March 5, 2023
By 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…
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February 4, 2023
by 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…
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January 19, 2023
by 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…
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November 19, 2022
November 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…
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November 12, 2022
Three 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…
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November 5, 2022
by 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…
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September 17, 2022
September 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…
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September 10, 2022
by Dan Friesen
Part 1 of a multi-part series
In the past 48 hours, volumes have already been said, written, and recorded in video on the life of Queen Elizabeth…
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