Reflections on the Pandemic

The Beginning Strangely enough, this whole challenging saga began after my second trip to Japan in January 2020. After visiting only a few months prior,...

On Racial Injustice: Taking Action for Meaningful Change

At ACIS, we have always been driven by the mission that travel and education are a powerful combination.  Each year, we see our young students...

Summer Thoughts on Traveling and Connecting

It has been a strange few months. We have passed through an equinox, a solstice, and July 4th. We have been from snow to balmy summer...

A French Lesson in Italy

My niece lives in Rome and has been there since 2001.  Due to Covid-19, she has been locked down since the end of February and...

And I Found Myself in Venice

Today my thoughts took me back to Venice. I had never been to Venice during Carnevale di Venezia, but earlier this year, before the days...

And I Found Myself in London and Rome

In my Facebook and Instagram world, I find myself traveling to all of my familiar haunts and daring to step into places that I am...

A Message from ACIS President Peter Jones

What strange times these are.  Each day becomes a little more surreal as we move through uncharted territory.  As a traveler, and someone who has...

Around the World With Peter Jones: The Svalbard Diaries

ACIS President Peter Jones recently traveled from Boston to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle (And we thought Boston was cold!). Read about his adventures below,...

The ACIS Difference: Quality of Care in Educational Travel

The support and care that sits behind every single group on an ACIS educational travel tour, is the part that truly distinguishes us from the...

Around the World With Peter Jones: 3 Country Catch-Up

ACIS President Peter Jones has had a busy few months traveling the globe! We've pulled together a few of his latest travel diaries from Scotland,...