INSPIRED ADVENTURES
Scotland June 10-18, 2021
Thursday June 10...Arrive in Glasgow, Scotland
June 11-13...2 Overnights in Oban
with day trips to the Isle of Mull and Isle of Iona and more
June 14-15...2 Overnights in Isle of Skye Day trips to Isle of Skye
June 16-17...2 Overnights in Inverness
with day trips to Loch Ness, Culloden, Urquhart Castle and more
June 18..To Edinburgh
Fly out afternoon of June 18
or join us for the POST ADVENTURE
What is included?
Hotel Accommodations for 8 nights
Travel within Scotland
Breakfast each morning
2-3 Dinners
Scotch Tasting
Castle Tours
A Beautiful Portrait of you and your loved one (s)
And Much Much More!
PRICING:
(All Rates are Double Occupancy Rooms)
$3500 per person
$6000 per couple
REPEAT ADVENTURERS
$3250 per person
$5700 per couple
$500 deposit to reserve your spot
Due to Limited Hotel Options, this tour can only accommodate 20 attendees
SIGN UP HERE! ADD ON 2 DAY GLASGOW PRE-ADVENTURE: Arrive Early and spend two days with Bert and Cindy exploring the beautiful city of Glasgow. June 8-10 What's included? 2 nights accommodations Breakfast each morning 1 Delicious Dinner and MORE! $595 per person ADD ON 2 DAY EDINBURGH POST-ADVENTURE: Continue on with Elizabeth and Trey as they explore everything that Edinburgh has to offer! June 18-20 What's included? 2 nights accommodations Breakfast each morning 1 Delicious Dinner Edinburgh Castle and MORE! $695 per person |
Saturday, May 9, 2020
SCOTLAND trip is rescheduled for 2021! JOIN US!!!
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
September 2-Day Intensive Workshop is OPEN for Registration!
Join Elizabeth at her studio in San Antonio for a TWO day Workshop
focusing on creating and selling High End Wall Portraiture. This Workshop will dive into creating artistic portraits of families that they will want to display in their home for a lifetime. Elizabeth will take you from beginning to end of her customer experience, allowing you to understand how to take your studio portraiture and sales to a whole new level.
Join this small group of professional photographers (12 max) as we elevate and encourage each other to excel in the Art and the Business of Photography.
Sample Schedule(subject to change)
Monday September 9th:
8:00 Pick Up at local hotel
9am-12 Creating Family Portraits
Lighting, Posing, Composition, Photographing for the Wall Portrait
12-1 Lunch and Chat
1-5 Practicing Outdoor, Window Light and Studio Lighting, Posing, etc
5-6:30 Dinner
6:30-8 Sample Family Portrait Session
8-9:30 Brainstorming with Wine
9:30 Deliver you back to Hotel
Tuesday September 10th
8:00 Pick Up at local hotel
9-10 Workflow and Prepare for Sales Session
10-12 Sales, Products and Pricing
12-1 Lunch and Chat
1-5 Marketing, Mindset and Much More
5-6pm Make your Homework List
6pm Say Goodbye!
Hotel Options: Click on the Hotel for direct link
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
SAVE the DATES for SCOTLAND 2020
INSPIRED ADVENTURES
Scotland June
1-9, 2020
Monday June 1...Arrive in Edinburgh, Scotland
June 2-4...2 Overnights in Oban
with day trips to the Isle of Mull and Isle of Iona and more
June 5-6...2 Overnights in Isle of Skye Day trips to Isle of Skye
June 7-8...2 Overnights in Inverness
with day trips to Loch Ness, Culloden, Urquhart Castle and more
June 9..Back to Edinburgh
Fly out morning of June 9
or move on to your next adventure!
What is included?
Hotel Accommodations for 8 nights
Travel within Scotland
Breakfast each morning
2-3 Dinners
Scotch Tasting
Castle Tours
A Beautiful Portrait of you and your loved one (s)
And Much Much More!
PRICING:
(All Rates are Double Occupancy Rooms)
$3500 per person
$6000 per couple
REPEAT ADVENTURERS
$3250 per person
$5700 per couple
$500 deposit to reserve your spot
Due to Limited Hotel Options, this tour can only accommodate 20 attendees
SIGN UP HERE! ADD ON 2 DAY GLASGOW ADVENTURE: Continue with the group to Glasgow on June 9th and 10th. What's included? 2 nights accommodations Breakfast each morning 1 Delicious Dinner and MORE! $595 per person |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
REGISTER for TUSCANY 2019!
