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Rick Steves' Europe 2008 Tours: Tour Alum Scrapbooks

Tour Alum Scrapbooks

We can tell you great things about our tours, but maybe you should listen to our customers (we sure do). What a great way to make all your travel memories come back alive by creating a scrapbook!

Here's our extended collection of creative and inspired entries we've received from years past. Take a free trip through our Tour Member memory books.

For more tour reports, or to add your own comments if you have taken a tour with us, check out the comments on our Graffiti Wall!

2007 Scrapbooks

Adriatic

Julie Savoy
Laura Sabraw (2nd Prize)

Athens & The Heart of Greece

Dawnya Brown

Eastern Europe

Gary and Donna Larson

Europe in 21 Days

Mary Zander
Barbara Forshee
Barbara Filipiak (First Prize)
Abby Schaller

Europe in 14 Days

Shannon & Jason Jacobs
Kenyon Durr
Lisa & Andy Carter
Carol Groff
Amanda Jacobowski

Family Europe in 14 Days

Katelynn Stein (3rd Prize)

Florence

Julie Gilchrist
Christine Billroth

France

Anthony Jones
Bonnie Fraser

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Chizuko Kawamoto

Great Britain

Ron & Linda Nelson

Ireland

Deborah McReynolds
Gary and Nancy Simpson

Italy

Sarah K. Russell
Eric Libby
Glen & Lisa Monaghan

 

London & Paris

Miranda Contreras
Bill Lee
Heather Carter
Kathryn Mosteller

Paris

Roger & Sandy Hobart
Betsy Amsden
Shawn Personke

Paris, Loire & Normandy

Danielle Gale

Paris & Provence

Jennifer Zetzman (3rd Prize)
Vivien Wang
Sheri & Karl Kinler

Prague

Pam Schultz

Rome

Eric & Jennifer Hegwer

Scandinavia

Patricia and Dave Olson
Eric Libby
Robert Lynn

Scotland

Catherine Palmer-Loar

Sicily & South Italy

Laurie Chamblee

Turkey

Chizuko Kawamoto
Eric Libby
Chris Davidson & Angie Brammer

Venice, Florence and Rome

Jan Lewis
Brian & Nancy Edie
Mike and Cortny Helmick
Janet Hirata
Aumarie Benipayo & Peter Wu
Kyra Harris
Laura Bishop
Jen Runion

Village Italy

Jim Myers
Bonnie Fraser

2006 Scrapbooks

Athens & The Heart of Greece

Steve & Roslyn Metchis
Steve Rochette
Kathy Wilhelm

Berlin, Prague & Vienna

Paul J. Masquelier, Jr.
Jim & Lena Zazzera

Eastern Europe

Janice and Carole Elbert
Phyllis Nethercot

Europe in 21 Days

Eric Hegwer
Ron & Linda Nelson
James & Jennifer Hearn
Gary & Nancy Simpson
Bonnie Fraser
Carol Urchison

Europe in 14 Days

Tim & Jan Walden
Allan & Jennifer Oue
Dawnya Brown
Deborah Hughes
Randy, Sharon & Family (Second Prize)
Brent & Laura Hudson
Sarah Fucik
The Werle Family

Family Europe in 14 Days

Laura Zimmerman (Third Prize)

Florence

Kevin Boyd
Debbie Elmore
Ellie Trevarthen
Angela & Loyd Davis

France

Ellie Trevarthen
Dan Zdanowicz
Susan Stuart

Germany, Austria & Switzerland

Chris Wong
Michael & Pamela Smith
Amanda Lang

Ireland

Anthony & Genevieve Jones
Jennifer Walker
Alice Finnie

Italy

Gloria & Martin
Fran & Don Reisfeld

Paris

Jan Lewis & Don Gregory
Kathleen McGillick
David Buge
Karen Lakey

Paris & Provence

Ruben Rodriguez

Rome

Danny & Simone Morton

Scandinavia

Sue Harwood and Jerry Rogers (Fourth Prize)

Sicily & South Italy

Ann & Bob Lynn
Bob and Mary Efinger

Turkey

Laura Sabraw (First Prize)

Venice, Florence and Rome

Jennifer Teeler
April Dykman

Village Italy

Mike Lincicum
Terry Dunlap (Honorable Mention)

 

 

2005 Scrapbooks

Eastern Europe

John & Barbara Dearing (Third Prize)

Best of Europe 21 Day

Steven Rochette
Larry & Kathy Morse
Lori Adams

Best of Europe 14 Day

Jen Zetzman (Second Prize)
Mike Ombrello
Sam Nunn
Jep and Joyce Hostetler (First Prize)
Susan Nunn
Mike & Tammy Hanks
Sharilyn Miller

Best of Europe Bus Plus

Kathleen McGillick

Florence

Dawna Lahti & Grace Payne
Tara Kolden

Best of France

Jim Thomson
John & Lynn Meyer
Diane Pierzinski

Greece

John & Renae See
Winky and Dan Oswald
Bill & Judy Everson

Ireland

Tim Hart

Best of Italy

Ed and Heather Chin
Joe & Rose Birge
Mike & Sue Connell
Bob Thompson

London

Kim Gessner

Paris

Tricia Curran & Jeanne Curran
John McGee

Paris & the Heart of France

Pam & Denny Mullen
Susan Graff

Provence & the French Riviera

Penelope Frey
Mary Ann Watkins

Rome

Gregg & Jan Romey

Scandinavia

Barbara Rabek (Fourth Prize)

