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Participants have written:
"Roger, we can't praise you enough for this memorable life experience.
Your organization and choices of things to see and do are just a wonderful
mix of education, adventure and fun--not to mention the many good and
new foods
we got to experience over many bowls of good humor." EP Seattle.
2006.
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 Worldviews
2000 Trips*
2009-10 Trips to Asia and to
New Mexico, USA
Organized and led by Roger Harmon, Ph.D.
(click name for Roger's bio)
Greetings and thank
you for your interest in our Asia and New Mexico trips. This is our sixth
year of organizing and leading small groups of 8-12 people, plus Roger
and sometimes his wife Nancy. We hope this year you will join us for what
we think will be our most interesting trips yet! Our next three trips
are as follows:
NEW MEXICO. August
8-16, 2009. Enjoy multicultural New Mexico, including harvest
dances and the arts at one of the state’s nineteen Native American
pueblos, the Navajo Rug Auction, the Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial
and more summer festivities. Relax in Albuquerque, Sante Fe and Jemez
Springs. Key themes include adaptation to the land and to the multicultural
environment; food, sustainability and health; creativity in the arts and
and crafts. Ask us for details.
SOUTHEAST ASIA. Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010. Choose one or more of the
following segments:
Segment A. Bali & Java in Indonesia and Singapore. Dec. 20
(depart U.S.) – thru Jan. 2 Includes:
Dec. 22, 2009. Arrive Bali, Indonesia on the 22nd and
enjoy 4 days and 5 nights on what is often voted the most popular destination
in the world.
Dec. 27, 2009. Fly to Yogyakarta, Central Java, for 4
days and nights in another fascinating Indonesian sub-culture, rich with
the scents of flowers, spices batik cloth making and Hindu, Buddhist and
Moslem monuments of the past-- plus a rich contemporary life.
Dec. 31. Fly to Singapore for two nights and a sense
of one of the great economic and social success stories of our time. Or,
return to your home (via Bali, if routed that way.)
Segment B. VIETNAM. Jan. 2-15, 2010.
Jan. 2 Arrive in Vietnam for 13 days and nights. Experience
Hanoi’s vibrant French Quarter and national museums, the World Heritage
sites of Halong Bay,Hue and Hoi An and northern Vietnam’s tribal
areas. We will enjoy a large variety of settings and activities. Jan.
15. Depart for home OR continue on to Laos.
Optional Add On. Luang Prabang, Laos. Jan. 15-Jan. 20, 2010.
Fly from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, for 4 days in the former Royal Capital
of Laos and the beautiful countryside nearby. My first visit to Luang
Prabang was in 1968. It has changed, but it is still magical. Luang Prabang
lies between the Mekong and Khan Rivers. Here in this beautiful, spiritual
place, one can relax and enjoy both lowland Buddhist and upland tribal
asthetics. One of our activities will be donating Lao-written and illustrated
books to school children through a Big Brother Mouse Book Party. (This
was a highlight last year!) See: www.bigbrothermouse.com
On 20 Jan. Depart for home, or continue on to Angkor Wat, in Kampuchea
(Cambodia).
Optional Add On: ANGKOR WAT , KAMPUCHEA ( CAMBODIA )
Jan. 20-Jan. 24, Fly from Luang Prabang to Seam Reap, Kampuchea, and enjoy
the grand monuments of the Angkor Civilization (8th-13th Centuries). We
will enjoy the major monuments and also aspects of contemporary life and
art, guided by our Khmer friends.
Jan. 25th Depart for home.
Travel Note: It is now possible to travel to and from
North America to Bali, Singapore, and Hanoi on daily flights on a substantial
number of carriers. And, it is possible to arrive from one city, say Denpasar
(the capital and airport for Bali) and depart from another, including
Singapore or Hanoi or Phnom Penh, Kampuchea. In fact, tickets were cheaper
to arrive Denpasar and depart either Singapore or Hanoi than to travel
Los Angeles-Denpasar-Los Angeles!
Central
Asia in Summer 2010. Kyrgyzstan and possibly Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Yak yogurt in a yurt in the high pastures, and an intriguing cultural
mix throughout.
TRIP PLANNING FOR INDEPENDENT
TRAVEL
1. Are you planning to travel on one of our trips, but want to "add
on" additional stops or experiences?
2. Do you like our itineraries and approaches, but are not free during
our scheduled trip times?
3. Do you prefer traveling independently?
For all of the above, tell us your specific interests and let us help
you develop an itinerary and provide contacts.
In 2008 we assisted numerous travelers to add special destinations, activities
and interesting people that they would not have met on their own or on
a packaged tour. We charge a modest hourly fee, and do not take commissions
from those we recommend.
Tell us your interests and we will work with you to make your independent
travel very special!
Themes
for 2009-10 Trips (Please click on this heading
for additional information) As in past years, the central focus
of our trips is to experience societies and cultures through personal
contact with local people.
Our
Approach to Travel (Please click on this
heading for additional information)Visit places of great cultural
meaning and natural beauty where you get to know extraordinary people.
Travel with curiosity, humility, and humor.
 *Worldviews
2000 Trips are Small Group Adventures and Independent Travel Consulting
conducted under the auspices of Roger Harmon, LLC
WORLDVIEWS 2000 TRIPS
Roger Harmon, LLC
412 Lafayette Pl NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Tel; (505) 254-4666 harmon_roger@yahoo.com
www.worldviews2000.com
All photographs
on this website copywritten by Roger Harmon, unless credited to and copywritten
by other individuals. Contact Roger Harmon at the above addresses for
permission to use photographs. Otherwise, use prohibited.
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