As we celebrate 100 years of enriching travel, we want to take this opportunity to thank our guests who have made it all possible with their loyalty and kind referrals to friends and family. Your stories continue to inspire us to raise the bar in everything we do, and reflect so much of the shared joys and friendships we are blessed to experience with you on our travels together. In recognition of our gratitude, we are turning the spotlight on our patrons, showcasing your journeys with us over the years.
February: The Siegle Sisters
“How you gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?”
A popular hit created on the heels of World War I when US soldiers were returning home from Europe, “How you gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen Paree?” could well apply to the Siegle sisters, longtime guests who have, to date, logged in 62 Tauck trips.
Farm girls born and raised in Iowa, their first Tauck trip took them, coincidentally enough, to Paris in 1969. Their family, hardworking farmers all, did not have time to travel when the girls were growing up, given the daily chores that kept them busy at home. Once they started traveling with us, nothing could keep them down on the farm for long.
“We heard about Tauck from two widowed ladies we knew from church. We thought if they like it and it’s good enough for them, then it’s good enough for us.”
That recommendation turned into a lifelong love affair with travel for the sisters, the more adventurous the better I learned after chatting with them, with small ship cruises among their very favorites. Among the many voyages they have enjoyed with us, they braved the cold on our cruise to Antarctica where they warmed up to the penguins and marine life they encountered. They circumnavigated the land of fire and ice with us in Iceland, gamely soaking in the thermal delights of the Blue Lagoon. They explored the Norwegian fjords and the Scottish Isles aboard our “lovely” Ponant ship; indulged in the Treasures of the Mediterranean and the Aegean on idyllic cruises they’ll long remember; transited the Panama Canal and met the Guna people in the remote San Blas Islands; and discovered the exotic sights of the Arabian Peninsula and the antiquities of Egypt with wide-eyed wonder. Most recently, they joined us aboard Cruising the Great Lakes: Chicago to Toronto, revisiting places they explored with us on Michigan’s Lakes & Mackinac…
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