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Ace Camps Travel Company

ACE CAMPS — travel the world + learn.

We aim to find the best experiences for our travellers including cultural immersions, unique accommodations and special destinations. We believe travelling with like-minded folks and learning sets us apart with our unwavering attention to quality tours with meals by the best chef’s we can find or top unique specialty restaurants.

08/19/2024

LIMITED SPACES REMAIN - Join food stylist and photographer Aimee Twigger for a culinary journey and food photography workshop in the beautiful southern region of Italy.
Full details via link in profile.
October 9 - 15, 2024

This Ace Camp will include focused instruction in photography + food styling as well as some baking and cooking demonstrations in the kitchen.
Aimee’s workshop is structured for culinary professionals, food lovers, food bloggers, cookbook authors, aspiring food photographers and stylists. You’ll work on projects at the house and also experience on-the-go learning sessions with Aimee as we visit a variety of food makers in the region.

07/19/2024

Here at Ace Camps Travel HQ we are deep in planning for 2025, and we want to know, where do YOU want to go next?   From Buenos Aires to Berlin, Chiang Mai to Copenhagen, Porto to Puerto Rico. Whether you’re hoping we repeat a destination we’ve already been to or you’re wishing we’d try out some place totally new. If you’re into the beloved travel destinations or the up and coming, not yet hot spots - the world is our oyster! 
Leave a comment below sharing where you think the next Ace Camps trip should be.

07/03/2024

Where contemporary innovation meets ancient traditions, the former imperial capital of Japan thrives as a center of artisanal creativity. Join Ace Camps this November as we go behind the scenes to explore the intersections of aesthetics & historical traditions.
Details: https://acecampstravel.com/kyoto
November 6 - 12, 2024
with Prairie Stuart-Wolff

06/20/2024

Only 2 places remain on our Ace Camp in Ischia, Italy. Discover Pastel Drawing + Painting with Camilla Perkins while exploring the islands of Ischia and Procida.
All the trip details: https://acecampstravel.com/ischia
September 23 - 30, 2024

06/17/2024

We’re excited to welcome new owners to Ace Camps Travel, Vida Forrest y Salazar and Tanya Staples.

Before losing her brave and determined journey with cancer, our founder, Angela Ritchie, was in the process of selling Ace Camps Travel. Angela wanted to ensure the vision and community she built would continue to grow and thrive. Together with the Ace Camps Travel team, Angela decided to transition ownership to Vida and Tanya.

Vida and Tanya have worked together for more than a decade. They share a passion for travel, a love for education, and can usually be found nerding out over crafty endeavors. Tanya met Angela and Jessica Stuart-Crump, our Director of Trip Design, on a trip to Laos. She fell in love with the concept and community of Ace Camps Travel, leading her to join other trips. Vida just took a year-long career break to travel the world, visiting local artisans and learning about traditional handcrafts. Angela felt their passion and experience was the right fit to lead Ace Camps Travel into the future.

A Hello from Vida and Tanya:
Honored and excited doesn’t begin to describe how we feel about joining the Ace Camps Travel team. We met over a decade ago and our friendship grew deep as we discovered our mutual love of travel, food, culture, and art. When the opportunity arose to work with Angela to transition the company, we felt an enormous sense of gratitude. We love how Ace Camps Travel brings together artists and travelers, creating the perfect environment for inspiration to strike, creativity to flow, and connections to bloom.

What you can expect:
We fell in love with all the things that make Ace Camps Travel special and we don’t plan on changing any of that—you can expect more amazing trips featuring unique destinations, talented artists, and inspiring experiences, all crafted with the same care and attention to detail you’ve come to know and love.

For more info, including 2024 open trips and ownership Transition FAQs, click here https://linktr.ee/acecampstravel

06/11/2024

Thank you to Drew Magazine for featuring Ace Camps Travel in their brand new summer edition.
Feature + words by Jeralyn Gerba

05/28/2024

This October we invite you to the beautiful town of Luang Prabang with .
Limited places remain, full trip details: https://acecampstravel.com/laos

Join Arounna for hands on workshops as we explore various forms of textile printing such as block printing and painting on fabric with resists and modifiers, natural dyeing using local plants and different techniques of fabric embroidery.
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You will also work with local artisans from and Passa Paa learning about silk types, natural dyeing and indigo, how to weave on a large floor looms, and Hmong style batik wax resist printing and embroidery.⁠
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Luang Prabang is the best place in Laos to find the country’s remarkable textile treasures. Laos textiles are considered by collectors and connoisseurs to be amongst the finest in the world.

