Virtual Travel

“Equal parts lighthearted jaunt and in-depth journey, this intimately documented trip around the world has one goal: to bring you along for the ride.“  Got the winter blues?  Jump on board this virtual around the world journey LongJaunt at the Boston Globe with three of my former high school students.  They’re in Mexico now and off through Central America next and on to Brazil.  The photos are fabulous; the writing is inviting!  I see great possibilities for the classroom with this this project: study of people, places and culture, the genre of travel writing, and the study of history.  I could see a classroom blog using this as a model as kids write about their own travels or their sense of place called home.  If you end up using Longjaunt let me know, and I’ll pass it along to the boys.  They’ll probably write about it!  And since they’re financing the trip themselves and only being paid by the number of hits on the site–click away and pass the word.  Happy travels!