Dr. Lew Deitch, Destination Consultant

Dr. Lew Deitch is a semi-retired professor with over 30 years of experience teaching geography. During his distinguished career, he directed the Honors Program at Northern Arizona University and developed interdisciplinary programs in arid lands and led Canadian studies. He completed his doctorate in Australia where he was based for several years. He is a globetrotter, having visited over 60 countries on all continents except Antarctica. He is especially interested in patterns of settlement and lifestyle habits, investigating such esoteric topics as folk music, foods, clothing and architecture. He is also a student of world politics and conflict, and has seen the impact of war, famine and drought first-hand.

Lew is an experienced public speaker and his current topics include an appraisal of contemporary Middle East discord, the facts about global warming, rainforest habitat destruction and overviews of life in major world regions.

Lew was raised in California, has served overseas and later volunteered time as a reserve state police trooper. He is also a jet pilot. He presently lives in the resort city of Scottsdale, Arizona and in his spare time writes for and edits Art Book, a local fine arts magazine.

Dr. Lew Deitch is scheduled to sail on the following voyages (subject to change):