The Front Porch Lifestyle
It was already dark when I arrived in New Bern, tired after a full day of traveling from the West Coast. My driver was a soft-spoken man who waved furiously and shouted my name when I walked out of the airport. I’m good at many things, but small talk isn’t on that list, so the […]
Discovering Oaxaca’s Intangible Magic
In 1991, Ana Paula Fuentes (@anadelcamino) visited Oaxaca, Mexico, on a day-trip with her family. She fell in love. After finding excuse after excuse to return — volunteer work, research, social service for university — Ana moved to Oaxaca in 2005. It wasn’t the Oaxaca she fell in love with 14 years earlier; it was […]
A Bus to the Rest of the World
When you think of public transportation in Europe, what do you picture? Is it the towering red double-deckers of London, the bright-yellow trams of Lisbon, or the high-speed trains of Switzerland? Whatever the case, you’re probably not envisioning the long-haul buses of France. Neither was I. As Americans, we tend to romanticize European transit. We […]
#PassionPassport Appreciating Travel
Travel is the perfect catalyst for happiness, allowing us to experience the natural, cultural and man-made wonders of the world. Being in foreign lands continuously forces us to step out of our comfort zones and challenge our preconceived ideas about the world, others and ourselves. As a follow up to Thanksgiving celebrations, we want […]
Around-the-World with Devon Costantine and Stephen Barna: A Q&A about Long-Term Travel
Devon Costantine and Stephen Barna met five years ago through mutual friends, and now they’re more than halfway through a year of non-stop travel. They’ve road-tripped through New Zealand, journeyed across Oceania and Asia, wandered through Europe, and circled back to explore the East Coast of the United States. Their around-the-world adventure doesn’t seem to […]
A Layover with Marta Przewozna
Traveling immerses us in the world, but sometimes in the less eventful moments in between destinations, we just need to escape. “The Layover” is a weekly roundup of books, music, podcasts, and other forms of entertainment brought to you by your favorite world travelers. This week, we reached out to Marta Przewozna of In Search of […]
Photography Basics: Shutter Speed
LESSON THREE: SHUTTER SPEED The shutter is the tiny gate in the lens of a camera that opens and slides closed to control the flow of light into the sensor. While it’s true that shutter can control how light or dark an image is, the function is generally associated with capturing movement, either as a […]
Instagram Spotlight: Crista Priscilla (@cristapriscilla)
We feature some of the brightest Instagram storytellers in the Passion Passport community through our Instagram Spotlight series. This week, Crista Priscilla (@cristapriscilla) shows us her favorite spots across Japan. Isso Beach, Yakushima There’s a reward in traveling far. In Yakushima, one of the remote islands of southern Japan, that reward comes in the form […]
#PPGratefulFor Instagram Challenge – 11/21/17 to 11/26/17
Featured photo by: @dansflavor Big Sur, California, USA What are you #PPGratefulFor? This Thursday is American Thanksgiving, so this week’s Instagram challenge is all about reflection and appreciation! Maybe it’s an experience you crossed off your list or someone you traveled with this year. Perhaps it’s a lesson learned. We as well as guest judge […]