Preparation

“Street of Thieves”

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Wondering about the boldness and ability of pickpockets? Not to alarm anyone one, but rather to highlight graphically the potential danger in not paying close enough attention to your environment, here’s a link to a photo series of pickpockets at work: “Street of Thieves”.
While on tour, I can’t stress enough the need for all travelers [...]

Preparation Updates

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

With only 129 days until we depart, I wanted to post the important information I mailed travelers and parents here to make doubly sure everyone is aware of important deadlines to pass on some preparation ideas.
The deadline for tour-payment-in-full is February 13, a month from the date of this letter. Your balance must be paid [...]

By the Numbers

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

A quick post since I’ve not written in a couple of weeks.
I encourage you to engage the people of the nations we’ll be traveling to, and I came across this list that might inspire you to bravery when encountering the locals: “6 Essential Items To Pack If You Want To Meet The Locals”. A deck [...]

Face to Face Meeting Summary

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Thanks Pam for taking time to meet with us the other night. We learned more about the insurance package available from EF and more details about the Autopay option. And I was happy to share my experience with hotel accommodations and dining on tour.
Congratulations to those that’ve signed-up since the meeting. We’re looking forward to [...]

Information Meeting Summary

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Sorry for taking so long to post this summary, everyone who attended, but it’s been a busy few days. Even though I try to keep current and keep everyone informed, this is still only an avocation. Anyway, I was glad to host all the parents and students that came out to get more details for [...]

When in Rome

Monday, September 8th, 2008

It’s a shame we won’t be in Rome for the revival of one of the ancient empire’s premiere events: “Chariot racing to be revived in Rome in 2009″. But we can still enjoy the sport that Chuck Heston made famous to modern audiences:

Even if we able to enjoy the races, we’d probably have to [...]

By Air and Sea

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

I found this list of ideas a while back, and although not all apply, many do (we’ll mark our bags, for example, for easier identification): “20 Tips From Air-Travel Insiders”.
Of course we are going to spending some time airports as we make our way to our destinations and back so this list of ideas might [...]

Information Meeting Summary

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

It was nice to see a full room last night and meet some students and parents. We reviewed the itinerary for the European Panorama and discussed what included in the tour, the cost of the trip, and how to enroll. You all had lots of good questions. I’ll address a couple of things I’m following [...]