Virginia Travels

Virginia Travels and Go Next are pleased to offer exceptional journeys for you, your family, and your friends. Join others from your community and enjoy the camaraderie that comes from exploring the world with people who share your interests. Each program has been thoughtfully selected with your group in mind, and we handle the details so you can simply relax and enjoy the experience.

Because these opportunities offer outstanding value and space is limited, we encourage you to reserve your spot as soon as possible.

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Alaskan Dreamscapes 8/12/2027-8/23/2027

Hosted by Lauren Miller, Glaciologist and Professor of Environmental Sciences

Lauren has been on the faculty of the Department of Environmental Sciences since 2018 with expertise in polar and cold regions of our planet. She teaches courses in polar environments, glaciology, and geoscience. Her research focuses on understanding the controls on glacier and ice sheet change using sediment and landform records from Antarctica and elsewhere globally. She has been on two research cruises to Antarctica, both of which were three months long. She has published over thirty articles in peer-reviewed journals, including within Nature and Science family journals, and has given many talks at universities and national and international conferences.  

She has been awarded as Mead Honored Faculty (2020) for outstanding educational engagement with undergraduate students at UVA. She has also been nominated to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Polar Research Board (2022) and has been elected to the Executive Committee of the American Geophysical Union Cryospheric Sciences Section (2022). She is a principal investigator within the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration to better understand all facets of this glacier that is one of the leading Antarctic contributors to global sea-level rise today.

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Columbia and Snake Rivers 8/10/2027-8/18/2027

Hosted by Lisa Reilly, UVA Commonwealth Professor in Architectural History and Undergraduate Architectural History Program Director
Lisa’s most recent book is The Invention of Norman Visual Culture: Art, Politics, and Dynastic Ambition (Cambridge University Press, 2020. She and Kevin Murphy co-edited a collection of essays, Skyscraper Gothic (UVA Press), and co-curated a related exhibit at UVA’s Fralin Museum of Art. She will be the Slater Fellow at Durham University (UK) in 2027.

Lisa received the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Award for teaching in 2018. She also directs a longstanding and highly popular study abroad program in Rome each January. 

Reservations and Questions

Insurance

Go Next recommends that you purchase a travel insurance plan to help protect you and your travel investment against the unexpected. For your convenience, we offer a plan provided by Travelex Insurance Services. This travel insurance includes coverage for trip cancellation, trip interruption, emergency medical and emergency evacuation/repatriation, trip delay, baggage delay, and more. For more information on benefits, rates, and disclaimers, Click Here.  

Please Note: To be eligible for the waiver of the pre-existing medical condition exclusion on the Travelex plan, it must be purchased within 21 days from the time you make your initial trip deposit. However, the plan can be purchased any time prior to final payment date and is refundable up until final payment.
To view/download your state specific policy,  Click Here for coverage questions, contact Travelex Insurance Services at 844-233-7893 and reference location number 23-0154. The product descriptions provided here are only brief summaries. The full coverage terms and details, including limitations and exclusions, are contained in the insurance Policy above. Travelex Insurance Services, Inc CA Agency License #0D10209. Insurance coverages underwritten by individual member companies of Zurich in North America, including Zurich American Insurance Company (NAIC #16535, state of domicile: New York). GNEXESL If you purchased insurance prior to October 1, 2024, Click Here to view the Policy.