GBC Tours

GBC Tours An experienced tour company specializing in European and American history, culture, and cuisine. Helena), Johnny Vinczenz (of Johnny V's in Ft.

Founded by travelers who have lived abroad and amongst other cultures for significant amounts of time, we strive to offer the real experience of European cultures and history. Historical knowledge/experience includes graduate studies in Military History, four years of history teaching, teaching assistant to Dr. Stephen Ambrose, pre-production researcher for Tom Hanks and HBO on, "Band of Brothers.

" Gastronomy experience includes work with chefs such as Jacques Leonardi (Jacques-Imo's of New Orleans), Cindy Pawlcyn (Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen of St. Lauderdale), and Donald Link (of Herbsaint, Cochon, and Pêche in New Orleans). Travel and tour experience includes tour management for multiple Grammy-award-winning artist Keb' Mo'; travel/schedule coordinator for Dr. Stephen Ambrose; three years of educational tours while teaching; and over 50 guided tours with clients including the Wounded Warrior Project, Motorola, and the Louisiana Garden Club Federation.

03/26/2026
For the third time, we are heading to Europe with the genealogist, Cathy Sturgell. This tour has some similarities to p...
03/09/2026

For the third time, we are heading to Europe with the genealogist, Cathy Sturgell. This tour has some similarities to previous tours, but we've added in some excellent sights of interest that are unique to this tour!

Read on!

Genealogy tour of France in September of 2026.

01/05/2026
2026 is going to be a great one...Working on several client tours, as well as some potential public offerings (past clie...
01/05/2026

2026 is going to be a great one...

Working on several client tours, as well as some potential public offerings (past clients always get first dibs).

My wife and I spent two weeks in Italy last November. It was the perfect time to travel. Less crowds, more access, and caught the tail-end of some amazing spots, just before the winter shut-down.

One city we absolutely fell in love with was Bergamo. It was - to me - the "Salzburg of Italy." Small, historic, charming, and gorgeous. And we stumbled onto a pasta dish that they specialize in making there...

And while doing some digging on the dish, I stumbled onto a brilliant food blog by a guy who goes ALL IN on everything he does. It's not just a list of lifeless recipes... He really lays it all out and adds in a lot of important extra info.

So here it is.

Italy has an almost endless supply of authentic regional recipes. I love making ravioli and there are already many recipes on this blog, both traditional and of my own invention. After the recent j…

I have shared the same struggle that many up and coming artists, designers, and small businesses share... One's persona...
07/19/2025

I have shared the same struggle that many up and coming artists, designers, and small businesses share...

One's personal network and connections can be larger and more impactful (my personal page friends list is over 3,000.)

But things have been in motion, with several tours on the horizon - and the best kind of them all, repeat customers-now-friends.

I've put a lot of work into the website, giving it quite the facelift - as well as my home office and organization.

For those who follow this page, GBC Tours is very much alive and well. I'll be sure to give this page some life and energy in the weeks, months, and years to come.

www.gbctours.com

For those who truly want to understand European history, you have to go back before Hi**er, the start of WWI, and even N...
11/28/2023

For those who truly want to understand European history, you have to go back before Hi**er, the start of WWI, and even Napoleon...

It starts with Charlemagne (French for "Charles the Magnificent") or as the Germans call him, Karl der Große (Karl the Great... and the ß is an "s-set" meaning "ss." It's not a B!)

The story of Charlemagne, the first sovereign of both France and Germany, is a rich one. In this article, Deputy Editor Sarah Jones looks at Europe’s development and progression with regards …

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