● About In Situ Tours
Sustainable travel with a passion for learning
In Situ Tours was founded on the principle that travel is an essential part of a world class education – at any age.
A time of change
Planet earth has undergone radical change due to human activity.
Bearing responsibility
Humans from wealthy societies bear responsibility to live and travel well.
Welcome to the Anthropocene
The degree of human impact has launched us into a new planetary era.
Photo by Jamie P. in Peru, 2018
Our commitment to sustainable, responsible travel.
Lasting impact that transforms lives.
We believe
◆ in making careful choices of destinations and travel style, to avoid both over-tourism and under-tourism and to contribute fruitfully to local communities;
◆ in booking travel logistics (air, lodging, activities, and local transport) responsibly to reduce carbon emissions, waste, plastics, and labor inequalities;
◆ in seeking wisdom for how to live better, for people and the planet, before travel, during travel, and after returning home.
Not only destinations and travel suppliers, but travelers themselves take responsibility for their impact on local environments, people, and cultures.
● Destinations
Every trip starts with a destination in mind.
From vibrant cities to sleepy rural villages, In Situ explorers reach places often left off traditional maps. Each PLACE provides open possibilities: surprising insights, new friendships, unexpected adventures.
Tracy in Mykonos Greece, with Petros the pelican, the island’s mascot, a rather long time ago
Meet your advisor & coach
Tracy Gustilo
Tracy has traveled independently
all over Europe – north, south, east, and west
East Asia – South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Vietnam
Africa – Madagascar, Uganda
Central America – Mexico, Panama
the Caribbean, Canada, and all over the US
She has professional teaching experience at the graduate school level, adult education, and K12 / homeschooling. She has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago, a PhD in ecology and environmental ethics from the University of California, and two masters degrees in theology from a world class Eastern Orthodox Christian seminary.
As a travel advisor and coach – her fourth career! – Tracy's fervent desire is to inspire the next generation and to pass on whatever wisdom she has gained, not only through study and books but through traveling around our flawed, but precious world.
With special interests in world history & geography and sustainable development through responsible travel and tourism, she's working to figure out the best way to be a good human in the Anthropocene.