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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In the blink of an eye

Date: July 20, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The spotlight of Southeast Asia’s Khmer Empire always shines brightest on the fabled Angkor Wat. But for a brief moment...

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Have you heard of this?

Date: July 13, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The odds are pretty good that you don’t know about Kuelap. Yet, it is one of the largest ancient stone...

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The art of the picnic

Date: July 6, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

We are in the midst of peak picnic season in North America. Picnics have long been a popular summer activity....

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Celebrate independence here and there

Date: June 29, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The first known use of the word independence was in 1640, some 136 years before the Continental Congress declared the 13...

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Bite me

Date: June 22, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The force of a crocodile’s bite is more powerful than that of a Rottweiler and even a great white shark....

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Take to the open road

Date: June 15, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Ah, the open road… Just you and that endless path inviting you to explore the world – unlimited, unrestricted, free....

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YOUR idea

Date: June 8, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

When you combine curate, defined as the selection, organization, and presentation of information, using professional or expert knowledge, with create,...

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Throw this

Date: June 1, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Most of us have probably tried to throw a boomerang at one time or another – and more than likely...

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Supporting Peace through Tourism

Date: May 25, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Each day, more than three million tourists cross international borders, and every year more than one billion people travel abroad....

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An extraordinary reverie

Date: May 18, 2017 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Less than two years ago, The Reverie Saigon debuted in Ho Chi Minh City, still known as Saigon, as the embodiment...

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