Greetings!
Greetings from Guatemala, where I've just finished leading my Guatemala: The Living Maya tour. Karl has just finished his once-every-12-years Kumbh Mela expedition, where t he group was joined by 60 million others in the largest gathering of humanity on earth! For photos, check out Karl's blog posts here. Next up for Karl is our Myanmar photo tour followed in March by our Vietnam Explorer photo tour. I've put together a gallery of some images from The Day of the Dead in Oaxaca trip this past November, click on one of the images below or go to www.jimcline.com/oaxaca2012 .Cheers!Jim
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Participant Spotlight
Congratulations to JCPT Alumni, Gini Pringle. Her image, "Queen of Havana" was be part of a large show at the Phillips Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. Way to go, Gini! 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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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
Trip full - wait list available To add your name to the wait list for this tour, click here, then click on the "Wait list / Interest list tab. |
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The Philippines
June 1 - 15, 2013 with Karl Grobl - Only 2 Spaces Left!
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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Amazing Myanmar
September 6 - 20, 2013
with Karl Grobl - Spaces still available!
Rudyard Kipling once described Burma (Myanmar) as: "quite unlike any land you know about." Join us as we explore this Golden Land, perhaps the least discovered country in Southeast Asia. Our itinerary includes Yangon's Schwedagon Pagoda, the ancient city of Bagan and its landscape dotted with more than a thousand temples, Inle Lake with its local fishermen and bustling markets and Mandalay's U Bein teak footbridge, the longest in the world. Each location affords us a wide variety of photographic opportunities including street photography, landscape photography,
environmental portraiture and still life. Burma is truly one of the few "authentic" destinations remaining in this modern, ever-homogenizing world.
For more information or to reserve your spot, click here.
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November 10 - 23, 2013 with Ralph Velasco - Only 2 Spaces Left!
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 Trip full - wait list 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 3 - 17, 2013 with Karl Grobl - 2 spaces still available!
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
May 2014 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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South India including
Kochi, Madurai & Chennai
October 6 - 20. 2014 with Karl Grobl
Interest list now forming!
Send us an email to have your name added to the interest list (info at JimCline dot com).
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Thailand, Laos & Cambodia
January 2014 with Karl Grobl
Southeast Asia has long been a favored destination for adventurous travelers. On this trip we visit some of the most interesting and photogenic locations in the region. From the Kingdom of Thailand with its irresistible combination of breathtaking natural beauty and inspiring temples, to Luang Prabang, Laos with one of the most beautifully preserved French colonial towns in Asia to Cambodia and the ancient temples of Angkor set in lush jungle greenery. Southeast Asia has something for everyone. 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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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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Recent Newsletters
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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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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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"It is always great to be with Karl. He spent quality time with each of us, was thoughtful and instructive and kind and humorous. He really makes the trip! "
~Kimberly Birdsong, Bhutan tour participant
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"Karl, what can we say? Another amazing adventure that wouldn't have happened without your 'efficient as a Swiss train' planning. You skated through the India Air delay like it was no big deal and always kept your cool. Tell Jim Cline you deserve a raise!"
~Bob & Bunkie Ludwig, repeat tour participants
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"Your 2012 Chiapas Tour was an incredible photographic experience, beyond my greatest expectations. Critical to our enjoyment was the meticulous attention to planning, organization and execution regarding your selection of the quality hotel accommodations, restaurants and local guides. The combination of your proficiency with the Spanish language and inter-personal skills, resulted with a unique inter-action with the local people and many fabulous photo opportunities throughout our journey. Now, I realize why you have attracted so many repeat participants from your other amazing tours, as was evident with your Chiapas venue."
~Chapman Soloman, Mountain View, California
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"Just so you know, when we got off the airplane in Atlanta, I wanted to turn around immediately and go back to Peru. That's how much I enjoyed your wonderful trip. Thank you so much for everything that you did for us."
~Carol Rothschild, Peru 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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"We are definitely hooked on your tours and adored traveling around with Karl in Southeast Asia. I do believe that along with being among the most charming of 'fearless leaders' , Karl ranks among the top of the most patient, kind, well organized and competent people I have ever traveled with."
~Nina Hauser & Widd Schmidt, Thailand, Laos & Cambodia tour participants |
"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, I often think of the trip and what a wonderful experience it was, and how you made that possible. Thank you. I can't get Day of the Dead out of my blood."
~Colleen Nordstrom, Day of the Dead tour participant,
Melbourne, Australia
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"It [the trip] was phenomenal!!!! In every respect the photo tour surpassed my expectations. This was largely due to the expertise that Jim and Karl have in arranging and guiding these incredibly unique an customized tours.
He [Karl] is personable, kind, energetic and a fun human being but most of all he delivers an experience that you would NEVER get on your own. He gets us to the right places at the right time. He pushes you to get the best. He demonstrates techniques if needed and then makes sure you get it figured out.
The timing, the places we visited and the accommodations are all extremely well thought out.
If there is a space in this year's tour - grab it!"
~Bonnie Stewart - Myanmar tour particpant |
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