To fall break or not to fall break? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer, planning a ten day trip alone, or to take arms against a sea of planning troubles, and by opposing, end them. This excerpt from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, truly raises a question of deep thought. Leaves are...Read More
No matter how many places you’ve been, no matter how real your travel thirst is, there’s one experience that few deign to undertake: the exhilarating, yet a little bit terrifying experience of traveling completely solo. In the minds of many, traveling alone is dangerous, or too difficult, or just seems a little bit boring/lonely. But...Read More
The summer is in full swing and so is Bus2alps with weekend adventures to the alps and the oceans, as well as nightly get-togethers around our city to get away from the heat. Frozen cocktails were flowing at Bar Cinque in Rome where Danica, and friends decided to welcome a different kind of heat with...Read More
Last night, more than 80 student travelers joined Bus2alps for our celebration of our 10,000th passenger of 2011. Osteria Il Gatto e La Volpe was the place to be, with good food, great company, and awesome giveaways! To celebrate our record-breaking booking, we awarded the 10,000th customer a Golden Ticket for free travel! Congratulations to...Read More
Opt out of bottle service tonight and save that money to go skiing in the Alps. Before I studied abroad, a mentor of mine gave me one piece of advice: come home in debt. He rationalized that the $1000 I might need to borrow would be paid back a lifetime before the memories would be...Read More
In case you were concerned, Oktoberfest 2011 survived Bus2alps! Bus2alps had one last awesome weekend in Munich for the closing weekend of Oktoberfest. Bus2alps took to over the festival yet again, where everyone sported their lederhosen and dirndls for some beers, Bavarian food, and dancing! This past weekend, Bus2alps led an amazing trip to The...Read More
This blog entry was written by Alli Baldwin. I love olives. I love feta cheese. And I really love ancient Greek warriors (especially the ones from the movie 300). Hello Greece, my name is Alli. If there is one trip this semester that I am excited about, it is Greece. With its’ proximity to...Read More
We have officially finished our month of spring break trips and are going into the second half of semester trips. This weekend we went out strong with trips running to Munich, Budapest, the French Riviera, and of course the final half of the last Northern Loop. Between the Dark Beer festival in Germany, to caving...Read More
Grab a baguette, pick up a bottle of wine, toss on your beret and head to Sacre Coure for the best sunsets in Paris. The sun is setting on the most romantic city in Europe, and you want the best place to enjoy the show. The Eiffel Tower seems like the obvious answer, but why...Read More
Bus2alps has just been reviewed by up-and-coming journalist Brianna Scatorchia. Brianna is a graduate from Wagner University who studied abroad in Rome at the St. John’s University program in Fall 2008. To read the full article, head to http://www.examiner.com/europe-travel-in-newark/bus2alps-affordable-student-trips-throughout-europe-review. Brianna writes travel reviews and recommendations for the Examiner.com. To read more of Brianna’s articles, go to http://www.examiner.com/europe-travel-3-in-newark/brianna-scatorchia.Read More
This past weekend was all about Interlaken and Naples. Two polar opposites, but all in all two amazing trips. Between the night sledding and hot chocolate in Switzerland to the most perfect pizza slice in Naples, the heart of Italy, students had the time of their life. As far as Interlaken goes it was a...Read More
