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Lots of excitement for Europe by Eurail - 2013

1/28/2012

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The 2009 group in Strasbourg, France - an accidental discovery!
In less than two weeks after opening up enrollment for 2013, the Europe by Eurail trip already has 17 boys on the roster. This is exciting for several reasons, but one thing I'm particularly pleased about is that five boys from the 2009 trip are returning for the 2013 adventure. One mom said when asked why her son wants to join us, "He wants to go back to Europe for another adventure-a-minute experience." 

And that's a good description. This photo is from Strasbourg, France - an accidental discovery. Part of our experience is that the boys decide where they want to go and how long they want to stay. Occasionally we can't make it to where they want to go without a stop for a night somewhere else and that's how we discovered Strasbourg, a relatively small town compared to the likes of Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Vienna, and some of the other cities we visited on our last trip in 2009. It was a wonderful change of pace. It was also the only place where we stayed in an International Youth Hostel - the rest of our nights were spent in hotels and a couple were spent on overnight trains in sleepers.

I'll willing to add only three more names to our roster and then it's a waiting list until next year to see if any places have opened up. Click to read more about the 2013 adventures.

I'm also offering a June 2013 trip to the West Virginia mountains and we've just had the first boy sign up for it. This trip is geared toward younger kids but older boys would enjoy it as well. The real push for this trip won't start until fall, so it's always exciting when there's some early interest.

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2013 Adventures Officially Opened for Enrollment

1/16/2012

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Checking over the Eurail map in Amsterdam in 2009 deciding where to go next.
For the past several years I've announced  our future trips a year and a half before departure. It's been very helpful for planning purposes for both me and the parents.

And so today the official sign-ups for the 2013 trips have started to go out.

We'll have two trips next year: a seven-day adventure in the West Virginia Mountains and a 19-day incredible journey across Europe by Eurail.

And within five minutes of sending out the first emails, we had our first "camper" - David Christianson. David signed up for the Europe trip. He was with us on our adventure in 2009 and is ready to go back for more. In fact I believe several boys from 2009 will be returning for another round. I'm excited to still be able to do this after over 30 years.

Click to read about the 2013 MindStretch Travel Adventures and start telling your friends.

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Wyoming & Montana Here We Come...

1/14/2012

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We're finally on the downhill run to start our uphill climbs out in Wyoming & Montana. Less than six months from now we'll be flying into Jackson, Wyoming where the boys will be greeted by this view. Our motels are booked (all with heated pools), our vans are reserved, and soon I'll make flight arrangements and start arranging some of our adventures like rafting on the Yellowstone River.

The trip is full and I'm excited that our leadership is set as well. Ray Thompson will be back for his fifth straight MTA trip and Howard Yarborough will be back for his fourth trip, his third with me to this great destination. Our newest staff member will be Jeff Peisner, an eighth-grade teacher at Carolina Day. I doubt you'll recognize any of the boys in this photo as they're almost four years older now...but three of these guys are returning on this trip for their second go in Wyoming & Montana and that's especially exciting.

And did anyone mention 2013?

I can barely go a day without being asked about our 2013 trips. Relax...that info will be going out within the next ten days and complete details will be posted on this website. 

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    I never imagined that when I started taking kids on travel trips in 1978 that I would still be taking trips today! It has been a great ride and I'm looking forward to more.

    Over the years I've had the fortune to travel across the US several times, visit Canada several times, experienced Alaska, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Europe several times. 

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