Trips Down Memory Lane – Starr Tours & Charters https://www.starrtours.com Bus Charter & Bus Tours in New Jersey, Philadephia, New York and Delaware Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 It’s Who You Meet Along the Way https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:48:26 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6614 It’s said that it’s not the journey but who you meet along the way that is important in life. Well, as Tour Directors, we are fortunate to be able to do both: travel and meet interesting people along the way! Sometimes we meet people at our various stops and attractions, but most often it’s right […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/feed/ 1 A Salute to Starr Family Veterans https://www.starrtours.com/blog/a-salute-to-starr-family-veterans/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/a-salute-to-starr-family-veterans/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:49:09 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6347 Every Veteran’s Day I am reminded of my time in service in the US Army. Most of my friends don’t even know that I served, and some are even shocked when they see a picture of me in my BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform) in full camouflage makeup, holding an M-16 rifle! Going into the military […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/a-salute-to-starr-family-veterans/feed/ 0 Throwback to the Days of Great Adventure https://www.starrtours.com/blog/throwback-to-the-days-of-great-adventure/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/throwback-to-the-days-of-great-adventure/#respond Fri, 03 Aug 2018 20:15:57 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6078 Great Adventure’s Safari Tours are a common snapshot in the family vacation albums of many families in the tri-state area. From 1974 – 2012, visitors to the safari park had the freedom to drive their family vehicles through the wilds and have up close and personal (at times very personal) experiences with the animals. Chances […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/throwback-to-the-days-of-great-adventure/feed/ 0 Reflecting Back – Moving Forward https://www.starrtours.com/blog/reflecting-back-moving-forward/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/reflecting-back-moving-forward/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:19:19 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5930 As the height of the touring season was about to begin I started reflecting back on the bus tours I escorted last year.  Each tour is unique, even if I’ve traveled there before, partly due to changes in the landscape, different local guides, new venues to see and familiar ones to explore more deeply.  But […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/reflecting-back-moving-forward/feed/ 1 BFFs and Bus Travel https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:52:48 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4948 To tell how I came to work at Starr, I have to go back to July 1981 and the beginning of my 36 year friendship with fellow Starr Tour Director, Jane Peters Estes. Jane and I met at Hightstown High School (as employees, not students!). We both were new employees in the principal’s office so […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/feed/ 0 Savannah & Charleston… A Must Do Trip! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:33:38 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4646 One of the first multi-day trips by bus I escorted as a Tour Director for Starr, about 12 years ago, was to Savannah and Charleston.  I had never been to either city before but had heard so much about both southern destinations. I was excited to go and, of course, so were my passengers.  Savannah […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/feed/ 0 From Sea to Shining Sea and Memories in Between https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:19:16 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4518 Escorting passengers three times on Starr’s Cross Country tour has touched me with so many terrific memories. Of course, there were the famous landmarks beginning with the Gateway Arch in Missouri, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, Old Faithful in Wyoming, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Not to […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/cross-country-memories/feed/ 4 Conquering The Arch https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:15:36 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4406 As the Tour Director for the 26-day Cross Country By Bus tour, I have had the opportunity to experience the wonders of our great country along with our Starr guests and my partner, our Starr Driver.  At times, it was simply looking out the window of the coach and relishing in the sights of the […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/conquering-the-arch/feed/ 5 Hanukkah Memories by Allison Berger https://www.starrtours.com/blog/hanukkah-memories-allison-berger/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/hanukkah-memories-allison-berger/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:23:46 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4324 Nearly every Jewish holiday can be summed up with the statement “They tried to get rid of us, they didn’t, so let’s eat” and Hanukkah is no exception! Hanukkah in the Jewish tradition is not at all about gifts. In truth, it’s a very minor holiday! Hanukkah is the story of a tribe of warriors […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/hanukkah-memories-allison-berger/feed/ 4 Christmas Memories from Margie Mangione https://www.starrtours.com/blog/christmas-memories-margie-mangione/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/christmas-memories-margie-mangione/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:55:05 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4271 I have lots of fond memories of celebrating Christmas at our home. I am the oldest with 5 younger brothers. It certainly was very noisy! We started making Christmas cookies weeks ahead – oatmeal raisin, and sugar cookies. My mom would let us decorate the sugar cookies with red and green sugar and we always […]

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