Enjoy These Must-See Destinations With Xpedition Travel
2024
Detail coming SOON!
Featuring the Ultimate Mystery Shop Hop! Want to simply stop looking at your four walls, have some fun and not spend a lot (except on fabric?). Join us as we have created a trip to be initially gentle on the pocket book and save your money for fat quarters! This is a trip for those adventurous in spirit and the only clue is that the stores are NOT in Michigan. Join us and see how creative we can be! Limited to the first 50 quilters! Call for an expanded brochure…
Departure locations: Bridgeport, Flint, Brighton
LIMITED TO THE FIRST 50 QUILTERS!
**This event is not offered by Vera Bradley this year. I keep checking in and hope maybe we will see the sale again in 2024!
Cost: $pp
Join us for this once a year only event-seat sell out fast!!
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This is the once a year Vera Bradley event you don't want to miss! You’ll have two and a half hours to purchase all kinds of Vera Bradley merchandise at unbelievably low prices. The prices get lower as the week goes on and they re-stock every few hours so there is plenty for everyone. Motor Coach travelers enjoy no waiting in line to get in, a VIP checkout area, and a gathering room just for the group. Invite your friends for a fun, stress-free day. Prepare for bargains, whether it's for you or a gift, and let us doing the driving. You'll want to rest your feet after this event!
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Tour Includes: ●Round Trip Transportation ●Fully Escorted ●Continental Breakfast En route ●VIP Treatment at Vera Bradley Inside at the Annual Customer Appreciation Sale!
Trent enjoying the group check out only available to bus groups!
Don’t be sad in the general public check out!! Join us !
Quilt City USA
Paducah, Kentucky
April 26-29, 2022
Departure Locations: Mt. Pleasant, Lansing, Ft. Wayne (others enroute upon request)
Cost:
Quad:$649pp Triple:$689pp Double:$749pp
Call Xpedition Travel for a registration form and more information!
Come and join your friends and fellow quilters for a four-day quilters extravaganza in Paducah, Kentucky! Paducah is without a doubt the quilting capital of the Midwest. There isn’t another place where the entire town becomes a quilter’s haven. If you haven’t experienced Paducah, you will not be disappointed.We’ll be in Paducah before the weekend to avoid the crowds. Aside from the quilt show you’ll enjoy a city tour with Quilt Man and Hancock Fabrics! The options are too many to list and this is a trip that you decide how to spend your time!
Tour Includes:
- Motorcoach Transportation by Compass Coach
- Fully Escorted by Xpedition Travel
- Three nights lodging at the Drury Inn in Paducah, KY
- 1 Continental Breakfast en route
- 3 Full Breakfasts at hotel
- 3 “Kick Back” specials at hotel (dinner and drinks)
- Lunch at Cracker Barrel
- 2 day Admission to the AQS Show
- Admission ticket to the National Quilt Museum
- City Tour with Quilt Man
- Stop at Hancock Fabrics
- Luggage Handling
Departure Locations: Clare, Beaverton, Lansing, Brighton
September 24-September 29, 2023
Cost: Quad $1617pp Triple $1679pp Double: $1799pp Single:Upon Request
Savannah is both hip and historic! Come and join your friends and fellow quilters for a trip to Savannah. Known as one of the “World’s Friendliest Cities” by Condé Nast Traveler readers. This coastal town has a world-class reputation for hospitality and grace. Savannah will draw you in with romantic ambiance and a lively atmosphere. We will stay in the park-like Historic District, take in local attractions and combine them all with our love of quilting. A trip to Savannah would not be complete without a stop at Tybee Island. This trip incorporates books written about Savannah! I have partnered with a local tour guide to make sure we make the most of our time from a local expert!
Included Novels: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes Green and The High Tide Club by Mary Kay Andrews.
Tour Includes:
Motor coach Transportation by Compass Coach
Fully Escorted by Xpedition Travel and Old Savannah Tours
Three Nights Lodging at the Courtyard by Marriott Savannah Historic District
2 Nights Lodging (En route and Return)
1 continental Breakfast, 5 Breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners (including Cracker Barrel!)
