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Mediterranean Antiquities: Greece & Turkey
June 16, 2023by Dan Friesen I’ve been pondering for the past 30 to 45 minutes how best to present the sensory-stretching, paradigm-purging, culture-crossing, brain-busting experience of visiting both Greece and Turkey in… Read More
How “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” Led to Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
March 5, 2023By Dan Friesen In 1992, my first year leading tours with my father, George Friesen, we took a crazy, cross-country marathon focused on reaching New England during the fall foliage… Read More
Cultural Lesson #1*: European Style versus American Pragmatism
February 4, 2023by Dan Friesen * from a presentation of 10 Cultural Lessons given in 2015 The importance of style in the Romance countries – Spain, France, Italy One of the early… Read More
Cultural Lesson #6: The Uniquely American Challenge of the 3Cs
January 19, 2023by Dan Friesen In 2007, I led a group of North Americans on a river cruise through Russia, from Moscow to St. Petersburg. We had a delightful experience as we… Read More
November 19, 1863: Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
November 19, 2022November 19, 2022by Dan Friesen Today, November 19, 2022, marks the anniversary of one of the most well known and oft quoted speeches in America’s history. The Gettysburg Address was… Read More
Veteran’s Day Address ~ San Diego 30 Year Reunion
November 12, 2022Three years ago this weekend, WAI was wrapping up our 30th Anniversary Reunion in sunny San Diego. It was a delightful time of fellowship and renewed friendships and walking together… Read More
Cultural Conundrum on Capri
November 5, 2022by Dan Friesen By 1999, I had been leading tours in Europe and the USA for about 7 years. Most trips, however, had been through central and northern Europe. Navigating… Read More
Are the British Isles Really British?
September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 by Dan Friesen WAI is excited to offer 3 tours that visit the storied British Isles in 2023. In July, we’re in Ireland; in August, were… Read More