Travel with Joe Euro

Travel with Joe Euro, FOUNDER of The Wine Seller and a renown “Finger-Style Guitarist” Recording Artist…

and Travel Host,

on a recent tour…our group got to pick olives at a private olive grove…then a fabulous multi course lunch in their private home!

Joe Euro…Wine Connoisseur, “Foodie” Finger-Style Guitarist, Travel Host and Self Proclaimed “Wine Geek”…Founded The Wine Seller in Port Townsend, WA in 1982

Joe Euro…Wine Connoisseur, “Foodie” Finger-Style Guitarist, Recording Artist, Travel Host and Self Proclaimed “Wine Geek”…Founded The Wine Seller in Port Townsend, WA in 1982

… our next small group Journey, With Joe Euro

Puglia…fall of 2025 (now filled…)

we have an exciting “small group journey” in the works for 2026 Stay tuned…..

Our next “Small Group Journey” with The Wine Seller’s Joe Euro and the fabulous Doumina…of The Enthusiastic Traveler!

We’re talking about Sicily…

Puglia…2025

 Sorry…our Puglia 2025 trip is completely fillednow…Check back, since Doumina, our “Travel Guru” and Joe are cookin’ up another fantastic small group journey for spring of 2026…

 

Puglia…Italy’s “heel of the boot” fall, 2025

This trip is filled now…but check bac k…or contact our Travel Company to see about getting on a Waiting list, and /or check about future trips….

Small Group Journey…

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Doumina…our intrepid “Travel Guru” Founder of The Enthusiastic Traveler!

And fall of 2025: PUGLIA

From the Baroque streets of Lecce, to Bari’s old town and bustling harbor to cave dwelling in Matera an unique conical stone roofs, whitewashed round dwellings of Alberobello…  gorgeous coasts and unique food and wine.

We are happy to have Puglia in our line-up. Sorry tho…however…this trip is completely filled now…

Good company makes good memories!

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The classic Italian gesture for “Yummy”…

Join Joe Euro and The Enthusiastic Traveler for another incredible adventure!!

PUGLIA 2025

 

our recent small group journeys… fabulous…although

Sicily and Amalfi Coast. May 2024

What an Amazing small group journey!! We are discussing perhaps another version of this trip, Doumina, Katy and I loved it so much!! and so did our fellow travelers!!

The gorgeous city of Sorrento…on the Amalfi Coast, Italy

Andalusia, Spain! September 26-October 6th 2023

what amazing trips!!

Incredibly delicious Spanish Ham…Serrano and/or Iberico…YUM!!

(only 16 intrepid travelers, plus our guide, Angel, Joe and his wife Katy)

Our Spanish guide…Angel Moreton…very knowledgeable and passionate on food and wine…something “fishy” though about this guy…:D

Your hosts, Joe Euro and Katy Guthridge

September 26-October 6, 2023

This trip was fabulous!! great group of folks…unbelievable great restaurants, wines, sights and visits… completely filled and departing soon!  Check back for details and info on our next Joe Euro Small Group Journey…

Joe, doing what he loves almost best…at a tiny, classic restaurant in Paris…

Your Travel Host, and Founder of The Wine Seller® in Port Townsend, WA     EST. 1982    Joe Euro…on an Alaska Expedition cruise.

ll Group Journey…

Wine merchant, connoisseur,wine educator, instrumental Guitarist, Recording Artist, and Founder of The Wine Seller® in Port Townsend, WA. back in 1982, Joe Euro… has been hosting tours to France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia/Croatia/Montenegro, Chile/Argentina/Uruguay, Prague, Germany, Austria, Budapest and beyond…Since 2004

Where will Joe be going next..??

Joe put together, along with his Travel Guru, the Fabulous Doumina of The Enthusiastic Traveler… and Angel moreton, our Spanish Guide and tour planner!…one of his all time favorite travel companies and Guides a fantastic small group journey to Italy!!

Sorrento at night.. beautiful! One of Joe’s favorite Southern Italian cities!

 

recently returned from Spain…September 26th to October 6th, 2023!

Spanish Immersion. From Segovia (the beautiful town, not the famous Classical Guitarist…) to Seville, see Spain at her best time of year…late September into early October!  dancing horses, cattle breeding, tapas crawling, wine explorations and tastings,

and all that fabulous Spanish food!!

