Peter Jones: On That Day in Paris

Early in the day on Monday, April 15th, I had been visiting groups and snapping pictures around Notre Dame.  It was a lovely day and the cathedral was as...

Peter Jones Reflects On Brexit Developments

It’s official.  England is almost certainly about to exit the European Union.  After a referendum and two torturous years of negotiation and renegotiation, the countdown...

In Memoriam – Sir Cyril Taylor (1935-2018)

Earlier this week Sir Cyril Taylor, the founder of ACIS’ parent company, the American Institute For Foreign Study, passed away peacefully at his home in...

The Faroe Islands – Peter Jones Travelogue

When I was a kid in the UK, I used to listen to the shipping forecast on the radio late at night. It felt cozy...

Oh, Canada!

France has just been through its elections. A narrow campaign that needed a centrist like Macron to beat a crazy person. In the U.K., they...

Flight Delays: A Lesson in Patience

While stuck at LaGuardia Airport for 7 hours due to a delay last week, I was thinking about the issues facing our teachers who are...

America the Beautiful

My bank, People's Bank, is about a 5-minute walk from my house. The other night I wandered into the bank as I needed some statements....

ACIS President Peter Jones’ Statement on Living in a Multi-Cultural World

When we first started ACIS in 1978, we had a very simple premise: Travel Changes Lives. The success of ACIS as an educational travel organization...

An Icelandic Winter

It’s the middle of winter, the snow has just started, the temperature is jumping down into the teens most days in Boston, and the days...

Sligo, Ireland – Destination Spotlight

Arriving in Dublin on a Saturday night can be a fun experience under any circumstance, but renting a car and driving into town after the...