Bon voyage

ISBA President Irene F. Bahr is busy with last-minute arrangements to put her law practice on hold while she leads a state bar contingent on a trip Sept. 22 to 30 in Switzerland and Northern Italy.

But she is already thinking ahead to her spring presidential travel program that is scheduled April 20 to 28 in the French Riviera and Provence.

GoNext, the ISBA-affiliated travel coordinator, is coordinating details of the nine-day trip, which is being offered at the remarkable price of $2,149 per person, double occupancy (plus taxes), with Chicago departure, or $2,279 from St. Louis.

That includes round-trip transatlantic airfare, first-class hotels for three nights in Provence and four nights in Juan-les-Pins on the Riviera, daily breakfasts, a welcome reception and farewell dinner.

Highlights will be announced in future issues of the ISBA Bar News, and brochures will be available soon. For advance information, call GoNext at (800) 842-9023.

GoNext is also offering several additional 2007 trips that will be available to ISBA members, with departures from Chicago and St. Louis.

Summaries follow with tentative pricing per person, double occupancy (plus taxes), with round-----trip air transportation, first class hotel accommodations, and ground transfers. Call (800) 842-9023 for additional details.

Sensational Spain (9 days, 7 nights) April and May – Includes Spain's majestic capital of Madrid, and Mediterranean landscapes of Costa del Sol, the country's glorious sun coast; $2,299.

Treasures of China and Yangtze River Cruise (13 days, 11 nights) April to June – Includes visits to the capital in Beijing, historic Xi'an and Shanghai; $3,299.

Costa Mediterranea Greek Isles Cruise and Venice (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Bari, Katakolon, Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Dubrovnik; from $3,095.

Costa Concordia Western Mediterranean Cruise and Rome (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Genoa, Barcelona, Mallorca, Tunis, Valletta and Palermo; from $3,095.

Spectacular South Africa (12 days and 10 nights) May – Includes Cape Town, observing nature in a private game reserve, and other wonders; $4,199 (an extension to Victoria Falls is available).

Germany and the Czech Republic (9 days and 7 nights) September and October – Includes Koblenz on the scenic Rhine River and the golden city of Prague, the Czech capital; $1,799.

Dynamic Beijing (eight days and six nights) November – Includes historic architectural wonders in the heart of China's ancient and diverse land; $1,599.