Hungry for Travel? Take a Trip to Your Kitchen!

Some say travel is eye opening… I like to say it is mouth opening! Travel has been my passion ever since my first trip out...

“No One at all Loves Things Unknown.” The Magic of Traveling

This is a guest post written by Javier Parrilla Guix, an ACIS Tour Manager based in Barcelona, Spain. Months have gone by since the world...

Off the Road: Daily Life of an ACIS Tour Manager

ACIS Tour Managers travel across the globe with students on tour, but they all have to call someplace home. In our new Off the Road...

Turkey Delights – ACIS President Peter Jones Visits Istanbul

Turkey. It is at once an exotic place, a border country between Asia and Europe which has this veneer of Euro sophistication, spotty in places,...

Tour Manager Spotlight: Meet Lucy Ryan

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

A Royal Student Traveler Spotlight!

Every month we bring you a new 'Travel Changes Lives' story that highlights the achievements of our former student travelers. This particular post was inspired...

Top 10 Educational Travel Tips, Hacks & Apps

 Summer’s winding down, but that doesn’t mean travel plans aren’t heating up! We found the Top 10 Educational Travel Tips, Hacks & Apps perfect for...

Festivals, Symphonies, and Food: Northern Italy in the Summertime

The Redentore Festival I had never been to Venice during the Festa del Redentore.  It is quite a spectacle. Historically, the festival is a celebration...

Confessions of an Over Packer

Hi I’m Cara, and I have an over packing problem. It all started innocently enough: when visiting my parents I’d lug along a carry-on bag...

Movies and Books about Spanish Speaking Countries

Continuing our look at books and movies that inspire us to travel we decided to turn our attention to Spanish speaking countries. Spain, Mexico, and many...