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Greetings!
What a busy fall it has been! I'm back from leading two photo tours in Mexico - Day of the Dead in Oaxaca and The Mayan World in Chiapas. Both tours were great successes. I'm offering both trips again next year (see listings below). The 2013 Day of the Dead trip filled up within 24 hours of the release, but there is how actually one space available.
Karl is one his way back from Asia, having recently completed leading our inaugural Nepal / Bhutan photo tour and the India: Pushkar Camel Fair & Taj Mahal trip. He also found time to scout some inside stuff for his Philippines tour. See his blog for the latest.
Meanwhile, Ralph is out scouting new trips after leading his Mexico's Copper Canyon tour to rave reviews. He'll be running that trip again in August 2013 - space is still available - see tour info below under the "Summer Tours" heading. We hope you have a great holiday season! Cheers, Jim |
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Take a visual journey to Baja
2013 Baja Calendar featuring Jim's photos
For more than a year, Jim and his friend, Jim Hendricks, have been working on a calendar to highlight the beauty of the Baja Peninsula. The result is a beautiful 11x14 sized art calendar. In addition to the photos, each month includes a paragraph or two written by Jim (Cline) about the area featured that month. Jim's love of Baja is evident throughout. To purchase your copy, click on the photo. The price is only $15.95. These make great Christmas gifts. Go to www.TheBajaCalendar to order yours.
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Participant Spotlight
Congratulations to JCPT alumni, Bob Newman, for winning first place with his photo "Bac Ha Market Lady" as part of the University of Florida's Global Culture Photo Contest. The photo was taken on Karl's Vietnam trip. Way to go, Roberto!
Do you have an award-winning photo that was taken on one of our trips? Let us know and we'll feature your work in one of our future newsletters.
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Winter Tours 2013
Thailand, Laos & Cambodia
January 14-29, 2013 with Karl Grobl
Trip full, wait list
available.
To add your name to the wait list, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab.
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As recommended in the 2009
Frommer's Central America guidebook (p. 177)
Guatemala , The Living Maya
February 1-11, 2013 with Jim Cline - Only 3 spaces left!
You'll visit the colonial gem of Antigua, the beautiful Lake Atitlan, the famous Mayan market at Chichicastenango, and several less-visited villages outside of Quezaltenango. Jim has many friends in the Mayan villages and you'll have photo opportunities that other visitors never have. For more information or to reserve your spot, click here, then click on the "Reservation Form" tab. |
The Kumbh Mela Pilgrimage, India
February 3 - 12, 2013 with Karl Grobl
Trip full, wait list available
To be added to the wait list for this tour, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab |
Amazing Myanmar
February 18 - March 4 & September 6 - 20, 2013
with Karl Grobl
February trip full (wait list available)
For more information on this tour, to reserve your spot, or to be added to the wait list for the February 2013 tour, click here, and look for the related tab at the top of the page.
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Early Spring/Spring Tours, 2013
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Vietnam Explorer
 March 26 - April 9, 2013with Karl Grobl Trip full - wait list available To be added to the wait list for this tour, click here, then click the "Wait List / Interest List" tab . |
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Peru - Machu Picchu & the
Sacred Valley of the Incas
May 8 - 18, 2013 with Jim Cline - ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT!
Long before the Europeans showed up in America the Incas had established a great civilization in and around the Sacred Valley of Peru. Many reminders of this world still remain - in the ancient ruins at such sites as Machu Picchu, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo, and in the local people and their traditions. In addition to these more traditional sites, we'll visit various towns on market days which will provide numerous opportunities to photograph the modern day Inca and their old world traditions. No doubt you'll come away from this trip with the experience of a lifetime and great photos of a wide variety of incredible subjects. For more information on this tour, or to reserve your spot, click here. |
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The Philippines
June 1 - 15, 2013 with Karl Grobl
The Philippines is a great place to escape the multitudes who descend upon other parts of Southeast Asia. It boasts a fantastic landscape including its amazing Rice Terraces (called by many the 8th Wonder of The World), colonial architecture and even palm-fringed, white-sand beaches on a scale and beauty that one might have expected to find in Hawaii decades ago. Beyond the scenic beauty, you'll find it's the Filipinos themselves who make the country such a joy to visit. Photo friendly and full of smiles, the people open themselves and their lives to visitors on a scale only matched by places like India and Myanmar.
