7 Magnetic Places to Travel Abroad in 2014

What makes a place so magnetic? I'd say it all depends on what you're looking for when you travel. While some delight in discovering a...

My First Attempt at Making a Soufflé à Paris

One of the noticeable differences when travelling on an ACIS trip is the number of interactive and fun activities on each trip. These have really...

5 Things To Do on Your First Educational Tour

While many of you may be veteran travelers, think back to your very first school trip abroad. Dig deep into your memory. Uncover the days...

My Return to Sicily, Part 2

Today we headed to the town of Noto, one of the eight towns in South-Eastern Sicily that were rebuilt after 1693 due to a huge...

Tales in Student Travel | A Spring Blizzard Changed Our Plans

How’s your command of old Scottish? The famed Scottish writer, Robert Burns, in putting nib to paper one day, wrote the following: But, Mousie, thou...

Student Travel | Reflections on a European War Tour

I'm just back from leading a "European War Tour" that took me and my group from California from the beaches of Normandy via Paris, Belleau...

Student Travel Tips – The Art of Packing

Throughout the annals of epic adventuring, it’s the same story—think Marco Polo before heading off on the Silk Road to China; Captain Cook before his...

High School Student Travel Tips – Maximize Your Arrival Day

Depending on your flight schedule, you’re likely to have time to start exploring in your tour’s first city before the more structured itinerary activities begin. ...