Classical Pursuits - Travel Adventures for the Mind with World's Best Books, Art and Music as Your Guides

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy

September 2017

As we walk the streets, meet the people, hear the stories, and eat the food of Jewish Montreal, our experience will be enriched by our discussions of a literary voice unique in North America.
Celebrating Life, Death and Rebirth in Mexico
Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende
November 2017

No words, no picture can do justice to describe the beauty, the tradition, the feeling of Día de Muertos.
Cool Gray City of Love
Literary
San Francisco
March 2018

In this historical, literary and culinary overview of San Francisco, explore how a cluster of wood and adobe buildings grew to become an economic powerhouse run on gold and silicon; a nexus of experimentation in literature, theatre and music; and a centre of gay life and culture.
The Road Less Travelled: Caminho Português
Porto, Portugal to Santiago, Spain
April 2018
Book by October 20

The Caminho Portuguese is a fantastic route for those looking for a more rural experience. We will gather in Porto, the colourful city that is home to port wine. For the next 10 days we walk to Santiago along a mix of coastal, forest and open countryside trails.
NO MERE DISCORD OF FLAGS: ENGLISH POETS OF WWI
Belgium and France
May 2018

Through seminars, presentations, and extensive time in the field, this Travel Pursuit will immerse you into the everyday lived experience of soldiers, nurses, ambulance drivers, and others. It is a unique way to put the massive scope of WWI on a human scale.
TORONTO PURSUITS
Toronto
JULY 2018

Culture meets conversation at our annual salon in the sun. In this 20th edition of Toronto Pursuits, we’re offering seminars on fiction, epic poetry, music, painting, history, psychology, and more. Join us for a week of reading, discussion, food, friendship, and fun.
Coming Full Circle
The Name of the Rose in Central Italy
October 2018

On this journey to central Italy, we’re reprising our very first trip. We can think of no better setting in which to read Eco’s novel than the beautifully preserved towns and cities that line Italy’s Adriatic coast and dot the hills of the Apennines.
Conflict and Compromise
Hammering Out a Republic in Philadelphia
October 2018

In the summer of 1787, long-simmering tensions based on region, race and religion threatened hopes for “a more perfect union.” Somehow, conflicts were (mostly) resolved, compromises reached and 13 independent states united into a single nation. That “somehow” will be the focus of our time in history-rich Philadelphia.

Travel Adventures for the Mind
with The world's best books, art and music as Your guides

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury LegacySeptember 2017

Celebrating Life, Death and Rebirth in MexicoMexico City and San Miguel de AllendeNovember 2017

Cool Gray City of LoveLiterary San FranciscoMarch 2018

The Road Less Travelled: Caminho PortuguêsPorto, Portugal to Santiago, SpainApril 2018Book by October 20

NO MERE DISCORD OF FLAGS: ENGLISH POETS OF WWIBelgium and FranceMay 2018

TORONTO PURSUITSTorontoJULY 2018

Coming Full CircleThe Name of the Rose in Central ItalyOctober 2018

Conflict and CompromiseHammering Out a Republic in PhiladelphiaOctober 2018

Jewish Montreal: Its Midcentury Legacy

September 2017

Celebrating Life, Death and Rebirth in Mexico
Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende
November 2017

Cool Gray City of Love
Literary
San Francisco
March 2018

The Road Less Travelled: Caminho Português
Porto, Portugal to Santiago, Spain
April 2018
Book by October 20

NO MERE DISCORD OF FLAGS: ENGLISH POETS OF WWI
Belgium and France
May 2018

TORONTO PURSUITS
Toronto
JULY 2018

Coming Full Circle
The Name of the Rose in Central Italy
October 2018

Conflict and Compromise
Hammering Out a Republic in Philadelphia
October 2018