Client Experience Manager Candice Klinikowski recently went on tour in Bavaria and shared some insights from her time abroad: From a young age, many of us have spent precious childhood moments defending a castle built from pillows and sheets. The idea of magic has always enchanted us, and for good reason. Who doesn’t want to Read More …
There is only one month left for you to enter our annual photo contest. Submit your best photos by August 15th for your chance to win big. Submit your photos here! This year’s grand prize, a $300 Amazon Gift Card, will be awarded for the best photo of students with their teacher having an amazing time on tour. Plus, Read More …
Get a closer look at historical Beijing with a rickshaw tour through the city’s hutongs—historic residential neighborhoods full of narrow streets (also called hutongs) lined by traditional courtyard houses called siheyuan. From the Mongolian word for “town,” hutongs appeared during the Yuan Dynasty (1027-256 BC) and were built in concentric circles around the Forbidden City Read More …
“Watching the students interact with the locals in the Trastevere district was glorious. They were using the language appropriately and navigating around the locals and the street vendors with ease, really embracing everything they’d learned. It changed them.” –Morgan, art teacher, Insider’s Italy 2015 Sun-soaked from a long day of sightseeing, you find yourself walking Read More …
Europeans love bicycles—many cycle to work daily, wearing suits, dresses, even high heels, weaving through cobblestone streets at a leisurely pace. Cycling is an essential part of European culture, and a great way to sightsee without the hassle or pollution of a motor vehicle. That’s why a number of European cities are making strides to Read More …
In most cinematic renditions of World War II, the main events are illustrated with explosions and guns and soldiers bunkered down on the Western front. Movies portray war heroes like General Patton, MI6 spies like James Bond. Yet not all of the Allied achievements were action-packed and explosive enough to grace the silver screen with Read More …
Even incomplete, the Sagrada Família will leave you breathless. The 558-foot-tall structure strikes an alien figure across Barcelona, contrasting the Medieval and Spanish Colonial architecture of the centuries-old Catalonian capital. Zoom in close and you’ll see the angular, hand-sculpted figures lining each of the façade, seemingly carved out of the stonework, illustrating scenes from the Read More …
As you enter the Opera Garnier, you’re immediately struck by an aura of mystery. Crystal candelabras illuminate gilded cherubim with an ethereal, golden glow throughout the expansive halls, and you feel like you’ve stepped into a dream. You make your way to the iconic double staircase, climbing its white marble steps. As you take your seat, Read More …
Step just a few miles outside Havana and you’ll find Jaimanitas, a seaside village full of fishermen, farmers and other working-class citizens. But this is no ordinary fishing village. Visitors come from far and wide to witness this unique, living village of art and to meet the artist himself, José Fuster. Jaimanitas wasn’t always a Read More …
Beyond the campaigning and ‘Saturday Night Live’ parodies, the upcoming election provides an important lesson in democracy and freedom that our country was built upon. The excitement will culminate on Inauguration Day 2017, when the entire country will join in welcoming the newest President of the United States. George Washington laid the foundation for all Read More …
