Congratulations to our 2014 Photo Contest Winners and a huge thank you to all our guests that submitted their photos for consideration.
1st Place winner: Savoca village, Sicily – Country Roads of Italy & Sicily. Photo by Ava B.
2nd Place Winner: Mirabell Garden, Salzburg – Vienna, Salzburg, Prague & Budapest. Photo by Lawrence C.
3rd Place winner: Florence, Italy – Unforgettable Italy. Photo by Janice A.
Runner Up: Venice – Classical Europe. Photo by Suzanne A.
Runner Up: Munich Hofbrauhaus – Best of Germany. Photo by Mark S.
Runner Up: Gardens at Schonbrunn Palace – Vienna, Salzburg, Prague & Budapest. Photo by Lawrence C.
Runner Up: Festival of San Isidro, Madrid – Spain, Morocco & Portugal. Photo by Maria S.
Runner Up: Dingle Harbor, Ireland – Country Roads of Ireland. Photo by Priscilla I.
Runner Up: Rainbow in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Eco Adventure. Photo by Louise D.
Runner Up: Castle Views – Castles Along the Rhine River Cruise. Photo by Dale B.
Runner Up: Parliament Building, Budapest – Vienna, Salzburg, Prague & Budapest. Photo by Robert B.
Runner Up: Alberobella, Italy – Country Roads of Southern Italy & Sicily. Photo by Ava B.
Runner Up: The hills are alive with music – Sound of Music. Photo by Steve S.
Runner Up: Monet’s Lily Pads – Grand Tour de France. Photo by Kenneth L.
Runner Up: Chateau de Villandry – Normandy, Brittany & the Loire Valley. Photo by Andrew A.
Runner Up: Ziplining in Costa Rica – Costa Rica Eco Adventure. Photo by Louise D.
Runner Up: White Temple, Chiang Mai – Secrets of Thailand. Photo by Robert M.
Runner Up: London’s Red Phone Booths – London & Paris. Photo by Jenna R.
The whole team in our Oregon office enjoyed your entries and had a lot of fun picking from our panel of finalists shown above. Whether it was snap shots of a beautiful destination, people enjoying destinations and landmarks up close and personal or guests enjoying the flavors of a region – each and every photo tells a story and it was wonderful to “travel” with you through your images.
Our Winners:
1st Place – Beautiful Savoca in Sicily submitted by Ava B. – Country Roads of Italy and Sicily
2nd Place – Mirabell Gardens, Salzburg Austria by Lawrence C. – Vienna, Salzburg, Prague & Budapest
3rd Place – A few drops of rain can’t spoil our fun in Florence! By Janice A., Unforgettable Italy
As you flip through the images you’ll see the range of experiences guests have on our Guided Vacations. Enjoy your virtual vacation!
Ava B.’s photo portrays such an wonderful view of Savoca, Sicily the picture literally tells a story. Ava and her sister Gwen are 2 amazing women and extremely lucky to have one another to travel with and create memories to share with family and friends. They transform to all their excursions, as far as learning to speak Italian. Ava and Gwen truly show how much they enjoy creating yet another chapter in their life story.
I’m one of the people in this photograph (the one on the right) and the photographer is my sister, Ava Brecht. I was SOOOO happy that her picture of Savoca won! It is my good fortune to be able to travel with my dear sister. Her and I are “Italy” buddies. She takes the pictures and I learn the language. I have traveled before with Grand European Travel and have found their tours to be amazing with all that they can pack into an itinerary and the wonderfully knowledgeable tour directors. Hopefully, Ava and I will be able to travel to Italy again soon!
Beautiful!
We couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the comment.
Ava B.’s photo portrays such an wonderful view of Savoca, Sicily the picture literally tells a story. Ava and her sister Gwen are 2 amazing women and extremely lucky to have one another to travel with and create memories to share with family and friends. They transform to all their excursions, as far as learning to speak Italian. Ava and Gwen truly show how much they enjoy creating yet another chapter in their life story.
Kathleen –
Thanks for proving a little background behind the picture.
Loved the winning picture! We went on that tour May 2014, and loved that place. Also, the picture of Areobella was great.
All the pictures were amazing!
Jane –
We’ve had a lot of positive feedback for the picture that we selected this year. Thanks for adding your voice in support of this year’s great photos.
These pictures bring back all the wonderful memories of my UNFORGETTABLE ITALY trip this past September. What a wonderful experience.
Lula –
Were are happy that you had an enjoyable time on our Unforgettable Italy trip and that this year’s photos bring back so many fond memories.
I’m one of the people in this photograph (the one on the right) and the photographer is my sister, Ava Brecht. I was SOOOO happy that her picture of Savoca won! It is my good fortune to be able to travel with my dear sister. Her and I are “Italy” buddies. She takes the pictures and I learn the language. I have traveled before with Grand European Travel and have found their tours to be amazing with all that they can pack into an itinerary and the wonderfully knowledgeable tour directors. Hopefully, Ava and I will be able to travel to Italy again soon!