Incredibly delicious Spanish Ham…Serrano and/or Iberico…YUM!!

 

 

pouring sherry…in Jerez

Write to whyman.doumina@gmail.com for all information and to sign up for one of our Small Group Journeys 

next is Puglia, Southern Italy…“the heel of the boot”

A fascinating place!! However…this trip has now filled.

only 16 Enthusiastic Travellers!! 

May of 2024 was our incredible Sicily and Amalfi Coast trip…

 

 

 

Our small group journey, fall of 2023 wa fantastic…albeit a bit hot…but ” a dry heat”…lovely group of travelers…some repeats…We Visited the famous Alhambra and other historical wonders!

Go With Joe…Andalusia, Spain

The incredible Moorish architecture of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain     .

 

Seville, Spain – The Royal Alcazar of Seville at the Courtyard of the Maidens. It is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe.

Spain, with Joe Euro of The Wine Seller

September 26th -October 6th, 2023

We  returned from this fabulous trip…and what a fabulous trip!!! great guide (Angel), great group of folks and fellow travelers… an itinerary that you or anyone else would be hard pressed to duplicate or plan on your own!

Ancient Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain

The famous restaurant in Segovia for suckling pig…many famous folks have dined here…and so went too…you see how they break the plates after they use them to cut up the portions…quite a show! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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a ceiling full of beautiful Spanish ham

A fabulous al fresco lunch in the piedmont hills and vineyards on one ofJoe’s previous Smal Group Journeys…

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Fantastic cathedral in Segovia, Spain!  

Another fun “Go With Joe” Travel option…

..Joe can put a French Canal or Canal/Land Combo Cruise for your group…barging the Canals and Rivers of France…then a beautiful farmhouse in the South of France…??? o just the boat part…Joe can put a custom trip like this together for you with 6 people…

Auxerre, France. on one of Joe’s previous Canal trips…

 

 

JOE EURO of THE WINE SELLER® along with THE ENTHUSIASTIC TRAVELER

Joe hosted a fall 2019 trip to

Umbria and Tuscany!! October/November 2019

FANTASTIC…

Il Falconiere and Barrachi Winery outside of Cortona, Tuscany…where we have participated in a few cooking classes and stayed at. They have a Michelin Starred Chef and restaurant, and extensive wine list, besides their own exquisite wines and Bubblies!

Historic “Chianti Cart” at Antinori in Florence

Amazing Cheese shop in beautiful ,historic Pienza, Tuscany (Pecorino Cheese…)

Our cooking class at Il Falconiere outside Corona…Michelin starred restaurant and chefs, Sylvia (pictured here with Katy and Agnes)

hiking the hills and vineyards of Piedmont, Italy.

Super Tuscan tasting at Antinori in Florence. Tignanello. A Sangiovese based Tuscan red. And this lovely gentleman was quite generous with the pours once he learned I was in the wine biz!! we have a few bottles left of their 2019 that was in the TOP 10 of the Wine Spectator’s TOP 100 List..but hurry in before they get snapped up!

Exquisite and authentic lunch with a family in their home in Umbria after picking olives in their olive grove….

Our opening 1st night group dinner steps away from our hotel in Spello, Umbria…fabulous dinner!! I wound up eating there 2 more times while in Spello!

Fabulous Pecorino (sheep’s) cheese shop in famous, beautiful and historic Pienza in Tuscany!

Trying our hand at picking olives in Umbria…

About to enjoy a fantastic multi course lunch at Alta Rocca’s Michelin Starred restaurant out side of Orvieto.

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Al Fresco dining in beautiful Italia

 


we had an amazing cooking class at Barracchi/ Il Falconiere once again!

our intrepid “Travel Guru” of The Enthusiastic Traveler…Doumina!

contact whyman1@aol.com for info or call our intrepid travel guru, Doumina 360-620-2728

our 2019 small group trip to Tuscany and Umbria…

                                                                                                    

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Joe Euro enjoys including his clients in his travels introducing them to wines of the world. This  was his 5th tour working with The Enthusiastic Traveler, and Doumina…(and Joe’s 19th tour to represent, host and sometimes even guide)  exploring the rich and mostly uncharted regions of Europe.  His wine store, THE WINE SELLER® is in Port Townsend, Washington.

