Travel to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Ore., in the company of Shakespeare expert Stephen Dickey, Department of English. Enjoy an extended weekend filled with theatre and lectures on our 29th trip to one of the best regional theatres in the country.
For something new, check out our first-time offering to Majestic Slovenia. This small country, tucked between Austria, Hungary and Croatia, is a gem that I thoroughly enjoyed visiting last April.
Lastly, join Dr. Susan Kresin, Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages, on our Imperial Splendors of Russia tour to St. Petersburg and Moscow. This trip is already over half-way sold!
Make plans now to join us on the destination of your dreams. For a complete listing of our trips, visit https://travel.alumni.ucla.edu/tours/, or give us a call at 310-206-0613.
Venture up to the charming town of Ashland, the perfect backdrop for the award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While the Bard is their inspiration and anchor, they offer a wide range of classical and modern plays and musicals performed by an outstanding multicultural acting company.
Step into an Alpine storybook at Lake Bled where swans glide in the shadow of a cliff-top castle. Sample honey at a bee farm, and descend into fascinating Postojna Cave, one of Europe’s most popular tourist attractions. Hear stories about past owners of the massive Renaissance Predjama Castle, built into the mouth of a cave.
Explore Russia’s magnetic grandeur on this comprehensive journey to Moscow and St. Petersburg, spending four nights in each city. These celebrated cities offer an intriguing interplay of dramatic history, artistic treasures, and trendy restaurants, shops and nightlife.
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Ron Mellor, who has taught Greek and Roman history, western civilization and world history at UCLA since 1976, is Distinguished Research Professor in History. Ron has already, together with his wife Anne, led ten UCLA Alumni Travel tours in eight countries, and also taught ten-month-long Summer Travel Study courses in Rome. Anne Mellor is Distinguished Research Professor of English and Women's Studies at UCLA. Her scholarly interests focus on 18th and 19th century British literature, women's writing, feminist theory, and the visual arts. She has been the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, and ACLS, NEH, Rockefeller and Australian National University Fellowships. Join Ron and Anne on the Grand Danube Passage tour, July 16–31.
