Every so often a situation arises which causes us all to freeze in our tracks and re-evaluate our position.  2003 has seen many such situations already.  This year we have suffered through a grim American economy, the inflation of the European currency, SARS outbreaks worldwide, as well as the ongoing threats of war and terrorism. These terribly unfortunate circumstances have lead to low participation in every 2003 Castle tour, thus leaving us no choice but to cancel all tours for this year.  This is the first time in our 4 year history that we have been forced to cancel all of our tours--and we hope it will be the last.  However, we are determined to keep our eyes on the future.  We have already begun working on the 2004 itineraries and plan on making it a year to remember.   New for our 2004 list of tours will be the  "Legendary Castles of Spain and Portugal" tour, which  promises to be one our best tours ever.  Good luck to everyone with the rest of 2003, and we look forward to seeing you in 2004!