Joe hosted a fabulous  Portugal/Northern Spain  October, 2018 Journey…

Iconic port Boats in Porto, on the Douro River

Lisbon Street Car…fall of 2018

Colorful Porto…from our Spain/Portugal trip of 2018

our Fall 2018 trip was fantastic!!…great group of folks, and our guides were incredible…they showed us parts of Portugal and NW Spain and meals we could not have discovered on our own!!!

Portugal and Northern Spain

October  2018

Go with Joe…

Porto by night

 our Spring trip...Italy-May 2017

 It was truly a fabulous trip put together by Doumina of

The Enthusiastic Travel! working with Joe Euro…

Our Italy “Enthusiastic Travelers” at our fabulous Inn/Relais in Piemonte 2017

Great group of fellow Travelers!

The Hills of Barolo/Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy.
Recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage site!

Venice at Dusk

check with Joe often about possible other “Small Group Journeys” with

Joe Euro Travel

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Joe Euro leads trips all around the world. His passions are music, wine, food, boating and travel…and his trips are relaxing, fun and educationalonce again…  with The Enthusiastic Traveler for this trip. And this was Joe’s 19th tour to either host or guide since 2004!  Joe teamed up 

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And….IF YOU’VE GOT 6 PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JOE PUT TOGETHER A CUSTOM BARGE TRIP IN FRANCE, CALL OR STOP IN. (we tend to prefer Spring and Fall, to avoid the heat and crowds, but would consider Summer too)

Joe and Miles on barge. Auxerre, France 2008

Auxerre, France. Canal du Nivernais. on a Penichette  “Canal Barge” we commandeered.

 

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This was our boat in France. Huge Salon, huge upper deck with 2 long bench tables and built in BBQ. 4 equal generous sized staterooms with ensuite heads, huge galley with modern appliances.  Elegant cruising on the Canal du Midi, October 2012. Bikes on board too. This is our preferred boat. so will most likely be the one we’re on for our next France Canal small group cuise!

Here’s just a few pictures from some of our past and recent journeys. Hope you enjoy them, and hope you will consider joining us soon on a future journey!

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Colorful boats in Croatian islands.

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Notre Dame, Paris

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Yes, the iconic Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) Paris

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Fountain dressed in pink sashes for some local event, Notice pink water too. Think it was a Breast Cancer Awareness thing. City of Bordeaux, France

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Colorful open air market in Paris. With what we call Chantrelles, but in France they’re called Girolles.

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Main Harbor of Hvar, and island off the coast of Croatia.

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View from the highest point of the Walls of Dubrovnik.

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Setting up for lunch on upper deck with our friend and sometimes guide in France, even tho he’s British, Neil Kirk.

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Friend, France guide and barge captain, Neil Kirk, and Joe, on our barge on the Canal du Nivernais, in the Chablis Region of France.

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Travel with Joe Euro

Joe Euro has been hosting tours to France, Italy, Spain, Slovenia/Croatia, Chile/Argentina and beyond.Since 2004

Joe Euro Travel.* (click here for details pricing and deposit info)

Or…IF YOU’VE GOT 6 PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JOE PUT TOGETHER A CUSTOM BARGE TRIP IN FRANCE, CALL OR STOP IN. (we tend to prefer Spring and Fall, to avoid the heat and crowds, but would consider Summer too)

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Scenic water diversion structure, we turned left here.

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This was definitely a tight fit with that large barge, but we made it!

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An early morning bike ride after a few foggy days, and Joe got this shot in Auxerre, France. A gorgeous city in the Chablis region…The light was perfect!

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The Louvre, Paris.

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Group shot on our Sicily/Southern Italy tour. There are more Greek ruins in Sicily than there are in Greece!

Toledo Spain-Portugal trip 2014

Toledo, Spain

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Waiting for the lock to re open after lunch, with our group. Canal du Midi

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Hard to tell there’s the ruins of one of the “Cathar Castles” on top of the mountain.

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One of the Cathedrals in Segovia, Spain.

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Joe finds all the best places to eat. Here, a very well regarded restaurant in the tiny, historic village of Minerve.

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Lunch in Barolo region, Piemonte, Italy with winemaker from Vietti Winery, Luca Currado.

Lunch in Barolo region, Piemonte, Italy with winemaker from Vietti Winery, Luca Currado.