For more information on this tour, or to reserve your spot, click here. |
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The Angkor Photo Workshop
July 8 - 22, 2013 with Karl Grobl
The purpose of the Angkor Photo Workshop is to push yourself to the limits of your ability and imagination, to have an outstanding and unusual cultural experience and to enjoy and learn from the company of others. The workshop includes a multitude of activities including lectures, one-on-one instruction, critiques, assignments, and exploration of all things photographic. During the course of the workshop you will learn new skills and techniques, then apply them in real-life situations. Your results will be reviewed and then you will go back out and improve your craft. If you're looking to improve your photography skills in a big way, this workshop is for you. For more information or to add your name to the interest list for this tour, click here. |
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Mexico's Copper Canyon
August 16 - 25, 2013 with Ralph Velasco
Ralph Velasco will again be leading this trip to Mexico's magical Copper Canyon. The Copper Canyon train is considered one of the great train rides of the world. Located in the Sierra Madre Mountains, it includes 37 bridges and 86 tunnels along throughout the route. You'll explore and photograph the areas around the rim of the canyon in the towns of Creel and Divisadero, and photograph the famous Tarahumara Indians who inhabit the area, and document their way of life. You'll also journey down inside the Canyon to the charming town of Urique located 6,000 feet below the rim of the canyon.
See the testimonial in the column to the right to see what one of the 2012 participants had to say.
For more information or to reserve your spot, click here.
All aboard!
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November 10 - 23, 2013 with Ralph Velasco
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small country nestled in the cradle of the Himalayas, the highest mountains on earth. Unknown and mostly unvisited until the 1960's Bhutan, known as the "Land of the Thunder Dragon", provides the intrepid photographer with a unique and fascinating variety of photographic and cultural experiences. Nepal is where the ice-cold Himalayas meet the steamy heat of the Indian plains. It's a land of yaks and yetis, stupas and Sherpas and the home of three great mini-kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley - Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur.
This will be a photo tour of amazing opportunities and experiences. We hope you decide to come along.
For more information, or to reserve your spot, click here.
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Day of the Dead, Oaxaca, Mexico
Oct 28 - Nov 5, 2013 with Jim Cline - 1 space available!
2014 interest list forming.
To add your name to the wait or interest list, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab. |
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Chiapas, Mexico: The Mayan World
November 12 - 21. 2013 with Jim Cline
Chiapas is an area little know by outsiders that is rich in natural resources, yet many of it's inhabitants, descendants of the ancient Maya, are among the poorest in Mexico. It's a fascinating, exciting place to visit, with wildly beautiful landscapes, rich and mysterious indigenous cultures, the colonial charm of the town of San Cristobal de las Casas, and exotic Mayan ruins.
For more information, or to reserve your spot, click here.
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India: Pushkar & Rajastan
November 2013 with Karl Grobl - dates coming soon!
India is a fascinating country with incredible photo opportunities and wonderfully warm people. The Pushkar Fair is, in itself, enough to justify an expedition, but on this trip we will also be visiting other fascinating destinations such as Delhi, Jaisalmer, Jaipur and Jodhpur. Best for the truly adveturous, flexible and enthusiastic traveller with a desire for off-the-beaten-track places, our India photo tour will leave you with images and stories to ponder for decades.
To add your name to the Interest list, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab. |
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Central Europe:
Berlin, Prague, Budapest & Krakow
 September 2013 with Ralph Velasco
We still working out the details for what is sure to be an incredible trip exploring the capital cities of Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
Send us an email to have your name added to the interest list (info at JimCline dot com). |
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As recommended in the 2010 Moon Handbooks
Baja guidebook!
Baja Gray Whales
March 2014 with Jim Cline
We'll spend three days on the lagoon photographing the whales, plus two days photographing the desert scenery in Catavina, and two days in the quaint town of San Ignacio, home to Baja's most beautiful missions and friendly people. Over the last few years, we've had curious whales come right up to our boat!
For more information, or to add your name to the interest list for this tour, click here, then click on the "Wait List / Interest List" tab.
