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Featuring Goodsprings, Rhyolite, Gold Point, Goldfield, Tonopah, Manhattan, Belmont and the Extraterrestrial Highway

Featuring exclusive First-Class glass-domed car on the rails

The BEST way to get to the ballparks in the Bay Area has been with Sports Leisure Vacations. Our Ballpark trips allows you to travel to games in comfort without the challenges of traffic, tolls, gas, and parking! Refreshments are served on board the motorcoach on your way to and from the game. 

The repeat of a classic Sports Leisure adventure - a trip down "The Main Street of America"

A journey down Route 66 is like cutting yourself a slice of All-American Pie. You’ll discover people and places you didn’t know existed – like the murals that line the walls of Pontiac, IL and Cuba, MO; Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis and the magnificent Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield, IL. Meet published Route 66 authors and experts, roadies and characters. If you love “off-the-beaten-track,” you’ve found your trip, a wonderful combination of history, Americana, and more great road food than you can imagine.

This year's theme, "The Greatest of All Time," is sure to be a crowd-pleaser

Welcome to something new from Sports Leisure Vacations, the "In Between Newsletter." 

After going "all electronic" with our newsletter last year, we recently realized something. In the change, we left a lot of people behind. Either they didn't see the e-newsletter in their mailbox, or the settings on their computer sent the newsletter to spam, or....who knows. But at the recent Preview Day, comments from those in attendance made us aware of the problem. (Because we MAILED the newsletter announcing Preview Day, everyone got it, which is how we became aware of the challenge.) This publication is being emailed to all on our email list, then mailed by US Postal Service to those who asked (and paid for) hard copies of all newsletters.  

Changes in the Newsletter Going Forward
The next full newsletter will arrive in your e-mailbox AND by regular mail, about January 20th. We will publish quarterly full newsletters and email and regular mail them to all on our list. In Between those full newsletters, we will send out a blast like this one, with important updates and even some new trips. Those will be email only, with the exception of the 300 or so who paid $10 a year to get their newsletter by regular mail. If you have questions, send me a note (Markslt@aol.com) or inquire of our staff.

This will increase our communications from 6 to 8 times a year without a dramatic increase in cost and keep our members better informed. 4 regular printed newsletters (actually 3 and the annual catalog). It isn't perfect, but we think a step in the right direction. Your comments and suggestions are always appreciated.  

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The Travel Guys Radio Show - Saturdays at 11am on KFBK, or by podcast

For the past 17 years, Tom Romano and I have hosted a weekend travel show on the radio, KFBK, 1530AM, 93.1 FM. It can be heard at 11am Saturday mornings. The live show is turned into a podcast and is available to be listened to at your leisure. You can find the podcast at https://www.sportsleisure.com. While it is a general interest program, we occasionally talk about Sports Leisure trips.

Starting Saturday, December 7th, there will be a Sports Leisure update every week, at 11:33am, after the news break at the bottom of the hour. The purpose of the "Sports Leisure Minute" is to give you updates on trips. Perhaps something has been added to a tour, or a news announcement has prompted us to create a new tour. We hope you will tune in live or on the podcast to stay current with your favorite travel company.

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Thank you for your support. Tour Preview Day overwhelmed us, but in the days since, we have placed over 160 people from wait list to the trip or trips of their choice. The point here is, put your name on the wait list. Sometimes we add an additional date (Wonder Valley/Redwoods/Kings Canyon, Laguna Pageant and San Juan Islands are three examples of tours where a second departure has been added in 2025.)

See you on the road or on the radio on Saturday mornings.

Mark

Explore the City of Brotherly Love and our country's first Capital City

An experience-filled sojourn in this popular Iberian wonderland

@ the Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco

Seats are Club Level in either section 224 or 229 (in the shade by game time).

Featuring reserved upgraded seating in the Chasers Lounge and Gondola Club

Club Level seating in either section 224 or 229 (in the shade by game time).

Featuring three days cruising the San Juan Island aboard the Salish Express.

Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devils Tower Nat'l Monument, and Spearfish Canyon

Hello Sports Leisure Travelers and Friends,

Here’s a quick between-publications update from your partners in travel at Sports Leisure Vacations. Work is already underway on the next publication which is none other than our 2026 Dream Book. The working title is BEYOND BORDERS. We live in a great big state, nation and world. How far you go is only limited by your dreams. Let us take you to the next border and beyond!  Our tour catalogue for the coming year will be chock full of new destinations and returning favorites. It will be mailed and e-mailed to ALL active Travel Club members in late September.

As always, you’re invited to spend a few hours with us to receive tour information in advance of that mailing. Tour Preview Day is Saturday, September 20 with two 2-hour sessions starting at 10am and 12:30pm. We will return this year to The Sophia, home of the B. Street Theatre, located in downtown Sacramento on the corner of Capitol Avenue and 27th Street. Parking is available for a nominal fee in the garage behind the building. Complimentary shuttle service is also available. Your RSVP is required to attend and/or ride the shuttle. Read all the details on Pages 2-3.

We’re saving most of our new departures for Tour Preview Day, but included one carrot in these pages to whet your appetite. And what a carrot it is! A $550 million renovation has just been completed on an old friend - The Hotel del Coronado. It’s been a minute and we’re eager to return. How about you? It’s all on Page 4.

Mariea and May have an exciting selection of new Daycations & Theatre Outings running through the holidays. Check them out on Pages 8-11.

We look forward to seeing you on the road and at The Sophia soon! Until then…

@ Fallon House Theatre, Columbia

You’ve driven over it and alongside it so now it is time to cruise on it! 

An "unpack-once" tour featuring the best little city in Texas

Click here to view the 2022 Dream Book

Overnight trip including a night at the Hyatt Regency Downtown SOMA, breakfast and 2 games.

Featuring rides on Oregon's Rogue River and coastal sand dunes

Visit Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown and Nantucket

Featuring two Broadway performances under the stars at Tuacahn Amphitheater

Step into the intrepid shoes of Lewis & Clark and embark on a riveting journey through history on the Columbia & Snake Rivers. 

This little island in the North Atlantic is big on adventure!

@ Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra, Nevada Theatre, Grass Valley