Journeys
The Indisputable Allure of the Great American Roadtrip
Posted on May 10 2021
Where did Cinco de Mayo originate?
Posted on May 03 2021
The Ultimate Stargazing Roadtrip
Posted on May 03 2021
Introduction to Our May Theme: Roadtrips
Posted on April 30 2021
How Easy is it, Really, To Only Eat Local Foods?
Posted on April 27 2021
Our blog writer ate only locally for one day. Here’s how it went.
Monday April 26 Carto Inspiration Round Up
Posted on April 26 2021
A Map of Where the 2021 Oscar-Nominated Best Picture Films Take Place
Posted on April 23 2021
Of the eight films nominated, half take place in the Midwest!
A Conversation With the Authors of Island Visions
Posted on April 21 2021
Five Climate Activists of Color Who Lead the Movement
Posted on April 20 2021
Monday April 19 Carto Inspiration Round Up
Posted on April 19 2021
Maps to Enhance Your Bird Watching This Migratory Season
Posted on April 13 2021
Monday April 12 Cartography Inspiration Round Up
Posted on April 12 2021
For your bucket list: Five of the most sustainable cities in the world
Posted on April 06 2021
An Attempt to Map “The Most Popular Easter Candy” by State
Posted on April 02 2021
Celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colors
Posted on March 25 2021
A Cross-Country Motorcycle Ride To Celebrate Women's Rights
Posted on March 25 2021
The Illegal Task of Mapping the Paris Catacombs
Posted on March 17 2021
Highlighting Five Fantastic Women in the Geospatial Industry
Posted on March 09 2021
Five Organizations You Should Follow in the #DiversifyOutdoors Movement
Posted on February 20 2021
On the Survival of Polynesian Voyaging
Posted on February 19 2021
A conversation with Lehua Kamalu, a Navigator with the Polynesian Voyaging Society
No One Can Agree on How to Celebrate Presidents’ Day
Posted on February 15 2021
Valentine's Day Guide
Posted on February 12 2021
How to Use a Sextant
Posted on February 10 2021
What began in 1759 as one of the most useful navigational tools still plays an important role in seafaring today.
Explorers who circumnavigated the globe
Posted on February 08 2021
Introduction to February's theme: Black History Month and Explorers
Posted on February 05 2021
Four of the First Black Explorers
Posted on February 05 2021
Our fate lies in the paws of an immortal groundhog
Posted on February 02 2021
Fact vs. Fiction in the Netflix series "Marco Polo"
Posted on January 29 2021
Did Marco Polo actually cross seas, deserts, and travel the Silk Road? Yes. The geographic descriptions within Marco Polo’s book, “The Travels of Marco Polo”, can be followed by explorers even today. While the show represents Mongolia and China well, the actual film locations were in Kazakhstan and Malaysia.
5 Reasons You Should Travel Every Year
Posted on December 19 2019
It is hard to meet someone who doesn’t wish somewhere deep down they could travel more – we live on an amazing planet and there are so many incredible experience waiting to be had and places to be seen. It is difficult though balancing traveling and what we call “real life”.
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The Indisputable Allure of the Great American Roadtrip
May 10 2021
-- By Ali Harford The concept of the American roadtrip has been around since the early twentieth century but truly exploded following the...
Where did Cinco de Mayo originate?
May 03 2021
By Ali Harford Mexico, 1862. It’s the middle of the Franco-Mexican war, which started when the President of Mexico, Benito Juárez, miss...
The Ultimate Stargazing Roadtrip
May 03 2021
By Ali Harford The Milky Way on a clear night is astounding. It rips across the sky like the claw mark of some great beast, tearing ope...
Explorers Club: Prepare for summer roadtrips!
May 01 2021
-- This is part of the Explorers Club newsletter. Sign up here for 10% off and a free map next month! Happy May! This month, we're wr...
Introduction to Our May Theme: Roadtrips
Apr 30 2021
-- By Ali Harford The “roadtrip” is both the epitome of the American dream and its antithesis: the exploration of our vast world, the fre...