ACIS Educational Tours Vaccine Policy for 2022 Travel

Thanksgiving is coming up and we have so much to be thankful for. I’m thankful for my family, my friends, and my colleagues. I’m thankful...

Gladiators, 12 Yards, Heartbreak Hotel

So, the English made it all the way to the final of the Euro championships and then...heartbreak...again. How strange sports combat is. Almost unwatchable at...

Coming Up for Air

I knew the pandemic was nearly over because my local bakery in Boston, in Seaport, called Flour, finally opened its doors fully after a year...

Thank You, Teachers!

I am so honored to have spent my life and my career working with teachers. This week, Teacher Appreciation Week, is probably a good time to...

Vaccinated…Get Ready to Travel?!

Pandemic month 13 is about to end as we watch the vaccines rapidly roll out in many countries across the world. We are now close...

Thoughts on Covid Vaccines and Travel Resuming

What’s happening. It has been a year without travel. A year lost in many ways. A year when we have stayed at home, learned new...

London Calling

A week of interesting possibilities.  Travel is starting to turn its wheels and airlines and tour operators are ramping up for a return of summer...

Vaccines, Vacations and How we will Travel Differently

So here we are…it’s February 1. Nearly a year and we’re still moving through the pandemic. The great news is that the vaccine is being...

Let Us Turn Our Thoughts Today…

I love Washington DC.  Our son, Rory, lives downtown in Adams Morgan.  It is such a beautiful city with its sweeping malls and the Potomac...

In Honor of Veterans Day

As we reflect on this strange and tumultuous year, it's worth noting that this beautiful poem by John McCrae still resonates and is forever etched...