Explorica exclusive: The Tour Diary

Explorica’s unique online Tour Diary allows family and friends of Explorica tour participants to check in on their loved ones and follow along with their tour. This private trip log is maintained by each group’s Tour Director, an area resident and expert in the local customs and language. Each day, they update the Tour Diary Read More …

Educational Travel Photo of the Week: Itsukushima Shrine

Educational Travel Photo of the Week: Itsukushima Shrine An island in the western part of the Seto Inland Sea, Miyajima or “Shrine” Island hosts one of the most mystifying and most photographed sites in Japan, the Itsukushima Shrine.  The scarlet shrine that is said to have first been built in the 12th century stands in Read More …

Educational Travel Photo of the Week: Dublin

After centuries of defeat and Protestant control, the release of anti-Catholic laws in 18th century Ireland led to a wealth of growth and renewal of the nation’s capital city, Dublin. A once suppressed provincial town of the British crown, Dublin flourished and townsmen began to build the beautiful Georgian homes that still exist today. In Read More …