Nearly three years ago – a month before we left on our trip around the world – the Vogel family of Boise, Idaho, mounted their bikes in northern Alaska and headed south with one goal: To reach the end of the earth under their own power.
Nancy, John, Davy and Daryl set their minds to pedal from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego at the bottom-most tip of South America. While some might question their sanity, no one can doubt their courage, resolve and utter audacity.
Within the next few days – after more than 1,000 days on their bikes – they will have reached their destination. I encourage you to read about this extraordinary family’s journey, and when you do, you will be inspired to believe this:
Anything’s possible.
Looking for the Luv Shack? Look no more.
This will come as no surprise to readers of our round-the-world travel blog: My wife Dani is a talented and engaging writer. During our year of travel, her posts routinely garnered the best feedback and the most comments.
It’s no wonder that Steve Hull, Publisher of Bethesda Magazine, asked Dani to bring her DC Resident Tourist blog to the magazine’s redesigned web site.
Over the past few months, Dani has shared many DC area adventures, including a renting a bike at Union Station, visiting the Freer Gallery’s Peacock Room, hanging out on main street in Staunton, Virginia, and spending quality time in the Luv Shack.
So if you live in the mid-Atlantic area (or are planning to visit), check out Resident Tourist at Bethesda Magazine.
If you are traveling to – or through – North Carolina, it’s easy to overlook Greensboro. With great destinations like Asheville in the west the Outer Banks in the east and Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte in the center, why bother?
But if you do overlook Greensboro, you’ll miss a thriving city and an interesting mix of old and new, conservative and trendy.
The BBC has an incredible track record with nature series: The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Life. Now the they take a look at the planet’s most amazing inhabitant – humans.
From the crazed mind of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, a completely different take on RTW travel.
I am a “wanna be” photographer – one might politely describe my talent as “aspirational.” Perhaps that’s why I’m constantly scouring the web for the truly talented. These days I have two favorite photographers I like to point others toward.
The amazing “Joey L“…
And the extraordinary Trey Ratcliff.