It is time to REGISTER!
INSPIRED ADVENTURE TOUR PRICING:
Single (willing to share room) $3000
Couple $5500
Retainer of $500 per person
2nd payment due 12/31/18
Final payment due 4/30/19
***Once you have gone through the PayPal system be sure to click RETURN TO MERCHANT PAGE so we can get all of your information to keep in contact with you***
The Optional Excursion (June 18-20) is still under construction. If you are wanting to add that on, please add that comment in the notes section of your form. We will only be able to take a maximum of 8 people, so first come, first served.
View the Tentative Itinerary HERE
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
SAVE THE DATES for TUSCANY 2019
SAVE THE DATES!
June 20-27, 2019 in Tuscany
Have you always dreamed of spending
time in the Tuscan countryside enjoying great food and wine, exploring quaint
villages and shops, creating photographs that are as breathtaking as you can
ever imagine? Well this trip is for you, we will be joined by Elizabeth &
Trey Homan for that trip of a lifetime, or if you have been with us before, the
next trip of a lifetime! Attendees have raved about our past adventures and we
have raised the bar even more this year! Here is a look at what we have
planned, so get ready to have all of your senses provoked like never before.
We start our adventure at Agriturismo
Nerbona, which will be our home base for the week, located in the beautiful
village of Colle Val d'Elsa. Arrive in
the heart of Tuscany by 3pm on the first
day to get settled in. We will be there to welcome you and show you to your
room. At 7pm, we will meet for a wine
reception followed by an authentic Italian dinner right at the villa. Spend the
evening getting to know each other, share wine over a beautiful sunset and get
ready for your week to remember!
Day two will
take us out on our first adventure. We will have transportation depart from the
villa to take you to the San Galgano Monastery where you can wander, take
pictures, work with the Homans and Behnkes on your portrait skills or pretend
it is 1432AD and just take it all in. From there, we will depart for Siena, where
you can spend the day in this historic center of Tuscany. From the Piazza del
Campo to the winding, hilly streets you can shop, enjoy the gelato and the
people. Home to the famous Palio di Siena horse race, this city has the
architecture that screams Italia! Then in the evening, we will meet for a cooking
class for all that is also your dinner. The fun of this event is not to be missed,
not to mention the wine!
After yesterdays long day, we will not
depart the villa until about 11am on day
three, and take the train into Florence. This is a day on your own in
Florence to enjoy shopping, the Uffizzi or Michaelangelo Museums, the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Boboli
Gardens and other sites. We will arrange
a fantastic dinner in Florence for all that will be a memorable event. We will
return after dinner via the train and we will arrange transportation back to
the villa. For those who want to do a
sunrise portrait workshop, we will make that happen today before we leave for
Florence if you are interested.
The halfway
point, day four, of the adventure
will take your breath away, relax for the two hour ride down to Umbria. We will be visiting two of our
favorite towns, Buonreggio and Orvieto. We will first take the bus to the magical
Buonreggio which really is even prettier than its pictures show it to be. Hike
the half mile bridge to this land-locked island in the middle of something that
looks like the grand canyon. Check out the restaurants there for snacks or an
early lunch on your own. Grab some amazing pictures from all angles. Then it's on
to Orvieto, one of our favorite towns in Italy, in Umbria near the Tuscan
border. Great shopping, an underground tour not to be missed and lots of great
places to sip wine, enjoy lunch or whatever your heart leads you to. You are on
your own for dinner with tons of places to pick from. After dinner you can stroll
this vibrant town until 10:00pm, then the bus will get us back around midnight.
It's a full day, but well worth the time.
Day five will
feature a trip to nearby San Gimignano, known by many who travel to Tuscany as
their favorite day trip destination. Check out the sights, the people and the
food and wine. You will have until early afternoon to visit this walled city at
which time we will head out for an incredible visit to Tenuta Torciano, the
world famous wine school. There you will sample a number of incredible wines
from Chiantis to Super Tuscans and enjoy a spectacular lunch that is included while learning about wine. After a
late lunch, we will then head back to the villa to relax. That evening you can prepare your own dinner
in your villa or you can head out to a local eatery and immerse in the Italian
culture of Tuscany.
