#PassionPassport Exploring Home
Staying close to home this holiday season? Doesn’t mean the adventures need to stop, let’s explore our own backyards! We often dream about extended round-the-world trips to exotic locations. We feel that true travel has to be done on a grand scale. But sometimes things tie you down a bit. You might have limited vacation […]
The Passport Project, Part Three: The Meaning of Family
To say Mohammed was nervous on our second morning in Dakar would be an understatement, but I struggled to come up with a better word: “antsy,” maybe, “worked up,” or, as the kids are saying, “shook.” I tried to imagine what it would feel like to wake up knowing I’d be meeting my grandmother for […]
Why I Love Florence
My personal connection with Florence started almost 20 years ago. On my way back home to Germany from a bus tour to Rome, our driver stopped in Florence for two hours, and the city captured my interest immediately. I knew one day I would come back for longer. Then, six years ago, I returned for […]
More Than Just Parks: Zion
The Pattiz brothers like to describe Zion National Park as “the Yosemite of the desert.” The filmmakers of More Than Just Parks ventured to the park during the autumn months, the time of year when the cottonwoods turn brilliant shades of yellow and gold, creating striking opportunities for both film and photography. They spent several […]
The Passport Project, Part Two: My Country
I sincerely wish everyone traveling to Dakar could see it through Mohammed’s eyes. Even while planning the trip, it became clear that this foreign land across the ocean had been calling to him since the moment he was born. He’d heard scattered stories about his family abroad and eagerly clung onto any shred of Senegalese […]
Instagram Spotlight: Agata Kaziuk (@wanderlust_driven_life)
We feature some of the brightest Instagram storytellers in the Passion Passport community through our Instagram Spotlight series. This week, Agata Kaziuk (@wanderlust_driven_life) takes us through England, Germany, Poland, Turkey, and Israel. Oxford, England Oxford is one of the most beautiful cities in England, and I am lucky to call it my home. I love […]
#PPOpenSpaces2 Instagram Challenge – 11/07/17 to 11/12/17
Featured photo by: @karimiliya Cenote Outside Tulum, Mexico The theme is #PPOpenSpaces2 for this week’s Instagram challenge! We recently launched our Location Guide for U.S. National Parks and want to see the meadows, plains, and sprawling vistas from your travels across the globe. We’ll be joined by guest judges @brandonexplores and @karimiliya, so check their feeds for inspiration, and follow the steps below to join […]
Three Months in Kenya
His first trip overseas was to Kenya. It was over 7,700 miles from his home in Detroit, and he was only 17 years old. In between his junior and senior years of high school, Zach Elwart spent three months in Kenya with a childhood friend, his camera by his side. He had expected it to […]
#PassionPassport U.S. National Parks
“There is a love of wild nature in everybody.” – John Muir. They’ve been called America’s best idea – and for good reason. From the desert of Death Valley to the mountains of the Rockies, the volcanic areas of Hawaii to the caves of Kentucky – there truly is a park for everyone. In celebration of […]