PSU Magazine Summer 1987

CENTRAL EUROPE • HAWAII SEA OF CORTEZ• TURKEY/GREECE Faculty experts lead 4 new tours for Portland State Alumni and friends CENTRAL EUROPEAN GRAND TOUR 16 Days/$2,195 per person September 4-20, 1987 Led by Thomas Poulsen, chairman of the PSU geography department and former director of the Central European Studies Center. The journey begins and ends on the Danube, with visits to Austria, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, and Hungary. We'll pass through the heart of Bohemia, the famous Ore Mountains, Saxony, the North European Plain, the edge of the Alfold of Hungary. We'll see the exciting cities of Vienna, Prague, Dresden, Berlin, Poznan, Warsaw, Crakow, and Budapest. All travel within the region by chartered air-conditioned bus. English-speaking European guide, sightseeing with local guides in cities. HAWAII NATURAL HISTORY EXPEDITION 9 Days/$990 plus airfare December 19-27, 1987 15 Days/$1,590 December 19-January 2, 1988 Explore Oahu, Maui, and the "Big Island" of Hawaii on this discovery expedition. Study marine life, native and introduced plants and animals, active volcanoes, tropical birds, past and present cultures. Special high– light: study the history of whaling and ob– serve the hump– back whale in its Hawaiian calving grounds. The 15-day expe- dition will continue the adventure with exploration of Kauai by land and helicopter. SEA OF CORTEZ NATURAL HISTORY EXPEDITION 9 Days/$1,390 plus airfare April 23-May 1, 1988 Plan to join this extraordinary expedition in the wilderness islands and blue waters of the Sea of Cortez aboard the comfortable motor yacht, Baja Explorador. The PSU Alumni PO. Box 751 Portland , Oregon 503/229-4948 sea between Mexico and Baja Cali– fornia hosts a unique desert island wilderness and inland sea, alive with rare desert plants, fish-eating bats, Finback whales, land iguanas, sea lions, and blue-footed boobies. AN ADVENTURE IN THE MAKING: TURKEY AND GREECE Spring 1988 The fascinating history and culture of Turkey and Greece are yours on this tour being planned for early 1988. See Istanbul, Smyrna (Ephesus), and Troy ... Athens, Aphrodisia, • Delphi, and Thessalonika. Splendid antiquities, whitewashed towns, isolated beaches, archeo– logical monuments - a gold mine for the adventurous traveler. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS Complete and mail to: PSU Alumni Relations, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, or call (503) 229-4948. D Central European Tour D Hawaii Expedition D Sea of Cortez D Turkey and Greece Name ~--------­ Address City ----------- State _____ Zip _ ___