Tagged: educational-travel

Service Vacations Can Be an Educational and Character-Building Experience for Teens and Tweens

Add “community service” to reading, writing and arithmetic. It’s one of the requirements that many high schoolers must fulfill in order to get their diploma. But even those young…

Study Finds Remarkable Benefits For Educational Travel by Teens and Tweens

In 2000, Reid Bramblett, a writer and long-time scout leader in Pennsylvania, took 9 members of his Boy Scout troop to Europe for nearly a month (along with two other adults). One of…

A Study Suggests That the Benefits of Educational Travel Are Far More Far-Reaching Than Most Realize

In 2000, Reid Bramblett, a writer and long-time scout leader in Pennsylvania, took 9 members of his Boy Scout troop to Europe for nearly a month (along with two other adults). One of…

New Orleans Beyond the Beads and Bourbon Street

On first impression, New Orleans comes across as a semi-artificial city, set up for big drinkers, revelers, and those who like to party all night. Almost like a spring-break…

Park of the Week: Yosemite's Greatest Hits

Yosemite is one of those places where leaving your car behind and using the shuttle bus service is a blessing. No worries and easy viewing for everyone, including the driver, who…

10 Tempting Reasons to Visit New Zealand

It will be summer in New Zealand within a few weeks and there are plenty of reasons why now is the perfect time to travel way down under. Here are our top ten: 1. The Sheer Beauty…