Educational Travel Photo of the Week: 1,665 Steps
Here’s a photo from a student traveler taken while climbing all those steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower!
Month: March 2012
Top Tweets in Education – Week of March 25th
Top Tweets in Education is a weekly feature on Explorica’s Educational Travel Blog. Check back every week for a review of the most interesting education-related tweets. Education Week covered career planning at the high school level: High schools becoming more intentional about helping students discover career interests, map out plans to achieve them: bit.ly/GUhPYM — Read More …
High School Tour France: Student Tours to The Loire Valley
Our ‘Get to Know’ blog series gives you an in-depth look at the people, places and activities that make educational tours amazing. Today’s post features the Château de Chenonceau, one of the most beautiful landmarks in France, and a destination available on our popular Paris & the Loire Valley tour – just one of our high Read More …
Three Must-Dos on History Class Trips to Colonial Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love (which is Philadelphia‘s literal translation from its Greek origins) is proud of its deep history. Home to the busiest port of the original thirteen colonies, it also served as the nation‘s capital while Washington D.C. was under construction. Take a step back in time along Philly’s cobbled streets and check Read More …
Get to Know: Student Tours to Kruger National Park
Our ‘Get to Know’ blog series gives readers an in-depth look at the people, places and activities that make educational tours amazing. Today’s post features a destination available on our popular South Africa tour. Spanning over 7,500 square miles, with more than 147 mammals to spy, Kruger National Park is one of the largest safari Read More …
Education Travel Tip Tuesday: Talk is cheap. (Sometimes)
Technology helps us share our travel experiences with friends and family back home—the instant they happen. But sometimes this can come at a price, like less pocket change for presents. (Which makes the old-fashioned postcard all the more charming.) With Explorica’s handy hints for staying connected to home on the cheap, maybe you can have Read More …