The Toledo Area Council of Hostelling International and Metroparks are sponsoring the annual Travel Circle program series this winter, with a different speaker discussing an international travel destination each week.

Each program begins with a hike or ski at 1 p.m., weather permitting. Speakers begin at 2:15 p.m. Locations vary and admission is free.

Hostelling International is the largest network of hostels in the United States. The Toledo Area Council conducts programs that promote travel and cultural exchange.

TRAVEL CIRCLE SCHEDULE
Journey to the Holy Land, Saturday, January 2, 2010, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall. Florence, Italy, Under the Tuscan Sun, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Oak Openings Preserve, Lodge.
The Romantic Rhine, Saturday, January 16, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall.
Three Weeks in Japan, Saturday, January 23, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall.
Utah’s Parks: Bryce, Zion and Death Valley, Saturday, January 30, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Secor Metropark, Nature Photography Center.
The High and Low of China, Saturday, February 6, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Secor Metropark, Nature Photography Center.
Experience a Japanese Shinto Wedding at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, February 13, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Oak Openings Preserve, Lodge.
Hostelling in Quebec, Saturday, February 20, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Secor Metropark, Nature Photography Center.
Inside the Heart of the Dominican Republic, Saturday, February 27, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall.
Beijing Olympics, Saturday, March 6, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Side Cut Metropark, Lamb Center.
Spectacular Southwest Adventure, Saturday, March 13, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Oak Openings Preserve, Lodge. Cycling the Mother Road (Route 66), Saturday, March 20, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall.
Hiking the Robert Lewis Stevenson Trail in the Mountains of France, Saturday, March 27, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve, Metroparks Hall.

Hostelling Contact: MaryLou Leonard, 419-865-5795; or Metroparks Contact: Scott Carpenter 419-407-9726.