Spring 2016 Intern
I
grew up on a Caribbean island, and although St. Croix is actually a United
States territory, it’s also an exotic travel destination with sandy beaches and
warm weather year round. That was my norm before I moved to Boston, but because
I grew up on a tropical island I usually don’t consider an island vacation my
ideal travel experience. Growing up, I dreamed of seeing snow and building
snowmen, but since my family traveled in the summertime, there was never any
snow to be found.
My
desire to see snow aside, I have had some memorable travel experiences, most of
them involving visits to see family in Florida or halfway around the world. I
have had just as much fun touring museums and landmarks in Jerusalem as I have
at theme parks in Florida.
Like
me, the staff at PSG is well traveled, making it hard to choose favorite
destinations or a single memorable experience, but we gave it a try anyway.
As
it turns out, European travel is popular with the PSG staff, especially when it
comes to visiting landmarks. Colleen and Chelsea have both been to Ireland
where they each fell in love with the gorgeous castles and scenery. Annette,
Chelsea, Kate and Colleen have all visited Italy; since Colleen majored in
history, the highlight of her trip was
visiting Pompeii and feeling like she had stepped through time. Colleen also
visited Austria and Germany on a class trip. In addition to visiting museums
and castles, she had the sobering experience of visiting the Dachau
concentration camp.
Beyond
landmarks, beaches are a hit with Alyssa and Eileen. Alyssa will travel
anywhere as long as there are beaches, and Eileen visited Turks
and Caicos when she was younger, where she enjoyed local markets, banana boat
rides and the warm climate.
Despite their treks abroad, the PSG staff
has also enjoyed travel experiences that are closer to home. One of Alyssa’s
favorite experiences took place in New Orleans, where she got a taste of the
history and the artsy culture in museums and even took a cemetery tour. Kate
remembers the awe-inspiring, if overly decadent, Biltmore Estate in North
Carolina, where her favorite room was the library, complete with a fireplace
and two floors of wall-to-wall books. She enjoyed seeing where some of Edith
Wharton’s inspiration for The Age of
Innocence likely came from.
Whether the PSG staff is traveling
as near as Maine or as far as Ireland, they will find the experience memorable
if there are historical or cultural landmarks to visit.
Did You Know?
According
to MasterCard’s 2015 Final Report, New York is the only city in North or
South America in the list of top 10 destination cities for international
travelers. The city had 12.27 million international visitors in 2015 who
generated $17.4 billion in revenue for the city.
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