Happy Friday readers! Seeing as the weekend will soon be upon us, I thought I’d share with you a famous Italian liqueur that is popular in Southern Italy. Limoncello…Love at first sip! This wonderful lemon liqueur is produced in the regions around the Gulf of Naples. This includes Sorrento, Positano, the Isle of Capri, and […]

Buongiorno! After a full morning of seeing the sites in Firenze on your educational tour, there’s no doubt that you’ve worked up an appetite! There are times on your educational student tour where lunch is not included, and that’s simply because we want you to spread your wings and venture out and go where the […]

Bella Italia! Italy is home to some gorgeous architectural achievements, and on an EA student tour you have the chance to see some of them! Situated on the Piazza Venezia in Rome, the monument to Vitorrio Emanuelle II dominates the surrounding buildings with its Neo-Classical style. It was constructed to honor Victor Emmanuel II who […]

There are times on your educational tour where you may walk by something that intrigues you but you have no idea what it is or its history. Just a short distance from the Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Antica is a very peculiar intersection. Here students and educators will come across Le Quattro Fontane or The Four […]

Ah Piazza di Spagna…always a hit on any EA educational tour. The Piazza di Spagna is one of the most popular meeting spots in all of Rome. With a lovely church at the top, an obelisk, and that famous set of stairs it makes for some great photographs! The visually pleasing area is located in […]

Hello! Forgive me for getting this post up a little later than I had originally planned. If you saw my previous Photo Friday, then you’d know that today I’m going to be sharing with you a little more history on the National Gallery of Ancient Art. Just a short distance from Piazza Barberini, the National Gallery […]

Happy Friday! My family and I arrived into Rome a few days before the group so we could have a little vacation time and recover from jet lag. We stayed in the neighborhood of Palazzo Barberini which is just a short walk from the Fontana di Trevi. We searched out new museums to visit and […]

An essential part of traveling is being able to experience the culture- more specifically, the culinary culture. I mean…let’s face it no educational tour would be complete without sampling some of the host country’s best dishes. Let me tell you, Italy is not short on superb cuisine. Below are a few snapshots of dishes I […]

Buon giorno! As I mentioned in my latest post, I just returned from Italy a little over a week ago. Having caught up on rest, adjusted back into my normal schedule, and with the effects of jet lag all behind me I’m now ready to share with you my wonderful Italian adventure! Over the next […]

Welcome back to the Tour Director! Sorry I’ve been a little MIA, but I recently traveled to Italy with one of our educational tour student groups.  I was so inspired while I was over there that I have a ton of new ideas for blog posts. So be sure to check back over the coming […]