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Ready for a weekend getaway? Need a hotel suggestion for a city you’ve never visited? Lucky you because the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Chioce 2011 top hotels list has been released. With categories broken down such as bargain, trendiest and best service, you can customize your search for your travel style. We aren’t familiar with many hotels on this year’s list, so…
Continue readingThis year AUIP staff celebrated the festive season and the end to a fantastic year with a highly enjoyable afternoon of lawn bowls followed by a delicious dinner at Kevin’s house. It was team logistics (Donna, Sara and Sheena) vs the ‘others’ (Laura, Marty and Noel) in the bowls and to begin with, it looked like team logistics were going…
Continue readingWith the University of Montana, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M University Wintermester programs starting in under two weeks, students will be pleased to hear that a moderate to strong La Niña is well-established in the South Pacific. La Niña and the opposite El Niño, refer to extremes of the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, when major changes in the Pacific atmospheric…
Continue readingA polar plunge (often called a polar bear plunge) is an activity students going on the Antarctica program can chose to participate in. Polar plunges are where participants enter bodies of water despite the VERY cold temperatures. Polar plunge events are held all over the world and often for charity, but really, if you’re going to do it where better…
Continue readingFor those of you who are preparing for the AUIP Antarctica Program starting shortly or just those interested in the Antarctica experience, read all about our very own Eleanor’s experience. From staring into the eyes of penguins, polar plunges, high seas and an ‘interesting’ smell that seemed to follow them, the Antarctica Program as El describes was a whole new…
Continue readingWith it nearly being 3 months to the day since the 7.1 magnitude hit Canterbury clean-up efforts around the area have been miraculous. Fences and barriers are now being pulled-back from roads around the city as repairs and removals progress on earthquake-damaged buildings. The majority of shops in the centre that were affected have now been relocated or repairs have…
Continue readingWe caught sight of an article Dr. Paige Schneider, co-director of Pirates Abroad programs, posted on her Facebook wall and had to share it with everyone. The New York Times article “Banning the Bottle” states 86 percent of plastic water bottles end up as garbage in the United States. That’s quite a daunting fact, especially considering all the other ugly…
Continue readingRecognizing the abundance of merits of study abroad can reinforce its importance. Our partner Clemson University recently released their study abroad catalog, which includes their Study Abroad Top Ten list. Here are study abroad’s top qualities, according to Clemson’s Office of International Affairs: 10. Expand your horizons 9. Explore new cultures & places 8. Gain new perspectives 7. Make new…
Continue readingWe’ve long been pleased with the experience and environmental awareness Rivers Fiji provides to our groups and are glad to see others recognize the company’s work. Our Fiji program spends a day kayaking on the Luva River learning about remote village lifestyles, river ecological characteristics and ecotourism, amongst other topics. In October, Rivers Fiji took a different type of group…
Continue readingThat’s right, move over London, Rome and Paris, Lonely Planet has named Wellington the fourth best city in which to travel in the world, behind New York, Tangier and Tel Aviv naming it as the ‘coolest little capital in the world.’ It is the first time a New Zealand city has made it into the annual Best in Travel publication,…
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