Come along and follow the daily adventures of our group of 45 students and parents from San Luis Obispo Classical Academy as we take an education packed journey through England, France, Italy and Greece.

Getting Ready to Fly Away!  

This is what a group trip with Cindy Hilton's "Simply Culture Boutique Travel" starts out like:

Cindy has planned and arranged everything for our group of 45 travelers, down to the tiniest details!  We have been provided with itinerary books (upper right in photo) with all the information we need about our travels and tours including directions, meeting points, what to bring each day, and biographical information on the local tour guides she has hired. 

We have been issued ID tags on lanyards (top of photo) which include address and phone information for each of the hostels we're staying at. I guess that's good in case someone gets separated from the group! 

Sketchbooks/travel diaries have also been included for those who made an early commitment to the trip. At a recent meeting, Sandi, one of the moms on the trip, showed us how she likes to use travel journals to record memories, sketches, photos and ticket stubs. I'm sure these books will be put to good use by our SLOCA students, teachers and parents on the trip. 

Finally, in typical group travel form, we have matching t-shirts.  These shirts will be worn for a group photo at Stone Henge, so look for that coming up in this blog.

Some families in our group are already in the UK.  The rest of us depart LAX tonight!  I hope to post from LAX this evening.  Au Revoir!