One of our featured articles earlier this spring was about the Big Island Film Festival, run by Leo and Jan Sears. It was a really fun article to write - I can't wait to go and visit! I asked Leo for a follow-up article, so that those of us who were unable to make it this year could follow along. Here's what he had to say:

One of the most fun ways to travel and relax is with your girlfriends. You can hook up with old college mates, grad school buddies, dissertation divas, and of course, moms, sisters, and cousins!

SCHOLARS PARNTER WITH THAMES CLEAN-UP CHARITY TO ORGANIZE A LONDON RIVER WALK

Always on the lookout for deals for our wandering educators, we recently learned of a new promotion by one of our partners, Lonely Planet.

Context Travel Fellowship Offers Unparalleled Learning Opportunities
for Inner-City Youths

Innovative travel company partners with St. HOPE to offer six-day
travel fellowships to high-achieving inner-city youth

Context, the network of scholars who design and lead critically-
acclaimed walking tours of major world cities, has partnered with St. HOPE to offer a one-of-a-kind travel fellowship aimed at youth achievers from economically-disadvantaged communities.

Where are the Pocky Sticks?