Duckwyn's Travel Blog

2025 was a year of steady exploration at DuckAbroad. Every week brought new destinations, and by year's end, we'd added 57 new points of interest to the app, each one chosen to spark curiosity and help families plan adventures beyond the usual tourist circuits. The Numbers 57 additions  across 6 continents 377 total destinations  now live in the app 21 museums  joined the collection, with a strong focus on WWII and military history 5 new cities  opened up for exploration 23 d

Photo by Henning Klokkeråsen We just added one of Rome's most fascinating landmarks to the app: Castel Sant'Angelo . This place has lived many lives. It started as Emperor Hadrian's tomb in 139 AD. Then it became a fortress where soldiers literally threw marble statues at attacking armies when they ran out of ammunition. Then a papal bunker with a secret escape tunnel to the Vatican. Then a prison that held philosophers and sculptors. Now it's a museum with one of the best ro

We’re thrilled to share some big news: DuckAbroad is now available on Android ! Families everywhere can finally join DuckAbroad right from their phones — discovering new places, collecting stamps, and creating travel memories that last a lifetime. For years, DuckAbroad has helped families turn everyday trips into stories worth remembering. Whether you’re exploring a new city, hiking through a national park, or just visiting a local museum, the app helps you keep track of wher

I’m thrilled to share that DuckAbroad officially hit the App Store this morning! This journey started eight years ago with a little project called Duckwyn , inspired by my own family’s travels. I wanted to create something that would help families capture the joy of exploring the world together—and now, DuckAbroad, on the App Store, is the biggest leap forward yet. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot and taken on new challenges to grow this idea. This app has been one of the

You used to save the museum ticket. The boarding pass. The aquarium wristband. You'd tuck them in your suitcase, and weeks later your daughter would find them while you unpacked. She'd hold up the creased ticket from the Natural History Museum and ask to hear the story about the dinosaur exhibit again. That doesn't happen anymore. Everything's digital now. You scan a QR code at the museum entrance. Your boarding pass lives in an app that deletes itself after you land. The aqu

I have a great new update to share that I'm genuinely excited about. Up until iOS 17, you couldn't upload images that contained EXIF data.This prevented us from using location and time stamp information from your photos to improve the journal entry process. Now, when you add a photo to a journal post, you can choose to have the GPS location and the time added to the entry. This makes adding the location information for a journal entry a lot easier. Plus, if you're trying to g

Starting today, you will see a new icon appear next to your "write a note" button in your Travel Journal. This icon loads a screen with questions for you to answer throughout the day. These questions are starter prompts to help you add more information to your journal. Everything from food to the places you visit will be included to provide a quick snapshot of your day that you can go back to later. We've often found that it  can be difficult for kids to know what to put in t

Every trip your family takes tells a story. The cities you have wandered, the foods you have tried, the landmarks your kids will never forget. With our latest DuckAbroad update, it is now easier than ever to record those stories and watch your travel map come to life. What’s New in the Country Pages We have redesigned the country pages to make tracking your family’s adventures simple, visual, and fun. Each page now shows: The stickers you have collected along the way The numb

Today, we are happy to announce that there are over 300 airports included in the Duckwyn Travel app. This includes every countries' largest airport - at least for the countries that have airports. Our next goal is to ensure that every U.S. State has its largest airport listed in the app. If you are visiting a location and going to an airport that is not included in the app, let us know, and we'd be happy to add it.

We continue to add more airports each month to the DuckAbroad Travel Passport. Most recently, we've expanded into Africa and South America. If we don't have an airport that you'll be visiting soon, let us know. We can usually get it added before your trip.

Airports used to be just places you passed through. Now they're destinations your kids can collect, track, and remember long after the trip ends. DuckAbroad's newest feature transforms every airport visit into a collectible moment. Each of the 30 available airports comes with its own sticker and tracks how many times you've been there. Collect stickers the same way you always do Check in at airports exactly like you would any other DuckAbroad destination. When you arrive, the

We’ve finished Series 2 of the Duckwyn Collectible Travel Cards, and this one is packed with new places for your kids to explore and collect. There are 18 new cards in total — featuring five exciting new destinations, three U.S. National Parks, and three new countries to discover together. Each card is designed to teach your kids something new about the world, spark their curiosity, and remind them that learning doesn’t stop when vacation ends. If your family already receives