05/27/2024

We've just returned from a week in the countryside of Southern Japan with Prairie Stuart-Wolff exploring artisans and makers with a focus on learning about food, ceramics and tea.
There's a few places left on our November Japan departure - don't miss this: https://acecampstravel.com/karatsu

05/01/2024

Join James Beard Award finalist Aran Goyoaga for a culinary journey and food photography workshop in the beautiful southern region of Italy. October 9 - 15, 2024
Trip Details: https://acecampstravel.com/aran
Opens for Registration May 2 at 10am PST

03/19/2024

Join Arounna Khounnoraj in Laos this October for a Textile Discovery Journey. Learn printing techniques, natural dyeing, embroidery and weaving.
October 25 - November 2, 2024
Full Details: https://acecampstravel.com/laos

03/15/2024

Our Oaxaca Crafts Ace Camp only has 3 spots left for 2024!
https://acecampstravel.com/oaxaca24
November 7 - 13, 2024 - One Shared Space
November 13 - 19, 2024 - One Private Room + One Shared Space

Explore weaving, natural dyeing, print making, markets + more!

03/15/2024

This September join illustrator in Italy! We will explore and experiment with oil pastel + acrylic paint illustration and mark making.⁠
https://acecampstravel.com/ischia
Trip Dates: September 23 - 30, 2024⁠
Ischia, Italy⁠

⁠We’ll discover various texture techniques and focus on creating colour palettes + creating small and larger scale artwork studies. Our drawing will be inspired by the beauty of Ischia + Procida. Static florals, landscapes + vibrant village street scenes.⁠
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02/29/2024

Opening for Registration February 29, 2024
The Textiles of Jaipur
Jaipur, India - October 20 - 28, 2024
Full Details: https://acecampstravel.com/india

Jaipur, steeped in history, boasts magnificent forts, opulent palaces, and intricately designed temples, reflecting the grandeur of Rajasthan's royal past. It is also renowned for its bustling market streets filled with vibrant textiles, exquisite handicrafts, traditional Rajasthani clothing and jewelry. Join us this October as we explore the textiles of Jaipur and take a deeper look at the processes, artisans and makers behind the scenes.

You’ll have the opportunity to explore a variety of textile techniques such as the traditional Indian hand craft of wood block printing with natural dyes, resist printing (also known as dabu), applique stitching, natural dyeing and more with master artisans. You’ll learn the process of carving your own wood block design which you can then print with during your workshop sessions.

07/25/2023

Karatsu, Japan with Prairie Stuart-Wolff is now open for booking. Explore the Food + Ceramics of Southern Japan in this intimate behind-the-scenes experience.⁠
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Full trip details: https://acecampstravel.com/karatsu
Trip Dates: November 10 - 17, 2023⁠
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Join us in the beautiful southern region of Japan, as we explore the intersections of food and ceramics. Karatsu and surrounding areas are filled with bold culinary flavours you won’t find in other parts of the country and sought after pottery such as earthy Karatsu stoneware ~ the roots of Japanese ceramics. We will meet with local makers, chefs, food producers + harvesters- think soy, sake + nori, modern ceramic artists, traditional potters and more. ⁠
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This experience will be curated and lead by Prairie Stuart-Wolff. Prairie is a writer and photographer, who will bring you on a journey of of epicurean ideals from the heart of Japan.⁠
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You will enjoy Yakitori, Soba, Shabushabu + different versions of kaiseki. Traditional kaiseki is a course menu of specialty dishes utilizing fresh, local ingredients presented in fine vessels made of ceramic and lacquer. Autumn is a wonderful time of year to visit Karatsu. The ginkgo leaves are turning yellow and beginning to fall. The persimmon trees are heavy with fruits and festive. The yuzu is ripening and the daidai (Seville oranges) are turning from green to orange. It’s the season of mushrooms, new rice, autumn snapper, persimmon, ginkgo nuts, and lotus root to name a few.⁠
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07/18/2023

