Road Scholar

Highlights

• Learn about Islamic architecture in the heart of the oldest continuously functioning university in the world, Al Quaraouiyine.
• Walk the food market of Fes before our Moroccan cooking session, and gain an up-close perspective on Moroccan cuisine.
• Experience the mosques, palaces, gardens and markets of fabled Marrakech on expert-led excursions and independently.

Highlights

• Navigate to some of the most beautiful, isolated islands in the Atlantic including St. Kilda and the Faroe Islands.
• Interact with the 60 or so residents of Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
• Discover Orkney’s remarkable prehistoric sites including two ceremonial stone circles and a well-preserved village.

Highlights

• Absorb the beauty of Ireland’s West at the soaring Cliffs of Moher and the otherworldly Burren.
• Learn about the life of an Irish farmer as one welcomes you to his land and discusses the meeting of tradition and technology in agriculture.
• In Dublin, get a look at the Book of Kells, attend a show at the Abbey Theatre and enjoy free time to discover the city.

Highlights

• Experience a lively presentation of an age-old piece of Japanese culture, 'taiko' drumming and learn about its place in Japanese tradition and society today
• Learn about the history of the cherry blossom trees and other plant life from Japanese tradition, like bonsai
• Explore the U
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• National Arboretum, learn more about the art of horticulture and see garden collections from around the world including Japanese bonsai

Highlights

• Lectures by scholars illuminate the history of art and of the great museums and galleries in New York City
• Explore the serene Frick Collection, housed in the mansion of Pittsburgh steel magnate Henry Clay Frick
• Delight in the masterpieces at the Museum of Modern Art, including Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night

Highlights

• Walk the Thames Path from the home of the Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames to Hambleden Mill, one of the most photographed landmarks on the river.
• Enjoy a river boat excursion from Westminster to the Thames Barrier and Greenwich.
• Walk through Windsor Great Park and explore Windsor Castle and Runnymede, home to the Magna Carta Memorial and John F. Kennedy Memorial.

Highlights

• From the VIP vantage point of the Pearl Observatory restaurant Perlan, view one of the most spectacular displays of fireworks in the world.
• Learn about Icelandic folk culture as you explore the turf homes, schoolhouse and artifact collections of the Skogar Museum.
• Soak in the mineral-rich, geothermally heated waters of the famous Blue Lagoon.

Highlights

• A piano recital of Polish composer Frederic Chopin recalls the Romantic era
• A private visit to a young married couple’s wooden cottage at the base of the former bishop’s castle presents the rich traditions and dishes of the region
• Partake in a very special meeting with either one of Poland's many heroes who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, or a Holocaust survivor