Spain & Portugal

Mary Schiess

Best of Turkey

Robert Heckendorn

Best of Venice, Florence & Rome

Bob & Diane Zormeir

2004 Scrapbooks

Best of Britain

Ann & Gordon Carter
Sandi & Steve Lehnhard (Third Prize)

Best of Europe

Gary Larson
John Gonzales
Jeff Lyon (Fourth Prize)
Mike & Pat Morrison
Richard K. Trexler (Second Prize)
Margaret Bernarding

France

Clark Fenn

Village France

Christy Smith

Best of Eastern Europe

John & Chani Flynn
Allen Wyrick

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Beverly Webb
Allan Wing
Brian & Denise Menold

Italy, Alps & Paris

Jocelyn Fong

Italy

Ernie March
Lisa Bickford
John & Rachel Austin

Provence & the French Riviera

Shannon George (First Prize)

Paris & the Heart of France

Jennifer Walden

South Italy & Sicily

Barb & Gregg Litchfield
Sharlene & Vince Morgante
Andrew Inglis & Cynthia Musto
Ann & Gordon Carter
Hans & Cathryn Scott

Greece

Kenyon Durr
Arthur Gleckler & Kristine Kelly

Rome

Bev Hansen
Tom Miller (Venice and Rome tours)
Cheryl Bryant

Best of Spain & Portugal

David Blackburn

2003 Scrapbooks

Europe:

Angie Brammer and Chris Davidson (2nd Prize)
Cari Minnamon (3rd Prize)
Frank Nichols
Mary Hayes
Rosemary and Jim Peterson
Kathy Breuer
Leon Roland
John Dearing

Village Europe:

Keith Sink

Germany, Austria & Switzerland:

Diane Pierzinski

Great Britain:

Bill and Delberta Murray

London:

Rick and Val Martin

Ireland:

Phyllis Nethercot

South of France:

Stephanie Beyersdorf
Don Kiel

Paris:

James and Elida Koenig (4th Prize)
Bill and Pat Harper

Italy :

Dan and Sheila Riegel
Bob Phelps
Ole and Maria Gunderson
John & Nancy Zheng
Nancy McGill
Tim Hart

Village Italy:

Bob Williams (1st Prize)
Kevin Bradley & Kim Smith
Howard Bruensteiner
Donna Starr

Rome:

Marian Mirsky
Georgen Gilliam

Spain & Portugal:

Sharon Thornley

Turkey:

David Blackburn
Ginger Cruver

2002 Scrapbooks

Europe:

Jerry Ferguson
Heidi Rosenberg
Ashley Grainger (Runner-Up)
Allen Wyrick

Village Europe:

Arthur Gleckler

Heart of France:

Colleen Wittick (Runner-Up)
Becky Hsia

Village France:

Russ Schnapp

Germany, Austria, Switzerland:

Larry & Ramona
Michael Wolfe

Ireland:

Lindsay Bailey
Kyla Gurganus
Michael & Lyn Ories
Charles Lohr

Paris:

Mary Jane Gavenda

 

Scandinavia:

Hans & Cathryn Scott (Winner)
Carolyn Chase
David & Carol Blackburn

Spain & Portugal:

Cheryl Valenzuela (Runner-Up)
Warren Park
Diane Pierzinski

Turkey:

Sonja Kueppers & John Pfeifer
Stefanie & Michael Dinsmore

2001 Scrapbook Entries

Best of Rome:

Nancy Stevens

Best of Europe:

Megan Grenenger
Dana McGrath
Devin Wong
Kathy & Alison Stutzman
Tom & Julie Anzalone
Rosemary Weimer
Thomas & Nicole Truskowski

Best of Italy:

Den Giblin (Runner-up)
Jeff Pobst & Leslie Steiner
Diane Pierzinksi

Spain & Portugal:

Virginia Goldman

Western France:

Dale Musselman

Germany, Austria, Switzerland:

Gil & Jan Mros

Best of Paris:

Kerri De Vault (Runner-up)
Laura Bishop

Best of Europe 2:

Linda Wilson (Runner-up)
Bob Williams

Best of Scandinavia:

Jim and Geri Squires

Best of Ireland:

Johan & Renee Forrer
Dave Blackburn

Village France:

Tong Zheng (Winner)
Kristine Frost
Steve Fox
Julie Dinkins

Best of Turkey:

Neil & Anna Kersten
Dana Gross
Sheila Siden

2000 Scrapbooks

Best of Europe

Jenny de la Cruz
Dan and Cathie Robertson
Russ Schnapp
Jay and Alan Kirchoff
Jon Markwardt
Liz and Mike Duncan

Best of Europe II

Joel Hagedorn

Best of G.A.S.

Joane

Best of Italy

Don and Elizabeth Kiel
Laura Kraft
Gary Strait

Best of Scandinavia

Marc-Michael Brown
Gary Strait

Best of Spain & Portugal

Russ Schnapp

Best of Turkey

Jim and Geri Squires