Porters' Pub is going to Rome!!!!
November 10th - 17th, 2013
We invite you to explore Italy with us. We’ll experience wonderful wines, fabulous cuisine and get a taste of the country’s rich history and culture.
$1649 includes Round Trip direct air fare to Rome on Alitalia, all airport departure taxes and fuel surcharges, All transfers in Italy, 6 nights 7 days in the centrally located Porta Maggiore Hotel in Rome, breakfast daily, half day tour of the Coliseum and Forum, and a pre-departure meeting to meet your fellow travellers!
The Portamaggiore Hotel is centrally located and well served by an efficient tram network, with multiple bus lines, and nearby underground Metro. It will make a great home base from which to easily reach the most famous archaeological sites in the capital.
Rome, of course, needs no introduction...The Eternal City... home to the Vatican and St Peters Cathedral, the ancient Forum and Coliseum, the magnificent domed Pantheon , the beautiful Trevi Fountain and so much more. And then there’s the food... the cuisine is seriously world class! Simple fresh ingredients that make your mouth water and the wine that flows at every corner café. Even the common red table wine is outstanding. And we can’t forget the coffee, cappuccino and deserts! This city truly delights all the senses.
Our trips are very laid back and friendly with lots of free time for exploring at your own pace... perfect for the first time traveler or the seasoned independent minded explorer. You get the security and peace of mind of traveling with a group and knowing that all the details have been taken care of, but you also get the flexibility of going off and doing your own thing. Our hotel becomes a home base for exploring the countryside and a meeting place to catch up and compare notes with your new found traveling friends.
For more information or to reserve your spot email Larry at PortersPub@gmail.com or call 610-390-0502. *Alitalia taxes and fuel surcharges are included and are subject to change until the time of ticketing.
A Taste of Belgium
November 2 – 10, 2013
7 Fabulous nights in Belgium!!!
We had such a great time in 2011 we decided to go back...
SOLD OUT - $1749 includes round trip direct air fare from Newark to Brussels and all fuel surcharges and departure taxes*, 7 nights in Belgium, 4 nights in the 4 star Hotel Portinari in Bruge and 3 nights in the 5 star Radisson Blu Royal just off the Gran Plaz in Brussels, private motorcoach transfers throughout Belgium including a brewery and lunch stop on the way from Bruge to Brussels, full breakfast each morning, a half day guided walking tour of Bruge, and a pre-departure orientation before we go!
We’ll also be offering a couple optional day trips…One to tour the breweries of DeStruise and St. Bernardus. Another to tour the monastery and brewery of Chimay, including lunch in their private guest house.
Taste the Food… Belgium is known for its’ mussels and frites, but everything else is amazing too. Think fine French cuisine without the heavy sauces. Lots of wild game too!
Taste the Culture… We’ll meet the Flemish people of Flanders and the French speaking people of Brussels and Wallonia. Admire works by Peter Paul Rubens in the Groeningemuseum inBruges, or check out the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels.
Taste the History… Bruges is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, A quaint medieval city largely unchanged for centuries, with twisting cobblestone streets and picure perfect views in every direction. In Brussels we’ll be staying just a short walk from the beautiful Gran Plaz in the old town, surrounded by 17th century guild halls with their shining gold-gilded facades.
Taste the Beer… Belgium is a beer lovers paradise...abbey ales, lambics, sours, belgian triples and Trappists to name a few. We’ll have the opportunity to visit De Halve Maan in Bruges, Cantillon in Brussels, De Struise and St Bernardus in West Flanders, Chimay in the east, and more. This is a trip not to be missed!
*(small print) All fuel charges and taxes are included but are subject to change until time of ticketing.
Our trips are very laid back and friendly, perfect for the first time traveler or the seasoned independent minded explorer. You get the security and peace of mind of traveling with a group and knowing that all the details have been taken care of, but you also get the flexibility of going off and doing your own thing. Our hotel becomes a home base for exploring the countryside and a meeting place to catch up and compare notes with your new found traveling friends.
For more information or to reserve your spot on this wonderful trip email Larry at Porterspub@gmail.com or call 610-390-0502
You can read about our 2011 Belgium trip below...
Join us in Istanbul!!!
November 3rd to 11th 2012
SOLD OUT. Join us on this amazing 9 day trip to magical Istanbul. Istanbul, once Constantinople and the Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantium is a beautiful city where East meets West, Europe meets Asia and Ancient meets Modern. We’ll be staying 7 nights in the super luxurious 5 star Hotel Levni within walking distance to Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, the Metro and tons of great restaurants. The trip includes the hotel stay and breakfast every day, transfers to and from the hotel, a half day guided tour of the city and direct roundtrip air to Istanbul for only $1639!!! - including all taxes and fuel surcharges*.