Day six is a option
day for all, you can choose what you want to do. If you are wanting to kick
back, you can stay at the villa all day, we'll make sure the wine is stocked
for you! Hit the pool, play games or take a trip into town on your own to
explore. For those that are still wanting to tour the countryside, we will have
a group take off for both Montalcino and Montepulciano where you can wander the
streets, do some shopping or a wine tasting where Brunello wines are king! Later
that evening, we'll have some fun events planned at the villa, with a fun cookout
featuring chef's Trey and Bert at around 7pm to end the day. (There will be evening portrait Sessions for
anybody who would like to have one done by Cindy and Elizabeth)
On day seven, we will be touring Pisa and Lucca. We will go to Pisa in
the morning, tickets to climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa will be provided. Have
lunch in Pisa on your own then we will head to the old city center of Lucca to
wander and shop before our return to the villa. Our final dinner will be at the
villa at 8pm where we can share our stories, drink wine and chill out together.
There will be some special activities for all of us to enjoy that last evening
together.
The final day together will see us all enjoying breakfast at the villa
before getting packed up to depart by 10am, our checkout time, to travel home or move on to your next destination.
The Homans will be hosting an
optional two days in Cinque Terra preceding this workshop as an extra bonus if
you are interested! The Behnkes will be moving on to the south of France
afterwards for a family wedding, if
anybody is interested in traveling that way let us know, no tour just good
traveling company!
FAQ
Where should I fly to?
The Florence airport is less than 60 minutes away and closest to our
villa. There are also flights to Pisa (75 minutes) and Rome (3 hours). There
are buses and trains to take you to Poggibonsi where we can pick you up. There
are also taxis and shuttles available, we can help with information on that.
What is included in the package?
You will receive a welcome package when you arrive that will include two
bottles of wine, snacks and some goodies too. All transportation on our
scheduled trips, once you arrive at the villa, is included as well as
refreshments on the bus. All breakfasts at the villa each morning are included.
Five dinners, two wine tastings (one includes lunch at wine school) and all
entrance fees to San Galgano Monastery, Leaning Tower of Pisa and your train
ticket to/from Florence are also included. For those wanting a special portrait
done while in Italy, we will provide that also.
Do I need travel insurance?
We strongly recommend at least trip cancellation insurance. Once you
register, we are responsible for all expenses and refunds are not give, less
than 120 days out. This insures you will be covered if you need to cancel.
www.allianz.com is one insurance company we have used
What is best way to pay for things in Italy?
We recommend you check your credit card company on foreign transaction
fees and your bank policies on debit card purchases. We always use the ATM
machines at Italian banks for the best way to get cash. Most purchases, we use
our credit card for the safety it provides.
What are VAT taxes?
Value added tax is charged in Italy, usually over 20% on purchases. If
you make a purchase, especially a larger one, ask the clerk for a refund form
to be filled out. You can then get your tax refunded at the airport before you
fly home.
What documents are required to go to Italy?
Your passport it all you will need. If it expires less than six months
before your trip, check to see if it is OK to use it or renew it before you go.
There are no visas or other documents required.
Can I rent a car in Italy?
It is very similar to here in the USA. There is a mandatory insurance
added and you would be best to add full coverage since most USA insurers do not
cover you outside of the United States.
What is cellular service and wifi like in Italy?
Again, similar to USA, in fact we are amazed that cell service is good
even in the hills and tunnels. We suggest checking with your carrier for
international plans before you go. The villa has wifi and there are hotspots in
many cities.
OPTIONAL EXCURSION with
the Homan’s: Additional Fee...Limited Space Available.
(Price to be determined)
(Price to be determined)
Arrive Tuesday, June 18,
Take the train or rental van to La Spezia and settle into our apartments. Explore the quaint seaside towns. Dinner together
at a local restaurant.
Wednesday June 19:
explore the Cinque Terre by hiking the trails and/or taking the train that connects
the 5 seaside towns. Spend Sunset having wine and tapas overlooking the amazing
town of Manarola and creating some award winning scenic images.
