Tales of Three Cities—Books and Movies about London, Paris and Rome

Nothing gets us more excited about travel than reading a good book or watching a film where a destination is brought vividly to life. In...

Educational Travel’s Wow’s: Enjoy your “Acropolis Moment”!

It’s that moment of arrival when you stop, look, pinch yourself – yes, you really are here! It’s the moment you’ve been dreaming of for...

30 Movies to Inspire Your Educational Travels

You may have seen our recent blog post about books that have inspired the team at ACIS to travel. We also asked a similar question about...

25 Books to Inspire Your Educational Travels

A book is a way of exploring the world without ever leaving home. And while we would say there's nothing better than actually traveling, reading...

Finding My Roots in Eastern Poland

My mother was born in West Prussia in 1941. It was then part of Germany, but on 18 January 1945 the family received an "evacuation...

A Decadent History of Italy’s Most Popular Chocolates

This blog post was written by ACIS Tour Manager, Giacomo Gambone. The history of chocolate as we know it, the most innocent of all sins,...

Tour Manager Spotlight: Meet Lou Salaun

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...

What You Should Expect by Visiting China in 2014

China has long evoked interest from the West. From Marco Polo's times onwards it has been seen as a distant, mysterious land: a vast country...

Top 5 Must-See Historical Sights in Greece

It’s a wonderful world out there, stacked full of places you spend your life hearing about and hoping one day to visit. We all have...

25 Reasons to Travel as a Student

When you travel, it changes you. Travel forces you to adapt to situations, to make decisions on the fly, to ask strangers for help, and...