Recent Blog Posts
2012 Survey Results
In February we conducted a survey. Based on the results, we are announcing our calendar for future tours. Thank you to all of you who participated. The results have given us excellent feedback for future planning. We were pleasantly surprised… Read More »
Reid’s ETBD spring schedule
For those of you who have inquired, and anyone else who may be interested, I have received my spring schedule from Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door. I will be leading a Best of Europe tour, commencing May 6;… Read More »
New Zealand Part III – Australia

[As an adjunct to our New Zealand tour we spent 3 nights in Sydney Australia.]
We arrived at Sydney airport on schedule at 2:30PM. We were whisked away by bus for a driving tour of the city. I had been… Read More »
New Zealand II – South Island

Recently I posted an account of our experiences on New Zealand’s north island from our January tour. After Auckland, Waitomo Cave, Otorohanga, a homestay, and the thermal wonders and Maori culture of Rotorua we were ready for the natural splendors… Read More »
“Reid Coen has been a friend as well as an important part of our Rick Steves’ Europe tour program for more than a decade. He is one of our top and most trusted tour guides. Not only is Reid a fine tour guide, he understands what makes a tour really good. I have no doubt that the tours Reid organizes for Bali and Thailand will be designed and run expertly and reliably.
If I wasn’t working so hard in Europe, perhaps I’d take one.” Rick Steves,
Europe Through the Back Door
Tour Offerings
2012 New Zealand and Sydney
15 Days Begins/Ends San Francisco
Cost: $5575* SS $1000
Dates: January 9 to January 23, 2012
*Fuel charges/taxes extra
2013 Tantalizing Thailand
14 days, begins/ends Bangkok
Optional Cambodian extension
Cost: $3100 Extension: $1200 SS: TBD
Dates: Jan 27 to Feb 9, 2013
Extension: Feb 9 to 13, 2013
Egypt
14 Days Begins/Ends Cairo
Optional Jordan extension
Cost/Dates TBD
Beautiful Bali
14 days, begins/ends Denpasar
Cost: TBD
Dates: Projected for April 2014
Click here for complete itinerary and details.Northern India
14 days, begins/ends Delhi
Cost: TBA
Dates: TBA
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If I wasn’t working so hard in Europe, perhaps I’d take one.” Rick Steves,