“Fasten Your seatbelts and prepare for takeoff!” says Retro Pop Culture expert, Charles Phoenix, as he launches the classic European vacation into a fun, festive extravaganza!

With his unbridled enthusiasm, keen expertise and eagle-eye for oddball detail, Charles lavishes spirited commentary on colorful, vintage Kodachrome slides taken by tourists visiting Europe in the 50s & 60s.

Experience the local color, fragrant foods, fine fashions, monumental museums, iconic attractions, legendary landmarks, fun festivals,planes, trains, buses, boats and automobiles and the exquisite Midcentury Modernism of the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels!

Be prepared for your imagination to be inspired and spirit will soar like never before!

The New York Times says, “Call him the King of Retro”. Midcentury pop-culture expert and humorist, Charles Phoenix is a performer, author, explorer and collector celebrating classic and kitschy American life and style. He is known for his spirited slide show performances, classic car Joyride videos, colorful coffee table books, test kitchen creations and fun field trip tours. Growing up in Ontario, California in the 60s and 70s, he was educated at theme parks, thrift stores, shopping malls and his dad’s used car lots.