Shikoku, Japan opens for registration Friday July 21 at 9am PST. Explore the Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, the crafts of Shikoku and the history of Japanese Indigo in Tokushima.⁠
⁠Full trip details https://acecampstravel.com/shikoku
Trip Dates: November 21 - 29, 2023⁠
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Shikoku, Japan’s smallest major island, is located about 150 miles southwest of Kyoto and offers a perfect blend of natural beauty, spiritual pilgrimage, and cultural treasures. Our Ace Camp takes us to three distinct regions of Shikoku where we explore modern and traditional arts and crafts. ⁠
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We will visit Takamatsu, a captivating city known for its rich cultural heritage, impeccable gardens, and a unique culinary scene. We’ll visit traditional craft shops, Ritsurin Gardens ~ one of the country's most exquisite gardens and learn to make traditional sweets, a specialty of this region.⁠
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From here we will visit the Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, including Naoshima, Teshima and the lesser know Inujima. These islands showcase incredible contemporary art and design museums, galleries and installations. Visiting the Art Islands is not just about the artworks themselves but also about the integration of art into the fabric of the islands. The vivid contrast between the pastoral island scenery and the contemporary art is note-worthy.⁠
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Our final destination is Tokushima, the city renowned for its rich tradition of Awa Indigo dyeing. Aizome (the practice of traditional indigo dyeing) in Tokushima dates back over 800 years, and the prefecture’s location is key to the development of the practice. The Yoshino River that runs through northern Tokushima irrigates the surrounding land, providing an ideal environment for the cultivation of the Japanese indigo plant (Perisicaria tinctoria). We will visit and learn with traditional makers and world leading contemporary dyers. ⁠
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06/13/2023

Join Ace Camps in Ubud, Bali, a city that has grown into into a showcase of sustainable design, mindfulness and culinary inventiveness, for a textile focused workshop all about Indigo + Natural Dyeing led by local botanists and dyers.⁠

Full trip details: https://acecampstravel.com/ubudbali
October 12 - 20, 2023⁠

For close to four millenia the textiles of Bali have expressed an intimate and harmonious relationship with the earth. Through plant-sourced dyes and the symbolic art of the colors created, the indigenous peoples have literally wrapped themselves in their stories of this relationship.⁠

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04/24/2023

One spot has opened on our Ace Camp in Marrakech with Mary Finlayson. Full Trip Details: https://acecampstravel.com/mary

October 1 - 8, 2023

Join Ace Camps & Mary Finlayson who will be leading a creative filled workshop exploring the colourful techniques of gouache painting. You will walk away with a better understanding of how to paint, and how to turn an idea into a finished piece. You will experiment with collage, drawing, tracing, color pairing and painting techniques and will walk away with a small finished work of your own.

We will use the city, Marrakech, as our inspiration, with a guided tour of the artisan souks, contemporary art galleries, visiting the beautiful grounds of art focused gardens and the stunning landscape of the Agafay desert.

04/14/2023

Only ONE spot left on our basket weaving + batik Ace Camp in Eswatini and South Africa this August.⁠
Full trip details: https://acecampstravel.com/eswatini
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August 20 - 31, 2023⁠
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Join Ace Camps in Eswatini as we explore the incredible hand crafts of the region. Our programming includes the very special opportunity to work hands-on with skilled artisans from two women's cooperatives learning traditional Eswatini style Basket Weaving and Batik Printing.⁠
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Learn Unique Lavumisa Weaving⁠
The Gone Rural weavers use a unique weaving technique that was developed in Eswatini called “Lavumisa”. They work with three primary types of local grass Lukhasi, Lutindzi and sisal. ⁠
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Why visit Eswatini?⁠
Eswatini has a remarkably impressive range of traditional arts and crafts with many of its products now found in top homeware stores + boutiques around world. On this trip you will visit many craft ateliers with a focus on hand woven baskets, stunning glassware, beautiful batiks + naturally dyed woven goods – all uniquely Swazi.⁠
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Safari in Kruger National Park⁠
Journey to the heart of Kruger National Park for wildlife watching.⁠
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8605 Santa Monica Boulevard, PMB 543639
West Hollywood, CA
90069

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Kyoto, Japan is opening for booking July 6 at 9AM PST!⁠⁠Join Ace Camps + Prairie Stuart-Wolff for a first-hand look inside the historically rich city of Kyoto where we will explore the noble flavours and aesthetics of Japan. ⁠Trip dates: December 1 - 7, 2023⁠Click link in profile for full details!⁠⁠We will meet with local specialists, artisans and makers. We learn about the culture and aesthetics of green tea, incense and ikebana. ⁠⁠You will enjoy various culinary experiences from the very traditional, including dashi and shojin ryori vegetarian Temple cuisine, to more contemporary culinary treatments of Japanese ingredients. ⁠⁠Early December is a wonderful time of year to visit Kyoto. The autumn leaves have turned red and gold, and the days are typically sunny and crisp.⁠⁠Photos @mirukashisalon