As we travel the world, we share quizzes about the areas we are visiting, as well as our favorite photos and wallpaper. Take a look below:
Take Me to Quizzes
Take Me to Photos
Take a look at our other Geography observations and interviews below:
Geography Awareness
Did you know that American knowledge of geography is one of the worst in the world? A National Geographic-Roper Study that surveyed young Americans showed that 88 percent of…
Making the Case for Geography in our Schools – One Viewpoint
Recent geography graduate student Christina Salas has written a commentary on the state of geographic education, reviewing the lack of instruction in schools.
Why Geography Matters
This three minute video, put out by Google Earth, provides some insight into what geography is and why it matters through the eyes of students.
10 Fun Geography Activities with Free Trekking the Planet Materials
As we discuss our journey with educators, we have been encouraged by the many ideas on how our materials can be used in the classroom. Below you will find just…
School Presentation Part 1: Why Study Geography?
We are releasing a series of videos covering our student presentations. This first one is from our visit to an intermediate school and highlights geography and its importance in today’s…
School Presentation Part 2: Where are You Going?
This second video from our presentations to schools focuses on where we will be going on our around-the-world-trip to raise geography awareness.
School Presentation Part 3: What are You Taking?
The third video from our school presentations covers the equipment that our expedition will bring. We show samples of the some items we are packing for our around-the-world journey. …
School Presentation Part 4: What Materials are Available?
The fourth and final video from our school presentation is here! Read the story to view the video.
Trekking the Planet Q&A
We recently took a list of some of our most frequently asked questions and each took turns answering them. Learn why we are taking our trip, our packing strategy…
Trekking the Planet in the News
We are featured in the mid-November edition of the Fullerton Observer, a newspaper for the residents of Fullerton, California.
Princess Cruises Trekking the Planet Video
Princess Cruises released a video about our journey and our first day on the ship. Take a look by reading the story.
Oceania by the Numbers
Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the three nations that we visited during our seven weeks in Oceania.
25 Things You Wouldn’t Believe About Countries in the World
Courtesy of List25.com, this is a list of 25 things that may surprise you about certain countries in the world. View the list yourself by reading the story.
Behind the Scenes: How We Bring Geography to Life
One of the challenges for Trekking the Planet is how to make the sometimes dry subject of geography come to life. Because people respond to different forms of media,…
Asia by the Numbers
This is a story for those of you who are “into the numbers”. We kept track of some statistics and fun measures during our three months of travels in…
The Man Who Ran Around the World… Twice! [Audio]
Jesper Ken Olsen probably is not a name that you have heard, but it should be! Jesper has literally run around the world twice!
Europe by the Numbers
Now that we have recently completed our 12 weeks in Europe, Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the 19 nations that we visited there.
Introducing Geography Navigator!
We are introducing a new way to view our material. Geography Navigator allows you to visually locate any of our previous dispatch emails, videos or education modules on a…
Read our Follow-Up Story in the Fullerton (CA) Observer!
Last November, our upcoming journey was featured in the Fullerton Observer, a newspaper for the residents of Fullerton, California. Now, a follow-up story has been published, chronicling our journey to…
The Internationalization of Trekking the Planet Education Materials
Darren discusses how advances in machine translation are making it possible for all students to take advantage of the materials produced by the Trekking the Planet team.
Africa by the Numbers
Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information for the three nations that we visited during our seven weeks in Africa.
Check out our Feature Story on Gadling.com
Our journey recently passed the 50,000 mile mark and we have been featured on Gadling.com!
Take a look at our Story on The Adventure Blog!
The Adventure Blog has published a story about our journey. This article profiles the geography emphasis of our expedition and some of the remote places we have visited to date….
South America by the Numbers
We are ending our time in South America and Sandy summarizes some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the six nations that we visited.
North America by the Numbers
As we complete our travels in North America, Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the six nations that we visited.
Trekking the Planet: By the Numbers [Infographic]
Here’s a look at the Trekking the Planet expedition in a fun and new way -with an Infographic!
Our Journey is featured on Gadling.com!
Gadling.com has published a story about our entire expedition, detailing the purpose of our journey and some of its highlights.
Why Trekking the Planet Focused on Geography
In early 2011 when we began planning Trekking the Planet, we decided we wanted to travel with a purpose. Learn why we decided to dedicate our journey to bringing geography…
Read our Matador Network Interview!
Our journey has been featured on Matador Network! Trekking the Planet: Teaching Geography from a Travelers Perspective is the title of our interview.
Trekking the Planet Continents: By the Numbers
During our global journey we published a “By the Numbers” summary of the countries we visited on each continent. Learn more about the 53 countries we journeyed to and view…
Listen to our Interview on The Pursuit Zone!
We just completed a podcast interview with Paul Schmid from The Pursuit Zone.
The Trekking the Planet Book is Now Available!
In 2011, 25-year corporate veteran Sandy Van Soye had a dream to travel with a purpose. Out of this vision came the Trekking the Planet expedition. Sandy and her husband…