{"id":3659,"date":"2014-02-12T13:30:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2015-06-16T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T17:56:19","slug":"world-travel-carol-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/world-travel-carol-world-tour","title":{"rendered":"World Travel: The Carol World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carol & her group in Bilbao<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Meet Carol, a mathematics teacher & New York bagel fanatic, who\u2019s just as knowledgeable about the world as she is eager to explore it.\u00a0After venturing to over 30 countries, she\u2019s learned that the surprising and unexpected moments one comes across when traveling are often the most rewarding part of student travel.\u00a0Along with her upcoming tour to Madrid, Southern Spain & Barcelona<\/a> with us in the spring, she\u2019ll also be traveling to South Africa with her husband this year!<\/p>\n

Favorite destination:<\/strong> It’s so hard to say, but I’d have to go with Machu Picchu<\/a> in Peru.<\/p>\n

Place you most want to visit:<\/strong> Australia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Favorite part of travel:<\/strong> Finding little off-the-beaten-path places that are not part of the tour but are so interesting.<\/p>\n

Favorite travel story:<\/strong>\u00a0I brought the extra pencils from our school’s blood drive to Peru and gave them to the children there. I was standing outside a school giving a pencil each to two little boys who were playing by the curb. The massive gates of the school opened and all the school children realized that I was a bearer of gifts.\u00a0They surrounded me, jumping to get the pencils. In the meantime, my husband was photographing the entire comical event. I finally threw all the pencils in the air and ran!<\/p>\n

Favorite Explorica tour (so far!):<\/strong>\u00a0We have only been permitted [by the school] to go to Spain, so we have traveled to both the Northern<\/a> and Southern<\/a> parts of the country.<\/p>\n

My favorite part of the Northern tour was when our tour director took us to an amusement park at the top of the overlook in San Sebasti\u00e1n<\/a>. The kids spent hours there and had so much fun.\u00a0I also liked one of the hotels that we stayed in that was between cities on this tour. It resembled a former mansion and it had very large rooms and lots of space where the kids could mingle after dinner. We also realized that the only other people staying at the hotel were part of another Explorica group so the kids challenged each other to a soccer game. The hotel had lots of grass covered property and the kids played soccer for a long time and truly made memories and new friends!<\/p>\n

For the Southern tour, I would have to say that Seville<\/a> was my favorite.\u00a0We were relocated to a hotel that was very central in the city and we roamed the intimate streets discovering all the city had to offer. I also loved the Flamenco<\/a> show there.<\/p>\n

Best travel tip:<\/strong> Rely on your Tour Director<\/a>. When a monsoon-like rain washed away our day in San Sebasti\u00e1n in 2012, our Tour Director quickly found a movie theater and we enjoyed seeing “The Lorax” in Spanish. He comes from Barcelona so he was able to take us on an incredible walking tour of that beautiful city. We must have walked for more than 10 miles but no one complained because we were enjoying every minute!<\/p>\n

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World travel: The Carol world tour<\/h1>\n

Years of traveling have allowed Carol to see some amazing places around the globe.\u00a0 Whether you want to join her on her next adventure to Spain or follow her lead to South Africa, Explorica <\/a>can help you find the tour for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\"\"London & Paris: Math & Science tour<\/a><\/h3>\n

Experience the scientific side of these two popular European cities known for their artistic flair! Explore the\u00a0extravagantly historic city of\u00a0London before crossing over to France on the high-speed Eurostar to see Paris\u2019 glittering Eiffel Tower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"machuPeru: Machu Picchu<\/a><\/h3>\n

Marvel at the ruins of this 15th century estate built for Incan Emperor Pachacuti. Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cusco and the heights of the ancient trail, Intipunku, that offers a stunning vista of Machu Picchu.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"Northern Spain<\/a><\/h3>\n

Dance the flamenco and indulge in Spanish cuisine during your visit to the vibrant\u00a0city of Madrid!\u00a0\u00a0Head north to Burgos to see an impressive Gothic cathedral, explore beautiful beaches in San Sebasti\u00e1n, and dine on local tapas in Barcelona.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"Best of Spain<\/a><\/h3>\n

Explore the bustling city of Madrid\u00a0before heading to the\u00a0sparkling Mediterranean Costa del Sol’s white-sand beaches.\u00a0 Next you’ll travel North along the coast to wander through the colorful streets of Barcelona!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"Australia & New Zealand<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fly across the world to explore the wonders of this cultural South Pacific nation.\u00a0 See the famous Opera House and cruise the iconic Sydney Harbour!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Meet Carol, a mathematics teacher & New York bagel fanatic, who\u2019s just as knowledgeable about the world as she is eager to explore it.\u00a0After venturing to over 30 countries, she\u2019s learned that the surprising and unexpected moments one comes across when traveling are often the most rewarding part of student travel.\u00a0Along with her upcoming tour Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[345,396,325,130],"class_list":["post-3659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-explorica-news","tag-educational-tours","tag-field-trip","tag-global-education","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3659"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5767,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3659\/revisions\/5767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}