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WHO WE ARE
This company is not just a business logo, but a real live travel team. Every detail is carefully implemented by PATTI DILL and LINDA PATTON, educators, owners, tour guides and planners. They previsit every destination, sample regional restaurants, evaluate specialty tours, scout for problems, explore all possibilities. In this respect the "BEEN THERE, DONE THAT " ensures a quality enjoyable experience for customers. Travel Team personally accompanies the
group on each travel destination. They provide pre-trip educational
material with suggested websites, novels and articles to add
depth and breadth . En route Linda and Patti
share information, maps, videos and activities to stimulate good
conversation Patti and Linda, both 30 year
veteran educators, realize
that travel must insure quality, comfort, education and
FUN for the most affordable price. Travel Team LLC excursions
include many additional cultural options for theater, tours, regional and
gourmet food .....building on personal preferences. In essence one patron summarized, " When you take a trip with Travel Team, you don't need to worry that you're missing anything. You'll have the perfect balance of planned and free time."
BACKGROUND CHECK.... THE TRAVEL TEAM LINDA
PATTON At that time she met Patti Dill, her equal in excitement for travel and an understanding of how to create the perfect mix of education, frivolity, culinary delights, free and planned time. Travel Team LLC became a licensed North Carolina company in 2001. Since then, Linda and Patti continue to juggle two very harmonious careers... teaching and traveling. They plan to expand opportunities for future travel for all ages. Linda lives in Beaufort, North Carolina with husband Bob, retired Education Curator for the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shore. She has two grown children, both University of North Carolina graduates. Daughter Kristie, a senior stylist at Caju in Chapel Hill , has recently relocated from Los Angeles, California. Her son Corey has just relocated to Wrightsville Beach after five years as Merv Griffin's personal chef. He currently is pursuing a career in raising race horses. Linda plans to retire from her education position soon to be able to expand Travel Team. Patti McKinley Dill grew up in Carteret County, North Carolina. The daughter of an elementary teacher and a biologist, she knew her calling early. Patti earned her Bachelor's degree in education with certification in Pre K-12th grade. She began traveling and teaching from the coastal plains to the Piedmont. Working in five North Carolina school systems during her 30 years in the field, she provided rich experiences to students from gold mining in the mountains to seining on the sounds. The past twenty-four years have been spent working with gifted students and teachers. In 1988 Patti and family returned to her roots in Morehead City. Throughout the years, Patti received
the "Teacher of the Year" award in Lexington City Schools and
the "Excellence in Economic Education Award" from the Governor of North
Carolina. She organized and directed an Episcopal Play School for
three year olds and founded the Primary Enrichment Model for
Lexington City Schools. Patti has presented at state and national
education conferences. Her passion for educational travel led her to
organize and lead more than 15 extended field studies with students of all
ages. Today Patti is Coordinator of Gifted Services for Carteret
County Schools. Patti plans to retire soon to have more time to expand Travel Team.
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