Duckwyn's Travel Blog

Your kids have a mental model of what "big waterfall" means. Maybe they've seen Niagara Falls. Maybe they've just seen pictures. Either way, they think they understand the concept. Then you show them Iguazú Falls. The photo shows what looks like dozens of waterfalls side by side. Your son counts them. He gets to thirty and gives up. "How many are there?" he asks. 275. He doesn't believe you. This can't be one place. This has to be multiple photos stitched together. You zoom o

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

Before most of today’s nations even existed, a light was already burning on Ireland’s southeastern coast. That light, first tended by monks in the 12th century, still shines from Hook Lighthouse on the windswept cliffs of County Wexford. For nearly nine centuries it has guided sailors through Atlantic storms, and now your family can climb the same stone tower where those first keepers once watched the sea. A Medieval Tower That Still Guides Ships Hook Lighthouse stands at the

Most lighthouses tower over rocky cliffs or sandy beaches. This one stands about 15 meters tall on a Venetian island, watching boats glide past centuries-old churches reflected in the lagoon. The Faro San Giorgio Maggiore lighthouse is the 52nd addition to the DuckAbroad lighthouse sticker collection. Built in the early 1800s near the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, it remains one of Venice’s most photogenic maritime landmarks. A lighthouse built for a floating city Venice do

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