Welcome to Savannah reception with a signature cocktail followed by an open air Savannah Trolly Tour
“Walk and Talk” with Savannah resident. This guided tour contains elements from the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Tour of First African Baptist Church (oldest black congregation in North America)
Tour of Savannah Bee Company
Free time to explore and shop
Lunch at the Pirates House
Bonaventure Cemetery Tour or Johnny Mercer’s Moon River District including Pin Point Heritage area, Bethesda School, and Wormsloe’s canopy of trees.
Guided Tour of Tybee Island, free time on North Beach
Climb Tybee Lighthouse and explore Tybee Museum
Lunch at the Crab Shack on Tybee (personal favorite!)
“Wine, Cheese and Conversation” at a private residence
on Tybee Island. Includes Light Supper and beach music
(Mary Kay Andrews books).
Quilt Stores as we travel!
Fall 2024
Departure Locations: To be announced soon!
We have revamped this trip to include MSQC, International Quilt Museum and A QUILT Show! A trifecta of fun!
There is something magical about traveling through America’s Heartland.. Whether is is the crisp spring air or the rolling countryside. The journey is as good as the final destination. Iowa and Missouri are home to some of the finest quilt stores available such at Missouri Star Quilt Company as well as Top Ten Quilt stores as listed in the Quilt Sampler. Add museums, towns filled with history and shopping for antiques in cozy downtowns that smack of yesteryear. This results in a combination that can’t go wrong! Please join us as we celebrate the love of quilting together while taking a step back in time and enjoying the small towns that are the heart of America.
Trip Includes:
- Roundtrip Transportation via Compass Coach
- Fully Hosted by Xpedition Travel
- 3 nights lodging
- 8 meals: 1 continental breakfast en route, 3 Full Breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
- Shopping Day at the Missouri Star Quilt Company
- Entrance and Private Tour of the International Quit Museum
- Quilt Show
- Stop at Antique Archeology in Le Claire, IA (Home of American Pickers)
- Stops at the following amazing local quilt stores!
Cost: $TBDpp Quad Occupancy $TBDpp Triple Occupancy TBDpp Double Occupancy
Single-Upon Request
Tour of Texas.
TBD
International Quilt Show. Waco (Chip and Joanna Gaines). Texas Quilt Museum. Ft. Worth Stockyards.
Pick up Locations: Bridgeport, Flint, Lansing (more southern locations based upon request)
It’s true: Everything is bigger in Texas. From portion sizes, pickup trucks, and 10-gallon hats to the thousands of miles of rugged, gorgeous terrain. This state encompasses such a wide variety of human experience that exploring all of its nooks and crannies would take months — maybe years. We will have nine days and we intend to pack it in! Texans claim it’s hard to find a better place on this planet for a plate of ribs or brisket. We intend to put this myth to the test. We will travel from Michigan and of course enjoy some stops along the way. Once we arrive in Houston you will have two full days to enjoy the International Quilt Festival, a premier quilt festival that has made it way on to many “bucket” lists for good reason! Houston boasts that is the fourth largest city in the U.S. If you don’t want to spend two days at the show, local transportation is easy to get to museums. Plenty to do and see! Ten years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the things you did. So pack you boots, bring your sense of adventure and join us in the Lone Star State!
Cost: Double: $pp Triple: $pp Quad: $pp. Single: upon request.
Limited to 50 seats. This trip only offered every other year!
Tour Includes:
Transportation by Compass Coach*8 nights hotel lodging (see back for details)*Escorted by Xpedition Travel* 15 Meals including 9 Breakfasts*Dinner at Cracker Barrel*Dinner at Lambert’s Cafe*Panera Box Lunch*Lunch at Billy Bobs*Lunch in Hot Springs (TBD)*Dinner in Little Rock (TBD) *Admission to the International Quilt Festival-2 day pass*Visit to the Gas Monkey Garage* Visit Magnolia Market*Tour of the Dr. Pepper Museum*Tour the Texas Quilt Museum*City Tour of Ft. Worth*Tour Cowboy Museum*Meet and Greet with Rodeo Cowboys*Free time at the Ft. Worth Stockyards*Cattle Drive at Stockyards*Ft. Worth Rodeo*Tour of Hot Springs*Tour of Gangster Museum*a Mystery Stop and a quilt store or two!
