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The Hoover Dam
This week we'll start off by adding the Hoover Dam. It's our first destination in Nevada and one of the most popular places to visit...
Chris
Jan 19, 20211 min read
World City Tour Challenge Update
This week we've added 5 more cities to the World City Tour challenge. These cities include Beijing, Hanoi, Ljubljana, Singapore, and...
Chris
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Joshua Tree National Park: Explore California’s Desert Stargazing Paradise
We’re excited to announce the first new destination for 2021 in the DuckAbroad Travel Passport: Joshua Tree National Park . Located in southern California, the park is home to the distinctive Joshua trees—and the protected area sits across two deserts, mostly within the Mojave Desert at higher elevations. Joshua Tree was originally declared a national monument in 1936 and later redesignated as a national park in 1994 under the California Desert Protection Act. For families
Chris
Jan 4, 20211 min read
New National Park Badge: Glacier National Park
There are now 11 U.S. National Park badges for you to collect. Today, we've added Glacier National Park to the collection. Glacier...
Chris
Dec 31, 20201 min read
A Unique and Fun Way to Track Where You’ve Traveled
Want another way to track the places you’ve been? The Wander Club makes these nice tokens that you can purchase for the countries,...
Chris
Dec 22, 20201 min read
First Destination in Africa: Church of Saint George in Lalibela, Ethiopia
The first destination in Africa was added today and no, it's not the Pyramids of Giza (although several places in Egypt will be coming next year). It's the Church of Saint George in Lalibela, Ethiopia. I saw these churches carved out of a single stone on 60 Minutes and thought, this needs to be a destination in the Duckwyn Travel Passport. I don't know when I'll get to Ethiopia but I was fascinated by how they were constructed. Hopefully, one day, we'll be able to travel th
Chris
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park, located in the State of Washington, has been added to our national park collection. The park lies on the Pacific...
Chris
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Grand Teton National Park is now part of our national park collection
Starting today, you can visit Grand Teton National Park and collect our new national park badge. Grand Teton National Park is located in...
Chris
Dec 5, 20201 min read
Animated Drawing of Grand Tetons National Park
I recently finished the a drawing of the Grand Tetons. The finished drawing will be used in the new badge coming later this week.
Chris
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Recent Updates
Added Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts Added Rocky Mountain National Park: New stamp and sticker now available to collect. Bug fixes...
Chris
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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