How to Build a World Language Program Through Travel

This guest blog post was written by French Teacher, Nicolette Miller, who has traveled with ACIS since 1991. Nicolette is also an Academic Travel Advisor for...

Tour de…remind me…France?

Allez, allez! Yes, it's underway. The annual event that is the world's greatest cycle race, is currently in the thick of it. We're talking, of...

Travelling with Her Majesty…almost!

There’s a chance that what I’m about to say may make me sound like some sort of Royal groupie. This isn’t intended but here goes: when...

Tour Manager Spotlight: Meet Stephen Oldham

Get to know our tour managers, well-traveled and fascinating individuals who make your ACIS educational tour truly unique and unforgettable. Today we're happy to introduce...

70th Anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

6th June this year marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy and with it, a momentous occasion to celebrate peace...

Paris and the Palace of Versailles in One Day

My flight from Madrid to Paris would deliver me to Orly Airport, south of the city. What a delight to fly into. It is not...

New Adventures in Vieux Lyon

My confession is that I had never been to Lyon. Well, at least never inside the city proper. I had passed it in my rental...

This Landscape Outside of Paris Inspired an Art Movement

After the winter months of hibernation, this week marks the annual re-opening of the Fondation Claude Monet – the once home and garden of the...

The Importance of Exploring War History Through Educational Travel

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — George Santayana 2014 will see a number of anniversaries commemorating some of the...

Le Havre: A City Centre Unlike Any Other Town in France

Last month I spent a couple of weeks touring Normandy, a region in northwest France synonymous with the D-Day landings and the liberation of Europe...