Sporades Tours: Greece, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, Eastern Europe

Hydra Island

How to Sign Up for a Sporades Tour

Send me an email or call me with a message that you're signing up.
Send a $200 refundable deposit to the address above.
Let me know your arrival date and time when you know it.
Pay the balance ahead of time or when you see me abroad.
That's all there is!

MONEY TIPS: How to save your dwindling dollars:

Here's how to change your dollars for euros (Greece) or lira (Turkey):
1. Don't change money outside the country you're going to; you'll always lose.
2. Use your ATM card, at machines (they're everywhere) and banks. You'll get the international bank rate, which is the best.
3. If you change cash or travelers' checks, your exchange rate will not be as good and you'll have to pay a bank commission.
4. Use an plain ATM card without a Visa or Mastercard imprint. For the last year or two, a small percentage charge has been added to transactions using a debit card with an imprint.

Beycan gulet

Of the dozens of private yachts I've used over the years to explore the Turquoise Coast of Turkey, my favorite is Captain Fethi's gulet Beycan. The website is beycanyacht.com.

Euromus Konitsa	*Dick Caldwell's* *Sporades Tours 2008* Educational Tours to Greece, the Greek islands, and Turkey *"for people who don't like tours"* Sultanahmet Mosque 2008 Program For the program, detailed itineraries, and a day-by-day calendar, click here. For Prices, Discounts, and Miscellaneous questions, click here.
HOW TO CONTACT US The best way is by email: sporades@aol.com Or you can write or call at the address and numbers below, but when I am out of town email is best. SPORADES TOURS 13101 Laurinda Way Santa Ana CA 92705 Tel. 714-744-9188 Fax 714-771-7139 Greece tel: 011 30 697 1960 521 Turkey tel: 011 90 539 559 7445 DISCOUNTS! for former clients, for early payment, and for K-12 teachers. Click here.	Meteora Cappadocia
Sporades Tours are educational trips to Greece, the Greek islands, and Turkey that are completely different from other tours. My name is Dick Caldwell, a retired university professor who has written many books and articles about the history, literature, and mythology of the ancient Mediterranean and has been doing these tours for 27 years. Emphasis is on small groups that are educational but fun, giving equal time to the ancient and modern aspects of Greece and Turkey, going to as many out-of-the-way places as those more famous (because places off the beaten track are usually better), and doing everything in a relaxed and unconventional style. We go to more museums and archaeological sites than any other tour, but we also go to more mountain villages and unknown islands. Our hotels are usually 4-star; more importantly, they are family-run, small and centrally located, with a distinctive ambience and atmosphere. Our restaurants are the best in Greece and Turkey; like the hotels, they're family-run and they're where all the locals go when they want the best food and prices. You don't have to pay for your tour until you arrive, and you can stay for as many days as you wish — does any other tour do that? We usually don't leave very early, and we often stay up quite late — but this is what happens when every day is an unique experience you don't want to end. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DICK CALDWELL, CLICK HERE Miletus Other Interesting Stuff Letters to Newspapers Other Accolades Sporades Tours and Disney Animation More pictures: Turkey Our hotel in Athens Our hotel in Istanbul Our hotel on Skopelos Dick's articles on ISTANBUL and EPIROS Dick's versions of Greek Myth Pictures of Northern Greece A Review of the 2002 Season Comments by 2003 Participants Have you been surfing the internet looking for a reliable and interesting source of information on Greece? I've found one that actually describes the Greece I have known for over 30 years. It's Matt Barrett's Greece Travel Guide: www.greektravel.com. Check it out, especially if you can't make a Sporades Tour and will be going to Greece on your own.	Hydra Island How to Sign Up for a Sporades Tour Send me an email or call me with a message that you're signing up. Send a $200 refundable deposit to the address above. Let me know your arrival date and time when you know it. Pay the balance ahead of time or when you see me abroad. That's all there is! MONEY TIPS: How to save your dwindling dollars: Here's how to change your dollars for euros (Greece) or lira (Turkey): 1. Don't change money outside the country you're going to; you'll always lose. 2. Use your ATM card, at machines (they're everywhere) and banks. You'll get the international bank rate, which is the best. 3. If you change cash or travelers' checks, your exchange rate will not be as good and you'll have to pay a bank commission. 4. Use an plain ATM card without a Visa or Mastercard imprint. For the last year or two, a small percentage charge has been added to transactions using a debit card with an imprint. Beycan gulet Of the dozens of private yachts I've used over the years to explore the Turquoise Coast of Turkey, my favorite is Captain Fethi's gulet Beycan. The website is beycanyacht.com.