The Big Nerd Ranch

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, December 4, 2008.

We all have different ideas about what makes a "good" vacation - a nice change of pace from the quotidian routine. For some, it’s a week in the tropics, lounging on a white sand beach. For others, it’s a ski trip out west.

While many of us look forward to the chance to unplug from technology, others just can’t wait to dig in. Independent producer Philip Graitcer reports on a place that lets them do just that.

The Big Nerd Ranch is a 14,000-acre nature preserve in Georgia, but not the kind of place where guests ride horses or lounge in hot tubs. Instead, computer programmers are taught the beauty of software coding. Click here to listen.

(Photo by Will Calder)

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