Our Stories

Travel is essentially about storytelling, about sharing what we discover of our global home.  This blog is about just that — the unusual, the unique, the gems  — from Tombée du Ciel, House Fallen from the Sky, to the ghost trees of India, to the Bolivian cemetery where trains are buried. There are countless stories, large and very small, that we come across as we travel the globe. It would be a shame to pass them by without notice.

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OUR STORIES

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Eco Bricks and Bottle Buildings

Date: April 4, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Vietnam & Cambodia Tour This seems a time when out-of-the-box creativity is sorely needed to solve some of our more...

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A light in the Australian dark

Date: March 28, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Australian Tour Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? They recall the romance of ages past and simpler times. Some people enjoy...

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A diamond in the rough

Date: March 21, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Brazil Private Tour Or, should I say a hidden gem? Actually, it is both. The name Chapada Diamantina can be...

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The good life in Vietnam

Date: March 7, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Vietnam Private Exploration If helicopters make you nervous, and luxurious cars intimidate you, and the presidential suite scares your wallet,...

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In Search of Peru’s Culinary Icon

Date: February 28, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

We welcome Nina Boys as our guest blogger this week. Nina is an avid explorer and passionate traveler whose journeys have...

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Tiny, tremendous and in between

Date: February 21, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

We human beings are part of a wonderous and diverse family…. The family of primates — Primat-, from primus: “prime,...

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A bath in Morocco

Date: January 31, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

A hammam was a public steam bath. The original hammams were found in Arabia, and bathing became a central part...

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Robots and a 60-foot unicorn

Date: January 24, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Tokyo is one of the most iconic global cities. As the most populous metropolitan area on the earth, it sees...

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A glimpse back and forward

Date: January 10, 2019 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Well, 2018 was a busy year for us. We delved deeper in to family travel with our development of our...

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Hello 12 Eridani

Date: December 13, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

That is one designation for Alpha Fornacis, or as we say  — Alpha IVnacis. This binary star is approximately 46...

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