The most authoritative and comprehensive guide to vacations with a purpose in the United States, from restoring a 19th-century hand-hewn log house in Florida to painting desertscapes in Taos, New Mexico, and searching for humpback whales off the Alaska coast.
Archaeological digs, arts and crafts workshops, birding, campus vacations, cooking schools, cultural tours, environmental cruises, foreign-language immersion programs, garden tours, music programs, nature camps, New Age centers, painting workshops, photography workshops and tours, spas and fitness centers, volunteer vacations (research and public and community service), whale-watching cruises, writing conferences and workshops.
Profiles of major organizations offering trips in each field.
In-depth reviews of hundreds of perennially popular workshops, camps, programs, and tours.
What makes one program better than others and how to choose one that's right for you.
Details on what you'll eat-from homemade banana-bread French toast in a Colonial inn to fish grilled over an open fire.
Specifics on where you'll sleep-luxury hotels, antiques-filled town houses, single-sex bunk rooms, college dorms, even yurts and tepees.
How much it costs and what you get for your money.
Where to turn for more information-umbrella organizations, magazines, newsletters, and books.

None; Haberfield, Caroline; Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc

Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

[project editor, Caroline Haberfield]

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Random House, Incorporated

Random House AudioBooks

Fodor's vacation planner, 2nd ed, New York, c1997

United States, United States of America

2 edition, April 29, 1997

2, PS, 1997

Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Hundreds of workshops, camps, and tours that will satisfy your curiosity and enrich your life"--Cover.

The most authoritative and comprehensive guide to vacations with a purpose in the United States, from restoring a 19th-century hand-hewn log house in Florida to painting desertscapes in Taos, New Mexico, and searching for humpback whales off the Alaska coast.
Archaeological digs, arts and crafts workshops, birding, campus vacations, cooking schools, cultural tours, environmental cruises, foreign-language immersion programs, garden tours, music programs, nature camps, New Age centers, painting workshops, photography workshops and tours, spas and fitness centers, volunteer vacations (research and public and community service), whale-watching cruises, writing conferences and workshops.
Profiles of major organizations offering trips in each field.
In-depth reviews of hundreds of perennially popular workshops, camps, programs, and tours.
What makes one program better than others and how to choose one that's right for you.
Details on what you'll eat--from homemade banana-bread French toast in a Colonial inn to fish grilled over an open fire.
Specifics on where you'll sleep--luxury hotels, antiques-filled town houses, single-sex bunk rooms, college dorms, even yurts and tepees.
How much it costs and what you get for your money.
Where to turn for more information--umbrella organizations, magazines, newsletters, and books.

v, 323 pages ; 24 cm
"Hundreds of workshops, camps, and tours that will satisfy your curiosity and enrich your life"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and index
Archaeological digs -- Arts and crafts workshops -- Birding -- Campus vacations -- Cooking schools -- Cultural and natural history cruises -- Cultural tours -- Foreign-language immersion programs -- Garden tours -- Holistic centers -- Music programs -- Nature camps -- Painting workshops -- Photography workshops and tours -- Spas and wellness centers -- Volunteer research vacations -- Volunteer vacations in public and community service -- Whale-watching cruises -- Writing conferences and workshops -- Appendix: Where the programs are

A guide to learning holidays in the USA, covering 20 activities and more than 300 one-week holiday options, from cookery schools to photography workshops, and from archaeological digs to music camps.

2023-06-28