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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Flamingo on the flats

Date: March 10, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Magical, stunning, other-worldly – all are apt descriptions of the Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni Salt Flats. This remarkable landscape is on the top...

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From primary to primary

Date: March 3, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Definition of primary: first in order of time or development; of first rank, importance or value. Say what you will,...

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Oscar of the Amazon

Date: February 25, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

This Oscar may not win an Academy Award this weekend, but he is no less a star…. at least in...

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Roving Constellations

Date: February 18, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Ever since we began to evolve, humans have looked to the stars for wisdom, guidance, spirituality and more. We have...

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How do you connect a dead priest and a camel?

Date: February 11, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Well, that is a challenge, but here goes… One legend contends that a priest named Valentine, in 3rd century in...

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Yes, be careful with this devil

Date: February 4, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

Looking horror-movie fierce, the thorny devil is just one of the amazing inhabitants you’ll find in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia. The only...

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Mobile in Morocco

Date: January 28, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

    Camping has certainly evolved since many of us were kids. But the joy of camping has not lost...

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Pots & Salt Pans

Date: January 21, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

There are few experiences more mesmerizing than lying out in the wilderness under a living planetarium with ever-evolving stars that...

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How far would you go to encounter the force?

Date: January 15, 2016 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

The Star Wars movies reached cult status decades ago. So it isn’t surprising that the debut of the newest episode –...

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Where did you go in 2015?

Date: December 10, 2015 | By: bigfive | Travel Blog

This is the season for fun and reflection. We know you are likely out shopping, attending holiday parties, and gathering...

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