Thursday June 20: Make our way back to the train to head to the town of Portovenere on our way to the villa for the beginning of Inspired
Adventures 2019!
INSPIRED ADVENTURE TOUR PRICING:
Single (willing to share room) $3000
Couple $5500
Retainer of $500 per person
2nd payment due 12/31/18
Final payment due 4/30/18
INSPIRED ADVENTURE TOUR PRICING:
Single (willing to share room) $3000
Couple $5500
Retainer of $500 per person
2nd payment due 12/31/18
Final payment due 4/30/18
Here is the LINK to REGISTER!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Recap of Inspired Workshops Tuscany!
We had a blast at our first ever INSPIRED WORKSHOPS-TUSCANY!
In fact, we had so much fun, we decided to do it again, but this time in IRELAND!
Want to see what this is all about? Take a look at some photos from our Tuscany Workshop.
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Radda in Chianti |
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The group at our Villa in Chianti |
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Our Villa's owner was the most amazing Chef! Thank you Chef Verity for some beautiful meals! |
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Sunset view from the Villa |
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Impromptu Sunset Portrait Session |
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Engagement Portraits by Bert and Cindy Behnke at San Galgano Monestary |
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The group in our tshirts at San Galgano |
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A little rain in Siena |
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Cooking Class in Siena! So Fun! |
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A little wedding on the hillside of our Villa |
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More images from the amazing San Galgano |
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Trey and I serving the meals we cooked at our cooking class in Siena. |
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Wine Tasting at Tenuta Torciana in San Gimignano |
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San Gimignano in the distance and our dinner in Chianti after the wedding of Christie and Rich |
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A long day starting in Pisa and making our way to the Cinque Terre |
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A few views of our Villa |
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Portrait class at the Villa by Bert and Cindy Behnke |
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An amazing day in Florence |
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Florence is a wonderful city |
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Cocktails and Beer Oceanside in Vernazza, Cinque Terre |
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Our little row boat to Manarola |
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Our Sunset View of Manarola |
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Leslie Hoyt photographing the amazing Cinque Terre |
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Ending our week in Montepulciano. |
If you want to have this much fun with us, we are heading to Ireland June 16-24, 2018.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Inspired Workshops Ireland Itinerary is HERE!
We are so excited to announce the itinerary for our 2018 Inspired Workshops in Ireland!
We have put together an amazing mixture of sightseeing, photography and fellowship that everyone will enjoy. Whether you photograph for a living, as a hobby, or you just love sightseeing and capturing images on your iphone, this Inspirational Workshop is sure to rejuvenate your spirit, mind and body.
There will be Walking. There will be Castles. There will be Beer. There will be Pubs. There will be Irish Music. And there will be some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world to photograph. It is our hope to be able to provide a gorgeous image of each attendee or couple as we tour this beautiful land...more information about that coming.
We do not want our tour group to be TOO BIG, so we are limiting the size to 20 attendees.
We have put together an amazing mixture of sightseeing, photography and fellowship that everyone will enjoy. Whether you photograph for a living, as a hobby, or you just love sightseeing and capturing images on your iphone, this Inspirational Workshop is sure to rejuvenate your spirit, mind and body.
There will be Walking. There will be Castles. There will be Beer. There will be Pubs. There will be Irish Music. And there will be some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world to photograph. It is our hope to be able to provide a gorgeous image of each attendee or couple as we tour this beautiful land...more information about that coming.
We do not want our tour group to be TOO BIG, so we are limiting the size to 20 attendees.
Here is our tentative itinerary.
This hits the highlights, but there will be much, much more as we finalize all the little details.
This hits the highlights, but there will be much, much more as we finalize all the little details.
Details:
$3000 per person
$5700 per couple
Rooms are Double Occupancy
If you are attending alone, we will provide you with a suitable roommate or
you may pay the Single Room Workshop Fee of $4500
As of October 1, 2017 prices will increase to
$3300 per person
$6000 per couple
Cancellation Policy:
Full Refund less a $50 processing fee if cancelled by September 30, 2017.
No cancellations after that date, but you may transfer your registration to another person.
To REGISTER for this
AMAZING INSPIRATIONAL WORKSHOP
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