Duckwyn's Travel Blog

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

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

Your family drives six hours to Zion. You park at the visitor center. Your kids ask what there is to do. You pull out a map with 47 numbered stops and vague descriptions. Your seven-year-old loses interest before you finish reading the first paragraph. Two hours later, you've seen three viewpoints. Your kids are complaining. You're not sure if you're missing the best parts or just hitting the obvious spots everyone else photographs. The park ranger said something about hidden

Your family's car winds up narrow mountain roads. Trees give way to glimpses of colorful towers. Then you round the final bend and there it is: a palace that looks like it teleported from a storybook, perched impossibly high on a rocky peak. Welcome to Pena Palace , where families trade flat museum walks for mountaintop exploration. This isn't your typical palace visit. It's an adventure. From earthquake ruins to royal retreat The story starts with disaster. The 1755 Lisbon E