GEEO Blog

Holiday Gifts for Teachers Who Love to Travel

Are you looking for the perfect holiday gift for that special teacher in your life who loves to travel the world? The past two school years have been more challenging than ever for teachers, and after making it this far, teachers deserve the world! We wish we could deliver them fair pay, guilt-free personal days, […]

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The Best Gear for Your GEEO Teacher Travel Program

By GEEO Staff Updated January 2023 Our participants often ask what gear to buy for their GEEO travel programs. How do you pack for the Sahara desert in the winter or for Iceland in the summer? Our staff have traveled to over 100 countries and picked up some travel gear favorites along the way. We […]

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Advice On Purchasing Travel Insurance

When it comes to travel insurance, the options can be overwhelming! With our extensive experience in teacher travel, the GEEO team would like to offer our advice on purchasing travel insurance. When traveling with GEEO and our partner G Adventures, it is mandatory for all of our travelers to have Emergency Medical insurance that covers […]

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Other Travel Opportunities for Teachers

In addition to our own teacher travel programs, GEEO is proud to showcase the programs of other organizations that offer opportunities for teachers to travel. Many of these programs are free, and we encourage teachers to explore the possibilities. These programs have no affiliation with GEEO, so please contact them directly if you have any […]

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Girl’s Gotta Eat… but No Meat, Fish, or Dairy: Advice for Vegan Travelers

GEEO welcomes our educators to contribute their travel advice on our blog. This piece provides advice to vegan or vegetarian travelers.  If you have a piece that you’d like featured on the GEEO blog, please contact us and we will see if it’s a good fit!  By Karen Sondak, science teacher and six-time GEEO traveler […]

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How Teachers Can Travel For Free: Crowdfunding Your GEEO Program

By Shawn McCarty & Yessenia Gutierrez in collaboration with GEEO Hello, teachers! We are Shawn and Yessenia, fifth and third grade teachers at Hoover Elementary and TEAM Charter School in Stockton, California. As fellow GEEO travelers, we’d like to share a great resource available to you for funding and sponsoring your professional development programs abroad […]

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