In early 2011 when we began planning Trekking the Planet, we decided we wanted to travel with a purpose. Learn why we decided to dedicate our journey to bringing geography to life!
Category Archives: Geography
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 8
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering our time in Chile, Nicaragua and Mexico.
Our Journey is featured on Gadling.com!
Gadling.com has published a story about our entire expedition, detailing the purpose of our journey and some of its highlights.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 14
Our fourteenth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Chile, Costa Rica and Nicaragua is now available!
Trekking the Planet: By the Numbers [Infographic]
Here’s a look at the Trekking the Planet expedition in a fun and new way -with an Infographic!
Tuesday Quiz: Geography Bunker II
This week’s Tuesday Quiz is another Geography Bunker from Sporcle.com.
North America by the Numbers
As we complete our travels in North America, Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the six nations that we visited.
Tuesday Quiz: Central America
This quiz will test your knowledge of the geography of Central America.
South America by the Numbers
We are ending our time in South America and Sandy summarizes some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the six nations that we visited.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 7
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering our time in Argentina.
In Pictures: Our School Visits
One of the most rewarding experiences of our 424-day journey has been meeting with students and visiting schools as we have traveled around the world.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 13
Our thirteenth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Argentina, is now available!
Tuesday Quiz: Flags of the World
How well do you know the flags of the world? This Traveler ID Challenge quiz will test your knowledge.
Tuesday Quiz: Place Countries on a Map
Our newest geography game comes from KidsGeo.com. In this game, place 21 random countries on the correct spots of a world map as fast as possible.
Tuesday Quiz: The 35 Most Populated Countries
This week test your skill in finding the locations of the 35 most populated countries in the world.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 12
Our twelfth series of wallpaper, covering our time in the North Atlantic to Punta del Este, Uruguay, is now available!
Tuesday Quiz: Total World Geography
How well versed are you in the Total World category of geography quizzes? Try this World Trivia quiz.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 6
Here is our next series of panoramic pictures, covering the North Atlantic to Xixuau, Brazil.
Take a look at our Story on The Adventure Blog!
The Adventure Blog has published a story about our journey. This article profiles the geography emphasis of our expedition and some of the remote places we have visited to date.
Tuesday Quiz: Geography Zone
The world’s largest on-line geography quiz contest, Geography Zone, provides the opportunity to test your geographic knowledge. Over 2.3 million people in 193 countries have taken the quiz to date.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 11
Our eleventh series of wallpaper, covering our time in Marrakesh, Morocco, is now available!
Tuesday Quiz: Geography Bunker
The Geography Bunker Quiz from Sporcle.com will test your knowledge in a fun way. This quiz ends when you provide an incorrect answer.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 10
Our tenth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Jordan, is now available!
Check out our Feature Story on Gadling.com
Our journey recently passed the 50,000 mile mark and we have been featured on Gadling.com!
Tuesday Quiz: GeoNet Continents
This latest game allows you to test your skill level on any worldwide continent. Once you choose a continent, multiple choice questions can be answered in one of six areas.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 5
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering Nairobi, Kenya to Gibraltar that we have taken with our Sony DSC-HX9V.
Tuesday Quiz: South America
We are now traveling in South America and this Traveler ID Challenge quiz will test your knowledge of this continent.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 9
Our ninth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Dubai, is now available!
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 8
Our eighth series of wallpaper, covering our time in Ethiopia is now available!
Tuesday Quiz: The Wonders of the World
To start off the new year, this quiz will test your knowledge of the Wonders of the World.
Trekking the Planet – A Year In Pictures
As 2012 comes to an end, we share with you, month by month, some of our favorite pictures from our Trekking the Planet journey.
Tuesday Quiz: The Caribbean
Merry Christmas! This week’s quiz is about the islands of the Caribbean.
Our Upcoming South America Itinerary
We will begin 2013 in South America as we leave our ship in Manaus, Brazil. The next 10 weeks will be spent traveling through this continent, with stops in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 7
Our seventh series of wallpaper, covering our time in Kenya is now available!
Tuesday Quiz: Atlantic Ocean
As we continue to sail in the Atlantic Ocean, here is a quiz specifically about this ocean.
Africa by the Numbers
Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information for the three nations that we visited during our seven weeks in Africa.
Tuesday Quiz: Identify World Countries
How fast can you identify the countries of the world on a map?
Tuesday Quiz: Bodies of Water 2
As we sail across the Atlantic Ocean, here is another test of your knowledge of water.
Tuesday Quiz: Latitude and Longitude
How well do you know your latitude and longitude? This quiz will keep you on your toes!
Tuesday Quiz: Geography Trivia
From Readers Digest Australia, this quiz will test your geography trivia knowledge.
A Day in Pictures – Samburu: Wamba, Kenya
We spent the better part of a week in the town of Wamba as we explored the communities in the area. This provided us with the opportunity to observe everyday life in this remote part of Kenya.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 6
Our sixth series of wallpaper, covering the Julian Alps in Slovenia to Italy is now available This theme includes twelve (12) wallpaper photos. They will automatically be rotated every 30 minutes.
