Past Ventures

“Travelling it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

Ibn Battuta (1304 – 1368 CE)

Where We’ve Been

  • Egypt

    Travelling with Jesus and the Pharaohs in Egypt
    2024

  • Greece & Turkey

    The Second Global Smyrna Meeting

    2023

  • Britain & Channel Islands

    John and Charles Wesley: Trumpets of the Second Protestant Reformation

    2023

  • Belize, Guatemala & Mexico

    The Cross, the Conquest & the Civilization of the Aztecs and the Mayans

    2019

  • Russia

    Russian Windows on the Orthodox Christian East: Moscow, the Golden Ring & St. Petersburg

    2019

  • Gibraltar, Morocco & Spain

    The Cross, the Crescent & Christopher Columbus

    2019

  • Denmark, Norway & Sweden

    On the Viking Trail: A Medieval Story of Christianizing Pagans

    2018

  • Argentina & Brazil

    The Quest for Christian Beginnings (with Amazon Cruise)

    2018

  • Chile & Easter Island

    The Conquistador, the Academic & the Explorer: High Adventure in the Southern Hemisphere

    2017

  • Germany & Czechia

    The Reformation Institute: a 500th Anniversary Journey into the World of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

    2017

  • Ecuador, Peru & Galapagos Islands

    The Cross, the Conquest & the Civilization of the Incas

    2017

  • Israel & Jordan

    Summer School in the 'Greater' Holy Land

    2016

  • Spain

    Milestones of Christian Memory in Southern Spain: From the Apostle Paul to Christopher Columbus

    2016

  • Ethiopia

    Magnificent Ethiopia: Where the Ancient Voices Still Speak

    2016

  • Italy

    In the Footsteps of the Pilgrims

    2015

  • Greece & Turkey

    Summer School in the ‘Other’ Holy Land

    2015

  • Cyprus & Greece

    Following the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul

    2015

  • England, Scotland & Wales

    Retracing the Footsteps of Ancient Celtic Christians in the United Kingdom

    2014

  • Israel & Jordan

    Summer School in the ‘Greater’ Holy Land

    2014

  • India

    The Quest for Ancient Christians in Tropical South India

    2014

  • Albania, Greece & Turkey

    Summer School in the ‘Other’ Holy Lands

    2013

  • Ethiopia

    Magnificent Ethiopia: Where Ancient Voices Still Speak

    2013

  • China, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan

    The Search for Ancient Christians on the Silk Road

    2012

  • Italy

    Mediterranean Chapters in the Story of Western Christianity

    2012

  • Israel & Jordan

    Summer School in the Holy Land

    2012

  • Ireland

    Pilgrims, Monks & Martyrs on the Emerald Isle: The Irish Roots of Celtic Spirituality

    2011

  • Malta

    The Malta Institute: Exploring ‘the Sacred’ at a Mediterranean Crossroads

    2011

  • Egypt

    Holy Days and Holidays in Egypt: Experiencing an Ancient Christian Coptic Christmas

    2010

  • Germany

    Oberammergau Passion Play and Cities of the Baltic Cruise: Journey through Civilization to the Cross

    2010

  • Israel, Jordan & Syria

    Summer School in the Holy Land

    2010

  • Turkey & Patmos

    Summer School in the ‘Other’ Holy Land

    2009

  • India & Singapore

    The Quest for Ancient Christians in Tropical India

    2009

  • Ethiopia & Israel

    Summer School in the Two Holy Lands

    2008

  • Israel & Jordan

    Summer School in the Holy Land

    2006

  • Turkey & Patmos

    Letters from the Apocalypse for Pilgrims in the Third Millennium

    2006

  • Armenia, Ethiopia, Syria & Turkey

    The Christian Odyssey: Following the Star to the Christian East

    2005

  • Egypt

    In the Steps of the Holy Family: A Pilgrimage to Coptic Egypt & Nile Cruise

    2004

  • Israel

    Summer School in the Holy Land

    2004

  • Egypt

    Egyptian Desert Solitudes: a Pre-Lenten Journey to Judaeo-Christian Roots

    2004

  • Cyprus, Greece & Turkey

    The Christian Odyssey: In Search of the Early Church

    2003

  • Egypt & Italy

    An Egyptian Journey to Classical and Christian Antiquity

    2002

  • Greece, Malta & Turkey

    The Christian Odyssey: In Search of the Early Church

    2001