greater Lansing Friendship Force Club on the trip of a lifetime to Peru: a week visiting famed Peruvian sites in the high Andes—Lake Titicaca, Custco, Macchu Picchu, and more followed by a week as guests of the Trujillo Friendship Force Club on the Pacific Coast exploring archaeological treasures and the joys of their music, dance, and friendship.

February 22: Alaska: What the Glacier Knows

Thomas Hunsdorfer and Jennifer Garvin

We will focus on what two Alaska novices saw and learned on a two-week expedition cruise from Vancouver, British Columbia to Anchorage, Alaska in May 2023. We will share photographs and other resources that deal with Alaska’s geology, wildlife, history, and indigenous people.

February 29: Come Visit Me, Argentina: A Trip to Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls

Barbara Weiskittel

Argentina is the 2nd largest country in South America and 8th largest country in the world. Best known for football (Messi, before he moved to Miami), wine (Malbec, Torrontes), the tango, steak, Pope Francis and Evita Peron. With Buenos Aires as the capital, Argentina is a biodiverse country with pre-Colombian (Inca) roots and European (Spanish, Italian, and German) influences. Current economic and political instability in recent years continue to affect the entire South American region.

Iguazu Falls, a massive, spectacular waterfall sits between the Argentine and Brazilian borders. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is also part of the largest single protected remnant of the Paranaense subtropical rainforest. At 80 m high and 2700 m in diameter, this semicircle waterfall dwarfs Niagara Falls.