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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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Valentine's Day Guide
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Explorers who circumnavigated the globe
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Introduction to February's theme: Black History Month and Explorers
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Four of the First Black Explorers
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