Our Interviews while Trekking the Planet [Video and Audio]
During our global travels we interviewed a wide variety of people. Take a look at our interviews!
Trekking the Planet through our Treks [Video]
During our 14 month around-the-world journey, we completed 12 treks in some of the most remote places in the world. While trekking we filmed our experiences and created short videos to summarize our time.
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!
Trekking the Planet Recap Videos
Here are all eight of the Trekking the Planet recap videos, filmed throughout our journey, in one place!
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. The interview takes place just days after they arrive home, with questions from their daughter Kristen.
Exploring Food in Africa and the Middle East
As we traveled in Africa and the Middle East over the past two months, we had the opportunity to try many different types of food. Our three weeks in Ethiopia and 10 days in Jordan provided ample time to sample many dishes.
Adventure Jordan: Petra Through the Back Door [Video]
Catch up with the Trekking the Planet team as they cover their time in Jordan.
Discovering Jordan Off the Beaten Path
We came to Jordan to visit two of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites: the archeological treasure of Petra and the desert landscape of Wadi Rum. The way we explored each one took us off the beaten path and provided us with a more remote and memorable experience.
The Third Lane: Bukhara to Khiva (Uzbekistan)
In the final “The Third Lane” series post, Darren writes about some of our most memorable road experiences while driving from Bukhara to Khiva in Uzbekistan.
The Third Lane: Karakol Natural Park (Kyrgyzstan)
In the second “The Third Lane” series post, Darren writes about some of our most memorable road experiences while at Karakol Natural Park in Kyrgyzstan.
The Third Lane: Everest Base Camp (Tibet)
The Third Lane refers to an imaginary path in the center of a road between the two directions of opposing traffic. It is used by impatient drivers to pass cars even though they are overtaking vehicles on narrow mountain roads. Darren writes about some of our most memorable road experiences while at Everest Base Camp in Tibet.
Uzbekistan Visions of the Silk Road
Uzbekistan has been long synonymous with the Silk Road. After leaving Samarkand we split our time between visiting two Silk Road cities and experiencing the rural village countryside.