Our ‘Best of’ Trekking the Planet wallpaper features 54 of our favorite photos from the 14 series that we released during our journey! The photos in this theme will automatically be rotated every 30 minutes.
A Culinary Journey: Trekking the Planet Food Articles
One of the great pleasures of traveling is the culinary journey taken in trying food from the places you visit. While on our expedition, we wrote several articles about our food experiences. Read all six stories here!
Read our Matador Network Interview!
Our journey has been featured on Matador Network! Trekking the Planet: Teaching Geography from a Travelers Perspective is the title of our interview.
More Travel ‘Horror’ Stories
Sandy features more travel ‘horror’ stories that we experienced during our journey.
Why Trekking the Planet Focused on Geography
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!
Trekking the Planet Recap Videos
Here are all eight of the Trekking the Planet recap videos, filmed throughout our journey, in one place!
Half a Lifetime Teaser [Video]
On January 28, 2012, Darren and Sandy Van Soye left from San Diego, California on a 424-day journey around the world with the goal of getting kids excited about geography.
More of Our Top Destinations
In this follow-up story, Darren features more favorite destinations from places we visited during the second half of our trip.
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!
What’s Next for Trekking the Planet?
What’s next for Trekking the Planet, now that we are at end of our journey?
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!
Home at ‘Last’!
We arrived home, in Southern California, yesterday. In the final days of our journey we had many ‘lasts’: last bus trip, last hotel room, last time packing, last country visited, and finally, the last few miles home.
Trekking the Planet: Epilogue [Video]
Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as Darren and Sandy review their entire journey. In this video, you will hear about the team’s adventures as they sought to bring geography to life.
Tuesday Quiz: Geography Bunker II
This week’s Tuesday Quiz is another Geography Bunker from Sporcle.com.
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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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