Welcome to What to Eat, our newest blog series covering the authentic cuisines of our favorite cities around the world! Check out our must-eat meals in Rome and New Orleans, and keep an eye out for a new post next month. From humble meat and potatoes to chewy brown soda bread, Irish cuisine offers its Read More …
With countless cities to choose from, you can see the best of Europe, your way. Enjoy the baths of Budapest. Hop on a glass-roofed canal boat in Amsterdam. Stand where the Battle of the Bulge was fought in the Ardennes forest. Join the colorful chaos and excitement on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas. Wander down Paris’s Champs-Élysées Read More …
Walk the same path as James Joyce in Dublin on the way to a delicious meal of bangers and mash. Stand in the shadows of the prehistoric construction of Stonehenge, pondering what life was like for our Neolithic ancestors. Revel in the rich literary traditions still flowing through the London theatre district and get the Read More …
All Explorica tours provide authentic educational immersion experiences. Narrow you search by choosing what topic you’d like your itinerary to focus on, and then we’ll help you to make any adjustments you need to make it perfect. History Go back to where it all began on an in-depth historical tour. See more: explorica.com/history Battlefields of Read More …
Ireland’s legacy, aside from Guinness and those charming accents, may come down to the number of successful wordsmiths it has churned out over the years. Named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010, Dublin has served as the birthplace, home and inspiration for many revered poets, playwrights and novelists of the past three centuries: Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, George Read More …
In the U.S., we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the color green, corned beef, and buckets and buckets of…potatoes. But is the Irish celebration of St. Patrick’s Day anything like the American holiday we know and love? We did a little research, and found a few facts about good old St. Patty’s that might surprise Read More …
Some say culture is in the air when visiting a foreign place. In Dublin, you might say it’s firmly planted along the parks and streets. That’s because there’s a story for every statue strewn about the heart of Ireland’s capital—beginning with well-known stories attached to the likenesses of literary legends. For instance, there’s a very Read More …
As a proud sponsor of this year’s Educational Travel Week, we’d like to direct you from your regularly scheduled Explorica programming over to the Discover Ireland blog for a featured post all about the mythical and legendary destinations found on the Emerald Isle. Learn all about how Finn McCool was tricked by a witch at Read More …