The sights and smells will astound your senses. Visit a hookah lounge for some shisha and tea, get a massage in a Turkish hammam, step inside the Hagia Sophia, completed in 537 AD, and stand under it’s soaring dome… the largest in all of Christendom for over 1000 years! Walk around Topkapi Palace, where the Sultans ruled the Ottoman Empire for 600 years, with its tiled walls, display of jewels and treasures and the inner rooms of the royal residence and Harem. Get lost in the enormous Grand Bazar, walk to the Galata Bridge and catch a ferry from Europe to Asia, and taste some of the most amazing food you’ll ever have the chance to try.
Our trips are very laid back and friendly, perfect for the first time traveler or the seasoned independent minded explorer. You get the security and peace of mind of traveling with a group and knowing that all the details have been taken care of, but you also get the flexibility of going off and doing your own thing. Our hotel becomes a home base for exploring the countryside and a meeting place to catch up and compare notes with your new found traveling friends.
For more information or to reserve your spot email Larry at Porterspub@gmail.com or call 610-390-0502.
* air taxes and fuel surcharges of $307.00 are ALREADY INCLUDED and are subject to change until the time of ticketing. Single rooms are available at a supplement of $285.00.
See you in Istanbul!!!
A Taste of Scotland
May 5 - 12, 2012
The Royal Mile in Edinburgh, the castles in Edinburgh and Stirling, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Glengoyne Ditillery, Loch Lommond, St Andrews, the haunted underground city, the haggis, the scotch, the great friends and great times... what a trip!
The location couldn't have been better, on the edge of the new town and shopping district, 5 minutes walk to Waverly train station and across the bridge to the Royal Mile and the heart of Medieval Edinburgh.
If you haven't been on one of our Pub trips you're missing out on tons of fun! There's still space on our upcoming trip to Istanbul. Hope to see you there...
Pub Crawl to Belgium
November 5 - 13, 2011
Back home from another wonderful Pub Crawl, and what a great crawl it was. The highlight of the trip, and I think I speak for most of the group, was the trip to Chimay, where the Trappist Monks brew their own beer. We arrived at the Scourmont Abbey and Fabrice showed us around the gorgeous grounds. The Monastery was built in 1850 and they've been brewing beer since 1862. After a tour of the grounds we went inside the church and were lucky enough to catch the monks chanting in prayer... the sound of their voices echoed through the church. I stood there with my eyes closed (and camera video on!). It was really something special to hear. Then onto the brewery. We were very fortunate to get inside the brewery as Chimay does not generally giver tours. It was a surprisingly modern facilty with that delicious smell of matled barley and hops wafting through the air. On through the quality control lab and the final and best part of the tour... lunch! We pulled up to their private guest house and restaurant just down the street, but still on abbey grounds, and were treated to quite a spread. The folks at Chimay were too kind. We had 5 different kinds of Chimay cheeses, samples of all the beer, including Tripel on tap, a 3 course luch with dessert, a lemon liquor digestif and finally a cup of esspresso. I was stuffed and very happy.
The entire city of Brugges where we stayed is a UNESCO world heritage site. Winding cobblestone streets, churches, medeival bell towers, public squares, canals, all enclosed within the remains of the fortified city walls, moat and gates. It's sort of like a grown up Disneyland... great beer, amazing food, the best chocolate in the world, beatiful scenery and great beer.
The weather cooperated nicely... it was mild and a bit cloudy in the beginning of the week but the sun popped out for a few days at the end. Not a drop of rain either. Everyone in the group got along really well and most of us made some locals friends in Brugge. It was really cool to see each other out at the local Pubs with our new friends. Most folks visit Brugge for a day or two so they never really get to meet the locals... too bad for them!
There was tons to do that week in town... the local markets on Wednesdays and Sundays, a chocolate festival, a Dali and Picasso exhibit, serveral great local museums with world class paintings, boat rides and breweries to tour. A few folks went to Amsterdam for the day, some to Lueven, Ghent and Flanders. A bunch of us rode bikes along the canal into the next town and some went all the way to Holland and the North Sea coast! The food was outstanding everywhere you went and the beer choices were at times overwhelming... so much beer, so little time.
Well, sorry if you couldn't join us this time around. But we welcome you to join us on the next trip to Edinburgh, Scotland... the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, Stirling bridge, and all those distilleries....
Thanks again to everyone who came along and made this a wonderful trip.
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