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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How hot is hot?

Date: August 9, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The temperature of lava ranges from 1,292 degrees to 2,282 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s pretty warm… Consider, water boils at 212...

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Get Your What’s It Here

Date: August 2, 2018 | By: bigfive | Uncategorized

“Pictures cannot do it justice. Your friend’s first-hand descriptions of her fabulous vacation do not make it real. Only an...

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You can’t swim here

Date: July 19, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

When it comes to East Africa’s seasonal wildebeest migration, those who confidently predict where and when the animals will go...

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Troublemaker

Date: July 12, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

How did they know? On July 18, 1918, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born to a Xhosa family in the village...

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July is occasionally wacky

Date: June 28, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

In the U.S., we celebrate Independence Day on July 4th, while in Canada, our neighbors celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. ...

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Art and the Island of Naoshima

Date: June 14, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

  Of all of Japan’s 6,852 islands stretched along the Pacific coast of East Asia, one of the most intriguing...

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Under the Dome

Date: June 7, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Unlike the summer TV series from a couple of years ago, these domes will not entrap you. They will surround...

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At 3:00 pm

Date: May 24, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Celebrate Memorial Day On May 28, 2018, people across the country will celebrate Memorial Day to honor the men and...

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It is my honor

Date: May 16, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Hello from Minneapolis, where I am participating in a speaker series on emerging destinations with one our amazing agency partners....

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Something new and shiny

Date: May 10, 2018 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Ashish just wandered back from the Tatacoa Desert last Friday. Where is that? That, my friends, is a little known...

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