Our Upcoming Middle East and Atlantic Ocean Itinerary
With our time in Africa coming to an end, we will be moving on to the Middle East and then on a voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to South America! View a summary of our itinerary by reading the story.
National Geographic GeoBee: What You Can Do with Geography [Video]
This video, created by Google for National Geographic, takes a look at what can be done with geography.
Tuesday Quiz: The Africa Quiz
As we continue our time in Ethiopia, here is another African quiz.
Read our Follow-Up Story in the Fullerton (CA) Observer!
Last November, our upcoming journey was featured in the Fullerton Observer, a newspaper for the residents of Fullerton, California. Now, a follow-up story has been published, chronicling our journey to date.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 4
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering Julian Alps, Slovenia to Vatican City that we have taken with our Sony DSC-HX9V.
Tuesday Quiz: Travel the World – World Geography
This newest quiz comes from www.HowStuffWorks.com. It poses ten world geography multiple choice questions to test physical and human geography knowledge.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 5
Our fifth series of wallpaper, covering Trondheim, Norway to Lake Bled, Slovenia is now available! This theme includes twelve (12) wallpaper photos. They will automatically be rotated every 30 minutes.
Tuesday Quiz: National Geographic GeoBee
How do you compare to the National Geographic GeoBee students? Take today’s quiz and share your score!
Introducing Geography Navigator!
We are introducing a new way to view our material. Geography Navigator allows you to visually locate any of our previous dispatch emails, videos or education modules on a world map.
Take a Look at our Interview on TravelLinkSites.com!
We have been interviewed in the Around the World Travel section of TravelLinkSites.com.
Tuesday Quiz: World Capitals
This week’s quiz is a World Capitals Catch. Test your skill and be sure and share your results with us!
Europe by the Numbers
Now that we have recently completed our 12 weeks in Europe, Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the 19 nations that we visited there.
Tuesday Quiz: Directional Test
This is a challenging game! A series of ten questions will test which of four options is the furthest north, south, east or west.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 4
Our fourth series of wallpaper, covering Riga, Latvia through our Kungsleden Trek in Sweden, is now available! This theme includes twelve (12) wallpaper photos. They will automatically be rotated every 30 minutes.
Read our Latest Interview in Adventeer
We are featured on the Adventeer blog. In the interview we talk about some of our favorite experiences, the geography awareness motivation for our journey and things we are looking forward to as we continue to travel.
Tuesday Quiz: Africa
Now that we have arrived in Africa, this Traveler ID Challenge quiz will test your knowledge of this continent.
Tuesday Quiz: European Mountains
As we complete our time in Europe, test your knowledge of its mountains.
Check out our story in Independent Traveler – Geography Lessons Around the World
We are excited to have our expedition featured in Independent Traveler. Geography Lessons Around the World is the title of our story on their website blog.
Tuesday Quiz: Montreal Gazette Travel Geography
From the Montreal Gazette, try their Travel Geography Quiz.
Tuesday Quiz: UNESCO World Sites
How well do you know the UNESCO sites of the world? Take this week’s quiz to find out.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 3
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering Riga, Latvia to Bled, Slovenia, that we have taken with our Sony DSC-HX9V. You can click on the photos to download the full-sized image.
Tuesday Quiz: Eastern European Cities
As we continue to travel through Eastern Europe, here’s an Eastern European Cities Quiz to test your skill.
What is Geography? Overview Video from About.com
As a new school year begins for many people, we thought it was timely to review what geography is and how Trekking the Planet is bringing it to life through our journey. This About.com video provides a great geography topic overview.
How to Make a Photo your Desktop Background
Find out how to make a photo that you have found on the Internet your desktop background.
Polish Border Changes Over The Past 200 Years
The Polish border has varied greatly over the past 200 years. Read the story to see some of the changes.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 3
Our third series of wallpaper, covering Nepal through Uzbekistan, is now available!
Europe Itinerary – Part II
During the second part of our time in Europe we will be visiting nine countries. Our stops focus on Eastern Europe and vary between cities, cultural areas, and national parks. Read the story to see our detailed itinerary.
Geography Quiz Challenge from About.com
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Courtesy of About.com, this is a challenging quiz that will test your worldwide geography knowledge. Be sure and post your score in the comments section.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 2
Here is the next series of panoramic pictures, covering Singapore to Kyrgyzstan, that we have taken with our Sony DSC-HX9V. You can click on the photos to download the full-sized image.
Asia by the Numbers
This is a story for those of you who are “into the numbers”. We kept track of some statistics and fun measures during our three months of travels in Asia. These numbers can be found in this story.
Trekking the Planet Interviewed in Career Break Secrets
We have been featured in the “Who’s Out There Now” Blog section of CareerBreakSecrets.com. This is a website dedicated to planning career breaks or travel adventures. Learn more about our journey’s geography awareness focus and a recent embarrassing moment.
