The Internationalization of Trekking the Planet Education Materials
Darren discusses how advances in machine translation are making it possible for all students to take advantage of the materials produced by the Trekking the Planet team.
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.
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.
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.
The Man Who Ran Around the World… Twice! [Audio]
Jesper Ken Olsen probably is not a name that you have heard, but it should be! Jesper has literally run around the world twice!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trekking the Planet Q&A
We recently took a list of some of our most frequently asked questions and each took turns answering them. Learn why we are taking our trip, our packing strategy and our communication plans on the road.