When preparing for travel, many folks worry about differing voltages in different countries.  For most of the devices people travel with though, they need not worry. Computers, tablets, phones and ca...

Spanish tapas are, without a doubt, the tastier treasure of Iberian cuisine. Tapas have become recently quite well known worldwide, although they are a very traditional and characteristic element of ...

Working at an educational travel company comes in handy when planning a trip. The people here are an amazing resource for all travel-related questions and concerns. After my recent two-week European ...

If Spanish wasn’t already one of the easier languages to learn, as a result of it being phonetic, it just got even easier. Thanks to 160 character limits on texts, and one-handed typing on cell phon...

“Kürzel” is a short form for “Abkürzung,” which means abbreviation or short cut in German, but let’s talk about abbreviations or “KÜZ” instead of short cuts. Can you decipher the foll...

At home, our students are glued to their smart phones, iPads, and apps, so it’s only fitting that our WorldStrides DiscoverNow! programs have gone high-tech as well!  We asked a few of the tech-sav...

Without a doubt, one of my favorite things about traveling is eating all kinds of delicious foods! I had a hunch that other travelers may feel the same way, so I posed the question to our “likers”...

I absolutely love to travel, but I dread packing every time I go away. Even after countless trips, anxiety takes over and I waste time pacing the room, chewing my nails and taking breaks to check my F...

For almost 25 years now, a movement has been invading Italy, and is now spreading to the rest of the world, with its battle cry being, “quality, freshness, tastiness and sustainability.” It is The...

Most people are familiar with the stereotype of passionate Spaniards having animated conversations at top volume, while punctuating their every word with a movement of the hands. It’s not uncommon t...