News & Blog

Welcome to the Summer Program and Teen Travel Blog !
Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.
SYLVIA PLATH, THE BELL JAR

It is our wish to provide you, our valued readers, with engaging and interesting information about the spectacular world around us, and, hopefully, the words you find here will also inspire you to get out, to learn, to live, and above all else, to travel!

A Dream Come True

This summer I will be going on the Western Civilization trip with Abbey Road Programs. On the trip, I am looking forward to seeing the Parthenon in Athens, because it is one of the oldest ...

A Traveling Rookie

Hi! My name is Dontay Downer, but no, I’m not going down under for this trip… Abbey Road Programs will be taking me, a traveling rookie, to four of the largest cities in Europe! During the ...

My experience with Abbey Road Western Civilization Program - by Amelia K.

This was your second summer with Abbey Road, what drew you to Abbey Road the first time and what made you decide to go again? I started Abbey Road the summer after I stopped going to summer camp ...

by Student, Amelia K. , New York

My experience with Abbey Road Western Civilization Program - by Lindsay C.

Before embarking on this trip, I had hoped that it would change me from a mere tourist into a sophisticated world traveler. Through the significant amount of information provided at every sight we ...

by Student, Lindsay C. , Maryland

My experience with Abbey Road Western Civilization Program - by Charley G.

The prospect of writing this essay is a bit daunting. There are so many aspects of my trip that deserve mention, but communicating the experiences in a manner that does them justice is a task ...

by Student, Charley G. , Oregon