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$3950   * See Cost Comparison, Below
Plus: Airport-Related taxes and surcharges: $300 (estimate) 
College Tuition: $140 (estimate)
 
Note: You may have seen in the news for the past few years, the US Dollar has dropped greatly compared to the Euro.  This makes travelling more expensive, so we are very pleased to be able to offer this trip in the $4000 range. 

What's Included?
Round trip airfare on specified dates with Travel Insurance
2-3 Star twin-room accommodations with private facilities for 12 nights
Breakfast each morning
Dinner with group: 2 nights
Airport transfers
Plane, Train, or Private Coach between all cities
Private  Coach with Driver / Guide for some portions / to and from various cities                                      General gratuities for drivers and guides (they will likely not discourage more, however.) 
Most sightseeing
Local guides for orientation tour in Athens, Santorini, and Venice
10-hour per day photographic instruction / tutor / assistant while in Europe
Darkroom access (B&W and Digital) with instruction for five weeks in San Diego
(Days and times to be determined.)   

What's Not Included?
Lunches
Most Dinners
Drinks with meals or alcohol
Discretionary gratuities/tips
Some admissions

Spending money, souvenirs, etc.
 
 
Need a Loan or Financial Aid?

http://www.sdcity.edu/studentresources/financialaid/

http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html


Many students get a college or Study Abroad loan here:
https://www.myrichuncle.com


Here are a few other sites that may help:

http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/exchange.phtml#abroad

http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/financial_aid.html

http://www.iefa.org/

http://www.internationalstudent.com/loans/


Study Abroad, for a week or a year, will change your life... in a GOOD way.
You will return 'home' with a far greater sense of what the rest of the world is really like, and how it compares to the Good Ol' U.S.A.   We all live in an amazing place, but there are many other cities and countries that are equally amazing.  This year or some day, in a group or alone, go visit them!   For most of us, it will be something you will remember for the rest of your life, and you'll never regret it.            Study Abroad.

 
Cost Comparison
 
A note on the cost:

While $3,950 is certainly no small amount of money, we have tried to put a trip together that offers as much value to students as possible.

PLUS... after our travel, you can spend FIVE MORE WEEKS in the labs, processing and printing, darkroom and / or Photoshop.

University of Dallas is offering a course to Paris and Rome. http://www.udallas.edu/travel/cities.cfm
for 12 days.  The cost is over $6000.
 
This 10-day, hand-held tour, where you travel in a van and shoot when and where you are told to shoot while visiting different cities every day, is over $4500.   http://www.lpworkshops.com/

Rick Steves' company is offering a 15-day tour of Europe for $5000.                               http://tours.ricksteves.com/tours08/product.cfm/rurl/code/EPR08/  

Tauck offers a 14 Day Italy Tour for $8300 (more than DOUBLE the cost of our tour.)  http://www.tauck.com/journeys/travel-type/small-groups

Photo tour for 11 days... $4700.
http://www.europaphotogenica.com/PhotoTours.htm 
 
Here's a photo tour to Italy, for one week.  $4400.
http://kubotaworkshops.com/

Venice-only for 9 days: $5200
http://www.photosafaris.com/Tours_2008/Venice/Venice.asp
 
I think you get the point.  Our tour, while not "cheap", is a relative BARGAIN. 
 
Enrollment is limited!!  Get your application in today!!