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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The Shrine that travels

Date: October 11, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Ise Jingu Shrine was built in the fifth century but it has never stayed in one location more than 20...

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In honor of the world & a hidden gem

Date: | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Although you may not have heard much about it, yesterday was World Environment Day, a United Nations day to help...

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Seriously, this is glamping?

Date: | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Columbia Glamping Tour Tell people you are going glamping and they may tilt their head in a kind of question...

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The sky is falling… the sky is… make that a house

Date: | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Morocco Mazes & Mysteries Tours Yes, Tombée du Ciel, House Fallen from the Sky. That about sums up this unusual...

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Between Wadi Rum and the Great Sand Sea

Date: May 9, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Sand – red, white, pink, beige and sometimes black gathers in hills, dunes and flat seas of uncountable grains of...

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Step Inside Laos for A Match Made in Hmong New Year

Date: April 25, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Nina Boys is our guest blogger for the second time. Nina is an avid explorer and passionate traveler whose journeys have...

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With a nod to Easter eggs

Date: April 18, 2019 | By: Deborah Kilcollins | Travel Blog

Australian Tours & Adventure In honor of Easter, we thought we’d talk about eggs… Well, one egg anyway. You may...

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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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