Crain's Chicago Business, March 19th, 2001
Want to float down a canal on a barge in Burgundy, learn to cook regional specialties in a Tuscan kitchen or follow in Shakespeare's London footsteps? Several specialized Chicago-area travel consultants have the ticket.
The Barge Lady, a.k.a. Ellen Sack (312/245-0900; www.bargelady.com), has been arranging European canal and river barge vacations for more than a decade. She says her clients-about 1,000 a year from all over the U.S. and Canada-tend to be experienced travelers, ages 40 to 70, who are interested in history, culture, wine and cuisine.
``My job is to match them with the right b...
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