How We Took the Ultimate US National Park Road Trip
We recently completed an interview, summarizing our favorite parks, challenges we faced, what worked well and our final thoughts from our Trekking the Planet National Parks Roadtrip Adventure.
How we converted our 4Runner into a Camper
Camping is a main component of our U.S. National Parks journey, as we travel to 27 parks over four-and-a-half months. In fact, we plan to camp over 100 nights while driving round the United States. We decided to simply convert our 4Runner into a camper van.
Preparing for the Pacific Crest Trail
Sandy details some of our preparation for the Pacific Crest Trail trek.
“Isn’t It Boring to be Home?”
It is hard to believe that it has been six months this week since we have returned home from our 424-day global journey to raise geography awareness. Sandy writes how we inevitably receive questions about what it is like to be home after being away for so long and whether we are just plain bored after all the excitement of our trip.
A Culinary Journey: Trekking the Planet Food Articles
One of the great pleasures of traveling is the culinary journey taken in trying food from the places you visit. While on our expedition, we wrote several articles about our food experiences. Read all six stories here!
More Travel ‘Horror’ Stories
Sandy features more travel ‘horror’ stories that we experienced during our journey.
More of Our Top Destinations
In this follow-up story, Darren features more favorite destinations from places we visited during the second half of our trip.
Worn Out
Darren writes about the state of our clothing and gear now that we are nearing the end of our journey.
Ten Tips for Successful Travel with Children of All Ages-Part 2
In Part 2 of this story, Sandy provides five more tips for successful travel with children of all ages.
Ten Tips for Successful Travel with Children of All Ages-Part 1
In Part 1 of this story, Sandy shares the first five tips for successful travel with children of all ages.
Why We Use Local Guides
Sandy writes about why we use local guides and how we chose them for this journey.
How I Work while Trekking the Planet
Darren recently completed a Q&A interview on how he works, given our continual travel while we are Trekking the Planet.