
Have you ever traveled to a far-away destination for a vacation? If you have been to “the islands” did you enjoy the sun, sea, and sand? Imagine going on a tour of European castles or of archeological sites of ancient civilizations in Mexico? How fascinating that would be!
It may be hard to believe, but just over a century ago most people did not take regular vacations. The vast majority of people spent their entire life within a mere few hundred miles of the exact spot where they were born. Traveling to far flung corners of the earth, whether for business, education, or pleasure was a luxury only the “rich and famous” could afford.
Fast forward to the 21st century! What a difference 100 years make! Today hundreds of thousands of travelers and vacationers venture off to the most exotic corners of the earth. Business executives zip around the globe in their private jets. Students venture off to foreign lands for study abroad programs, and for vacationers”¦the entire world is their backyard.