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Jim Cline Photo Tours LLC
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Who we are:
Where to find us:
info at jimcline dot com
11387 Ocean Ridge Way
San Diego, California 92130
(858) 350-1314
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Testimonials!
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Karl and I are very proud of
the testimonials we've received.
I hope you'll take a look at
what some of our participants
have had to say about
our tours. Click here to read or take a look below.
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We're in Rough Guides! | 
We are already listed in Moon Handbooks and Frommer's guidebooks. Now we have been written up in Rough Guides as well!
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"The photo opportunities were absolutely wonderful!!! Kudos to you Karl for taking us to so many special places and introducing us to so many nice people. I especially appreciated the variety, with many fascinating stops throughout our many days together."
~Lisa Merrill, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos tour participant
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Karl's Blog
In spite of his busy schedule, Karl does a great job of keeping his blog up to date. You can follow him on his journeys at his blog address:
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"Joan and I want to thank you for "orchestrating" a great trip to Guatemala. As I mentioned at the dinner, the trip was much, much better than we had initially
expected. The combination of your knowing the people, good hotels, good meals all contributed to a very nice photo trip."
~George Saba, Guatemala tour participant |
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"I just returned late last nite from Burma - it was a wonderful trip - Karl Grobl was the best photo leader I've ever had - he taught me so much about photography.
You are very lucky to have him working for your company. Also, our guide in Burma, MM was great - I will recommend your trips to everyone I know."
~Maureen
McGettigan, Myanmar tour participant
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"I wanted to thank you and Karl for putting together such phenomenal trip to Vietnam. I am so excited about my pictures and I have been able to produce shots I never imagined I could. Karl was so on-target with teaching all of us new ways to
use the camera and it made the
experience so enjoyable."
~Anietra Hamper, Vietnam
tour participant
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"It was such a great trip in every way and you were such a perfect leader. I do feel that I have a small inking of what Peru or the slice of Peru that we were in is like. Six weeks after return I wish I was there again. We really did become a caring and cohesive group due to your fine leadership...Thanks again for leading such a great trip. I think I did learn a little more about taking pictures. "
~Nadine Hayman, Peru tour participant
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"I would you recommend this trip to others without question. Photo ops were generally super. Very interesting country, people generally very open to being
photographed. Very different from other places I have been."
~Bob Newman,
Philippines tour participant
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"I have to give you [Karl] a TON of credit, my photographs are so hugely improved after your course (Angkor Photo Workshop), like night and day, I still cannot thank you enough for putting together such an amazing Cambodia program."
~Jenny Krasner,
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"I want to let you know how much fun we had on the Copper Canyon tour. Ralph was a great leader and got us to a lot of interesting places...The train ride was relaxing and shooting out the backs of the cars gave us many opportunities to capture the small stations along the route. The Tarahumara people are especially colorful to photograph and their handicrafts were beautiful and inexpensive... I hope that next year that the tour participants will have as great of time as we did."
~Ed Fitzgerald, Copper Canyon participant
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"Jim went above and beyond what is expected from a leader. I knew he was special
just from the many emails he sent before the trip. He is truly a professional. Because of his connections I probably got to see more than most people do when they visit for the Day of the Dead. There were many magical moments on this trip...I would recommend every trip that Jim leads."
~Phyllis Hartzel, Oaxaca tour
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"This is my second time traveling with you (Jim), and, as before, I had a MARVELOUS time. Your planning and execution of the itinerary is EXCELLENT. Your knowledge of the area and the personal relationships with the people there truly make your trips exceptional. I loved walking down the street at night, in the dark! I'll look forward to traveling with you again at some point in time. I always highly recommend you to anyone with interest in the areas that you visit.
And, another thing I forgot to mention the night we all gave our impressions to you, is how generous you are. It all adds up to a truly enjoyable travel and photographic experience.
Thank you!"
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"[Karl was] excellent as usual. He knows the turf and knows the people.Very helpful with any photography questions.Dee Vee is a terrific guide-taking care of us travelers and has a great knowledge of India and its history and culture."
~Bob Mandich, India tour participant |
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TOUR INDEX
(Click tour name to go to
trip info page)
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WINTER TOURS (2013)
SPRING TOURS (2013)
SUMMER TOURS (2013)
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