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Featured Stories
Yoyogi Village – Tokyo’s eco-friendly landmark
Tokyo is keeping pace with the rising popularity of ecotourism. A fabulous new eco-friendly park was opened recently and its reputation is growing.
How to Make Your Trip More Eco-Friendly
More and more of us are becoming aware of the impact our carbon footprint has on the globe and are already taking steps to limit this.
Yoyogi Village – Tokyo’s eco-friendly landmark
Tokyo is keeping pace with the rising popularity of ecotourism. A fabulous new eco-friendly park was opened recently and its reputation is growing.
How to Make Your Trip More Eco-Friendly
More and more of us are becoming aware of the impact our carbon footprint has on the globe and are already taking steps to limit this.
Experience the Beauty of Buffalo Park, Arizona
It’s a sunny summer morning at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff, Arizona. The San Francisco Peaks, Arizona’s top ski destination, rises into the sky to the north, the tip of Mount Humphreys sharp against the clear blue expanse.
Huntsville before it Became Rocket City
The world knows Huntsville, Alabama as Rocket City. Sure, it’s fun to visit the Space and Rocket Center, but there is another older part of Huntsville that is well worth a visit. You can step back to the place where Alabama first became a state; its constitution was ratified in Huntsville.
Protecting Pottery and the Past
Agua Fria National Monument protects nearly 500 ancient Native American homes within four distinct settlements.
Bedford Peak – A hidden gem with a breathtaking 360° view
Bedford Peak can be reached via a 12 km (7 miles) roundtrip hike and is located at an elevation of 1161 meters (3800 feet), offering an outstanding 360° view over the surrounding mountain range as well as the adjacent valleys. On days with good visibility, Lake Matthews can even be seen from there. I had a feeling this would be good, gratefully grabbed my purchase, and headed out.
How a Trip to Georgia Changed My Life
Transformational travel has been one of the biggest travel trends in recent years. Put simply, transformational travel is taking trips with the specific intent to experience something life changing in order to learn and grow as a person.
How travelling responsibly can help preserve our planet
Here’s some food for thought. We’re now in an era in which human activity is the dominant influence on our climate and the environment. Scary, I know.
Featured Podcast
In the Footsteps of Birmingham’s Civil Rights Movement (Lowell Thomas Award-Winning show)
Birmingham, Alabama is considered ground zero in the civil rights movement. In the 1950s, African-Americans of all ages in Birmingham drew a proverbial line in … Read more
Recent Podcasts
No Boundaries: Women Explorers and Scientists who are Changing the World
Enjoy this interview with National Geographic Explorer, Gabby Salazar, as she shares inspiring stories from the women in STEM and STEAM (including the “art” discipline) who are changing the world.
Remembering Emmett Till
Join us as we remember Emmett Till, recount the bravery of Mamie Till-Mobley and learn about a connection with Rosa Parks.
Enjoying the World as a Plus-size Traveler
World Footprints continues its foundational value of sharing the voices of all travelers and their unique experiences and inspiring stories. Today we walk in the footsteps of a plus-size traveler.
Editors' Picks - Selections of inspiring stories from around the world
The Saanich Peninsula: A Family Farm Haven on Vancouver Island
When I arrive at Healing Farm, I have an overwhelming sense that I’ve come home. This 18-acre organic farm on Vancouver Island’s Saanich Peninsula is everything I love about this part of the world, where I grew up.
Traveling Insights from a deaf Traveler
Have you ever thought what it would feel like to travel the world in silence?
Experiencing the World as a Blind Traveler
Meet Dale Reardon, a blind traveler from Australia who has not let his disability limit his love for exploring the world.
ABOUT US
Hi! We’re Tonya & Ian, two recovering lawyers and the founders of World Footprints. Travel is our passion and illuminating our shared humanity to inspire people to discover the world with an open heart and mind is our purpose. We founded World Footprints on the principle of ‘Ubuntu’, a Zulu expression of unity and our responsibility to one another and our planet.
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