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Current Exchanges
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September 3 to 20
Estimated cost: $2200 land only
Contact: Joyce Hrouda joyceeh@bresnan.net
Phone: 406-249-5179 in Ohio
One-week exchange to Bratislava, Slovakia. After the one week exchange is a 10-day tour to Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. Included in the price are the fees for FFI, the hotels, breakfasts and dinners, entry fees and transportation on the tour. There are some optional tours not included in the price.
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September 15 to 22
Estimated cost: $1,600 including roundtrip airfare from Birmingham; or $3,050 Sept.15 to 30, including optional tour extension and roundtrip airfare from Birmingham
Contact: Jane Lewis jal2305@aol.com
Phone: 205 822.5118 in Alabama
Join the Friendship Force of Birmingham, Alabama for one week in Tarapoto located in the high Amazon Jungle of northeastern Peru, a one-hour flight from Lima. The optional tour includes visits to the ruins in Trujillo and Cusco, the annual Spring Festival in Trujillo, tour of Machu Picchu, with an overnight stay in Aguas Calientes. Only a few places available!
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September 19 to 29
Estimated cost: $1,000 land only
Contact: Sandra Larson slworksco@hotmail.com
Phone: 661 746.6056 in California
Combine a traditional Friendship Force homestay in Sapporo with the exploration of unchartered territory in Hokkaido, known for its lush mountain scenery and incredible natural hotsprings. After the homestay, After the homestay, you’ll go on a four day tour around the island to Shiretoko, Lake Mashu, Izouzan Mountain, Lake Akan and Shin Chitose.
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September 20 to October 2
Contact: Aila Erman ailaerman@yahoo.com
Phone: 727 521.1671 in Florida
Begin with a week homestay as guests of the Sydney, Australia club. After the homestay, you will have three days to explore the city of Brisbane on your own. If you are attending the Conference you will be transferred by bus to the Gold Coast conference hotel. To register for the Conference go to www.regonline.com/conf2008.
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September 27 to October 18
Contact: Dale Leisy drleisy@webtv.net
Phone: 562 961.1122 in California
This is a great opportunity to experience two different kinds of Asian culture in Japan and Taiwan. In Japan, you will have a six day tour of Tokyo and Kyoto and then move on to your homestay with the Friendship Force of Nagasaki. For your second exchange week, you will move to Taiwan for another homestay where you will have many opportunities for sightseeing in the Taichung vicinity while you are with your hosts.
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October 8 to November 3
Contact: Gillian Cooper kiwiquilters@yahoo.co.nz
Phone: 64 3 448.8532 in New Zealand
One and all are welcome to join us for a mixture of quilting/patchwork and exchanges with the Southern Oregon and Colonial Carolina clubs. Quilters and non-quilters are all welcome. For specific details contact Gillian.
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October 13 to 25
Estimated cost: $3,500 (includes international air; from Charlotte, NC)
Contact: Ellen Gragg gragg@rocketmail.com
Phone: 704 434.6883 in North Carolina
The Vietnam-USA Friendship Society is ready to welcome you to Vietnam. After a week in Hanoi with your hosts, you will most certainly feel like a local instead of a tourist. You will visit Ho Chi Minh city where you will have the opportunity to go to parks, markets, museums and take a day trip to Cu Chi to visit the tunnels that were created during the Vietnam War. A four day extension to Cambodia to the city of Siem Reap, home of the famous ancient temples of Angkor Wat, is immediately following the Vietnam program.
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October 16 to November 2
Estimated cost: $3,500 (without international airfare)
Contact: Cathy Cameron catherine@ccameron.net
Phone: 773 334.1869 in Illinois
The adventure begins in Beijing with a busy itinerary. Then on to Xi’an, another ancient capital; a highlight will be a day trip to see the 2000 year-old army of more than 6000 life-sized Terracotta warriors and horses. Visit Shanghai; the famous canal town of Suzhou; fly to Guilin and spend one night in the ancient market town of Yangshuo and an overnight sleeper train to Guangzhou, formerly Canton, where you leave the tourist routine to be home hosted. If you want to experience more Chinese culture, a three day extension to Hong Kong is also available.
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October 21
Estimated cost: $2,700 pending confirmation
Contact: Harriet Weidenbaum eubios2@aol.com
Phone: 631 673-6116 In New York
Don’t miss your chance to be hosted by new friends in Raanana and share the experience of seeing beautiful Israel. The exchange includes an optional extension week from October 28 – November 11. This tour will include 5 days in Jerusalem, one day in Petra, as well as many other sights.
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October 17 to 31
Estimated cost: $2,920 (includes international air from NY Kennedy) $2,010 (land only)
Contact: Cinda Clark clarksmail@msn.com
Phone: 970 635.0720 in Colorado
Come and explore Morocco for fourteen exciting days! From Casablanca to Marrakesh, the tastes will intrigue you and the people will entice you to stay forever. Your journey will begin in Casablanca, move to Marrakesh, have home and day hosting in Azrou/Ifrane and end in Fez, the grand imperial city.
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