Rooted in Nature and Culture
Journeys enriched by art and ecology
Nothing makes travel more fun and rewarding than being truly immersed in your destination, not as an observer but as a participant.
- From the Eiffel Tower to a tropical tidepool
- From the geology of a vineyard in Bordeaux to the chemistry of a coral reef
- From behind the scenes at the Louvre to Gauguin’s Polynesia
- And always the kitchens, gardens and marketplaces of the world
We create trips of personal engagement whether bustling urban environment or pristine nature. The possibilities are as unlimited as your curiosity. The one constraint is our commitment to provide only the best.
- Cruise Enrichment, excursions or shipboard programs
- Apartments, Villas and Boat Charters, the replete Virtuoso Collection
- Tours and Independent Travel, Individuals, Families, Groups
- Solo Travelers a specialty
The Mature Traveler:
The older traveler often possesses wisdom and appreciation that allows mutually enriching exchange between visited and visitor. We take great pleasure in providing whatever personal assistance and mobility aids may be necessary to make such rewarding travel possible. Programs are customized to fit destination, season and participants of all ages. There's no better way to bond than to create lasting memories together.
As we interact with nature and with people of other cultures - we see ourselves as part of the whole. What better reason is there to travel?
The Art-Enriched Tour
Biking, walking, motor coach, horseback. No matter how you cover the ground, personal interaction transforms fleeting impressions into lasting memories. We keep sight of the big picture by putting the pieces together artfully.
Seeing with the artist’s eye is a cure for the drive-by syndrome. We forget what goes by in a blur. We remember that with which we identify - people and places.
On a typical tour there is no time to set up an easel and paint sunflowers . We find expressive opportunity on the fly. Flexibility, resourcefulness and access to immediately available local materials are the keys.
Making A Personal Friend from a Monument, Museum or Cathedral
Whether we create or just contemplate, nothing connects us with the past more vividly than art and architecture. Our aim is not to supplant local experts but to enhance and reinforce your absorption of their knowledge.
Minute details and sweeping overviews are woven into a lasting impression through simple exercises open us to the message transmitted by the designed environment.
Innovative techniques from a life-long educator and art instructor may include:
- Creating actual artwork, written or spoken impressions
- Visiting architects and engineers in their studios
- Hands-on learning about materials and methods.
- Putting architecture in a new and personal historical context
- Absorbing our surroundings with an artist’s eye, whether at a museum, a monument, or just walking down the street
Instruction and materials are provided on schedule but spontaneity is always encouraged.
We humans have always traveled and we have always made art. They are both essential means of finding our place in the world. Self-expression is simply a tool for genuine connection, whether making art or just seeing with the artist’s eye.
Contact: info@cristacarr.com
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