Europe Itinerary – Part I
Here is a summary of our itinerary for the next few weeks. We will be visiting ten countries during this time.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 2
Our second series of wallpaper is here! This theme includes Twelve (12) wallpaper photos. They will automatically be rotated every 30 minutes.
Trekking the Planet featured as a Thursday Traveler in A Dangerous Business!
We have been spotlighted in the Thursday Traveler section of the A Dangerous Business website.
Behind the Scenes: How We Bring Geography to Life
One of the challenges for Trekking the Planet is how to make the sometimes dry subject of geography come to life. Because people respond to different forms of media, we chronicle our trip both in written form (with photos) and video form.
Trekking the Planet honored by i2P as Inspirational Ambassadors
The Trekking the Planet team is deeply honored to be selected as impossible2Possible (i2P) Inspirational Ambassadors!
25 Things You Wouldn’t Believe About Countries in the World
Courtesy of List25.com, this is a list of 25 things that may surprise you about certain countries in the world. View the list yourself by reading the story.
Trekking the Planet Panoramic Photos – Series 1
Here are some of the panoramic pictures that we have taken with our Sony DSC-HX9V. You can click on the photos to download the full-sized image.
Trekking the Planet Wallpaper – Series 1
Check out our wallpaper photos from the first 2 months of our expedition!
Oceania by the Numbers
Sandy provides some trip statistics, as well as country information, for the three nations that we visited during our seven weeks in Oceania.
Princess Cruises Trekking the Planet Video
Princess Cruises released a video about our journey and our first day on the ship. Take a look by reading the story.
Test Your Knowledge of “Where in the World is This?”
If you like looking at pictures from space, this quiz is for you. The quiz displays a picture from space and provides three possible options as to its location.
New Geography Quiz to Locate Places in the World
Our newest quiz is courtesy of TravelPod.com. There are several challenges here, ranging from the world to individual continents.
Trekking the Planet in the News
We are featured in the mid-November edition of the Fullerton Observer, a newspaper for the residents of Fullerton, California.
New Geography Quiz to Commemorate International Education Week
November 14 – 18 is International Education Week. Learn more about this event and try three Global ID quizzes that will test your knowledge of the world.
Geography Quiz – Bodies of Water
Our latest geography quiz will test your knowledge of water. How well can you place the oceans, seas, lakes, bays and gulfs of the world?
New Geography Directional Quiz
This is a challenging game! A series of ten questions will test which of four options is the furthest north, south, east or west.
Try the World Geography Quiz!
This newest quiz poses ten world geography multiple choice questions to test physical and human geography. Looking for a U.S. version? There are also quizzes to test knowledge of the 50 states and capitals.
New Match the Continents Game
The newest game focuses on the continents of the world and invites you to assemble each one, using six puzzle pieces.
Try the GeoNet Geography Game!
This latest game allows you to test your skill for either the United States or a worldwide continent / region. Once an area is chosen, multiple choice questions can be answered in one of six areas. The difficulty level of the questions can also be set.
10 Fun Geography Activities with Free Trekking the Planet Materials
As we discuss our journey with educators, we have been encouraged by the many ideas on how our materials can be used in the classroom. Below you will find just some of these FUN! activity ideas.
iPads and Technology Trends In Education
Trekking the Planet plans to leverage technology during our journey by not only providing classrooms with pictures, audio and video from the road, but by leveraging the iPad to interact with our educational modules directly on that device.
Geography Game – Match the Country to the Map
Our newest geography game link comes from KidsGeo.com. In this game, you can test your skill in placing 21 random countries in the correct place on a world map as fast as possible.
The National Geographic Bee Finals are Here – Test Your Knowledge
The US National Geographic Bee national finals will be taking place later this month, on May 24 – 25.
Geography Quiz: Middle East / North African Countries
With the Middle East and North Africa in the news, here’s a chance to test your knowledge of the location of these countries.
Take the Geography Challenge
The world’s largest on-line geography quiz contest, located at the Geography Zone, provides the opportunity to test your geographic knowledge.
Why Geography Matters
This three minute video, put out by Google Earth, provides some insight into what geography is and why it matters through the eyes of students.
Making the Case for Geography in our Schools – One Viewpoint
Recent geography graduate student Christina Salas has written a commentary on the state of geographic education, reviewing the lack of instruction in schools.
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Zebra, Masai Mara National Reserve - Kenya
Wat Yai Chaimongkhon, Ayutthaya, Thailand
View of Devil`s Island, French Guiana
Wat Chiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand
View from Burj Khalifa Observation Deck - Dubai, UAE
The Monastery - Petra, Jordan
Trondheim, Norway
Song Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Singapore Skyline
Potala Palace, Tibet, China
Penang, Malaysia
Patan Durbar Square, Nepal
Old Town, Tallin, Estonia
Old Town - Krakow, Poland
Ol Lolokwe Mountain, Samburu Region - Kenya
Nativity Cathedral, Riga, Latvia
Nong Khaiw, Laos
Mustang, Nepal
Monks receiving Alms, Luang Prabang, Laos
Mt. Everest, Tibet, China
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