Pack your bags, put your feet up and let us do the driving !
Call for the expanded brochure at 855-411-5766!
September 13, 2023 $140 pp
Departure Locations: Traverse City, Cadillac, Reed City, Big Rapids
Join us for the annual American Quilters Society Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. AQS is the premier quilting organization that is famous for the quilt show in Paducah! I am sure that the Grand Rapids show will not be disappointing! Let us do the driving as we travel for one full day of the quilt show experience. Just steps outside the convention center doors are numerous delectable restaurants that are one of a kind. After a full day of shopping at the vendor mall and viewing spectacular quilts, allow us to get you safely home while you rest your feet! As a added bonus join us for the optional side trip to the Craft Outlet!
Tour Includes: ●Round Trip Transportation●Breakfast En route●Entrance into AQS Show●Fully Escorted●Mystery Stop
Cost: $165 pp
Limited to 36 people. Sign Up Early to Reserve Your Spot!
Departure Locations: Traverse City
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For those who joined us in past years this is the Round SEVEN of the ultimate consignment store shop hop. This year we will again travel to a mystery destination. For those who haven’t, expect to explore the kind of treasures you simply can’t find in traditional stores. We have carefully planned a route and will take you to premiere consignment stores in style. Forget the hassle of finding a parking space, getting lost, or spending time looking for a good place to eat! Let us do the work while you enjoy the day with friends.
Tour Includes:●Transportation●Continental Breakfast Enroute ●Lunch on own●Local Consignment Stores
Check back in January as date will be posted!
Detroit Tigers vs. TBD
Departure Locations: Clare, Mt. Pleasant, St. Johns, Lansing
The Boys of Summer are back at Comerica Park for the 2020 baseball season! Gather the family and round up friends and co-workers for a Sunday afternoon to see the Tigers!
Join us for a great day out! Forget the hassle of driving, finding a parking sport or waiting for the AC to kick in…we will take you in comfort to one of America's favorite pastimes!
* Limited to 50 guests
Tour Includes:●Round Trip Transportation●Reserved seating for 1 pm game●Voucher for Hot dog●Chips and Soft Drink●Fully Escorted
VIRGINIA BEACH
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 6, 2019
Occupancy: Single $1,499pp Double $1,120pp Triple $1,039pp Quad $995pp Pick up Locations: Clare, Beaverton, Brighton
Join me this fall as we travel to where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, the vibrant coastal city of Virginia Beach. We will enjoy our accommodations right on the beach. The ocean front offers live music, street performers, outdoor cafes, and the famous three-mile boardwalk. Next fall keep your flip flops available as we explore so many things this great area has to offer. Let's Go!
This trip has so much to offer call for a detailed itinerary!
May 27, 2020
Departure Locations: Alma, Mt. Pleasant, Clare, Cadillac
Cost $110 per person
Join us on this new adventure as we explore the Traverse City area which is beautiful in the spring! We’ll do all the driving and planning while you enjoy the scenery, local attractions and a day out with friends.
Here’s the catch….this trip is a Brown Bag Mystery Trip….which means we cannot tell you exactly where you are going! When you board the Motorcoach in the morning we will provide you will a bag that you will use throughout the day. We will travel the gorgeous Michigan countryside as we tour a mix of Michigan Made Companies. Some we will tour and some we will just visit. But at every stop you will be given an item from that location to put in your bag. At the end of the day you will have a bag of delicious items to take home with you as a memento of your tour. For example if we stop at a Farm Market you may go home with a jar of fresh made jam. Hopefully at the end of the day you have a couple of new favorites in the Traverse City area.
Clear your calendar and bring your adventurous spirit!