For the past 10 years, All Classical Portland listeners have joined the station’s radio hosts for cultural adventures to far-flung corners of the world. Watch this space for information about upcoming journeys and to view photos and audio postcards from previous trips.
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Our Next Adventure!

Explore Scandinavia with All Classical Portland! August 13-24, 2021
Explore Scandinavia with All Classical Portland featuring the Stockholm Opera Festival, Copenhagen Tivoli Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival & more! August 13 – 24, 2021.
Join host Brandi Parisi, friends of All Classical Portland and fellow classical music lovers to experience the Nordic world of fjords, castles, glaciers, and the legacy of the Vikings on this Scandinavian adventure. Travel by train, ferry, and coach through Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Ride the world’s most scenic railway line to Bergen, tour Danish castles and palaces and attend a classical concert at Tivoli Gardens. See the Danish crown jewels, preserved Viking ships and the warship Vasa, rescued after more than 300 years on the bottom of Stockholm harbor. To top it off, you’ll be treated to an opera at Stockholm’s royal palace and a performance at the Edvard Grieg festival in Bergen. Our 12-day classical Scandinavia journey has it all!
Trip highlights include:
- The Drottningholm Opera Festival and tickets to an opera
- Copenhagen Tivoli Music Festival
- Oslo Chamber Music Festival
- The Edvard Grieg Music Festival
- The awe- inspiring scenic rail journey from Oslo to Bergen
- Traditional dining experiences
- Viking Museum of Stockholm
- Backstage tour of the Oslo Opera House
- A fjord cruise in Norway
For more information, including how to book a spot on this exciting journey, please follow the link below or contact Earthbound Expeditions at (800) 723-8454.

Travel to Poland & Prague! May 19-29, 2022
CLASSICAL POLAND & PRAGUE: A Classical Music Adventure with All Classical Portland featuring the 77th Prague Spring International Music Festival!
Join All Classical Portland host John Pitman and fellow classical music lovers to celebrate the life of Chopin, Dvořák, Smetana and Mozart! On this eleven-day classical music pursuit, you will walk in Chopin’s footsteps and relive his extraordinary life. Visit the very places where Frédéric lived, loved and worked: the family home where he was born, the village church where he was baptized and the Frédéric Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
Discover Poland’s stunning cultural capital, Krakow. Visit the cathedral where the kings of this ancient land are buried, stroll the campus of the University of Copernicus and marvel at one of Europe’s largest medieval squares. Our musical quest culminates in the Czech Republic, where we will walk in the footsteps of the Czech Republic’s greatest composers, Smetana and Dvořák! And to top things off, you will attend the legendary Prague Spring International Music Festival. Don’t miss out on this extraordinary musical adventure!
TRIP AT A GLANCE
- 3 Nights Warsaw, Poland
- 3 Nights Krakow, Poland
- 1 Night Olomouc, Czech Republic
- 3 Nights Prague, Czech Republic
- 3 Nights optional post-tour extension to Vienna, Austria
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Tickets to three Prague Spring International Music Festival events
- Tickets to a special Chopin piano recital in Warsaw
- Special visits to the homes, symphony halls and museums of the great composers
- A visit to Olomouc, Moravian
- A tour of the historic Krakow Ghetto
- Three magical nights each in Warsaw, Krakow, Prague
- Walks led by local experts in the historic city centers
- A traditional Klezmer dinner concert in Krakow’s Jewish quarter
TRIP FACTS
- 11 Days/10 Nights (land)
- $4,495 per person double occupancy
- $995 single supplement (waived if a roommate is found)
- Optional group flight departs the US: May 18, 2022
- Trip begins in Warsaw: May 19, 2022
- Trip ends in Prague: May 29, 2022
- Optional post-tour extension to Vienna ends: June 1, 2022
For more information, including how to book a spot on this exciting journey, follow the link below or contact Earthbound Expeditions at (800) 723-8454.
Past Adventure Scrapbooks

NYC with All Classical Portland! Dec 4-8, 2019
With Ed GoldbergDec 4-8, 2019

Travel to Paris & Provence
With Warren BlackSeptember 18-28, 2019

Classical Christmas Markets December 2018
With Matt RogersDecember 8 – 14, 2018

Summer Sounds of Santa Fe
With John PitmanJuly 30 - August 5

Exploring Scotland & Ireland – Fall 2016
With Robert McBrideOctober 9 - 21, 2016

La Musica Paradiso! – Italy, Summer 2016
With Suzanne NanceJuly 8-20, 2016

Flavors of Italy – Fall 2015
With Christa WesselOctober 17-28, 2015

Classical Cuba – Spring 2015
With Ed GoldbergMarch 21-29, 2015

The Blue Danube – Fall 2014
With Edmund Stone, Jack Allen and Andrea RennieOctober 19-31

Jewels of the Adriatic – Spring 2014
With Brandi Parisi and Kelly PalinJune 4th – 18th.

Barcelona & France – Fall 2013
With John Burk and Jack AllenSeptember 8-19, 2013

Germany – Spring 2013
With John Pitman and Larry HoltzMay 19 - 29, 2013

New Zealand – Fall 2012
With Jack Allen and Christa WesselNovember 3 – 17, 2012

Turkey and Greece – Spring 2012
With Robert McBride and Mary EvjenMay 12 – 25, 2011

The Emerald Isle & Scotland – Fall 2011
With Jack Allen & Edmund Stone of All Classical PortlandSeptember 7 – 19, 2011

Italy – May 2011
With Ed Goldberg and Mary Evjen
South America – October 2010
With on-air host Brandi Parisi
In Search of Chopin, May 2010
With Andrea Murray and Jack Allen