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Featured Stories
Heartbeat of Detroit
I didn’t know a single thing about Detroit when I moved here a year ago. Most people plan where they want to move but when your spouse is in medical school, you don’t always have the luxury of choice or time.
The unexpected bison tradition in South Dakota you can’t miss
Every year in the autumn, the ground at Custer State Park shakes and the air is filled with clouds of dust. You can hear cheering from crowds of people as they watch almost 2,000 bison being herded into a corral by nearly 60 cowboys and cowgirls on horseback.
Heartbeat of Detroit
I didn’t know a single thing about Detroit when I moved here a year ago. Most people plan where they want to move but when your spouse is in medical school, you don’t always have the luxury of choice or time.
The unexpected bison tradition in South Dakota you can’t miss
Every year in the autumn, the ground at Custer State Park shakes and the air is filled with clouds of dust. You can hear cheering from crowds of people as they watch almost 2,000 bison being herded into a corral by nearly 60 cowboys and cowgirls on horseback.
Enterprise Alabama: Thank the Boll Weevil
Sometimes tiny towns are overlooked. Enterprise, Alabama is just such a spot. I was on my way to Columbus, GA, when I decided to stop briefly to see the iconic Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise and was captivated by its perfect small-town Main Street.
World Footprints Podcast Wins Top 2021 Lowell Thomas Award
World Footprints won recognition as a top travel podcast, receiving a Gold Award in the 2021 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition.
Sustainable Tourism Trumps Palm Oil Plantations in Borneo, Malaysia
Our guide on the Kinabatangan River in Borneo in Malaysia has been pointing out wildlife at every turn. Crocodiles sulking near the water’s edge. Proboscis monkeys lazing in the top of trees. Hornbills flying overhead. The only thing missing is the elusive pygmy elephant. The elephant’s absence hints at the growing threat to the abundant wildlife in Borneo.
Bringing Mobility and Hope to the Philippines
Creating 19 prosthetic limbs for 13 children in under a … Read more
The Heidelberg Project: A Detroit Artist’s Political Protest
Award-winning artist and sculptor Tyree Guyton started The Heidelberg Project in 1986 as a political protest after he returned to his old Detroit neighborhood, the Heidelberg area in the McDougall-Hunt Neighborhood, and found dereliction and debris.
Vaxcations: Needle-driven Getaways and the Questions Around Them
The COVID pandemic has given rise to a new global travel trend called vaccine vacations or vaxcations, for short.
Featured Podcast
Escape from India during COVID-19 (Part 1)
What was meant to be a four-week writing assignment to Nepal and India for veteran journalist Anietra Hamper, turned out to be an absolute nightmare … Read more
Recent Podcasts
Martha’s Vineyard: Along the Deaf Heritage Trail and beyond
Hear the stories few are sharing about Martha’s Vineyard—from the Deaf Heritage Trail, African American Heritage Trail and beyond.
Military Women’s Memorial: A little known gem preserving HERstory
Phyllis Wilson, a retired Army veteran of 37 years and President of the Military Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins us to talk about the Memorial and two important campaigns to preserve history and honor a group of female veterans.
SPECIAL: Remembering 9/11
World Footprints commemorates the anniversary of the terrifying attack on 9/11 that changed the world and brought heroes to the front-line.
Editors' Picks - Selections of inspiring stories from around the world
Mehrangarh: Rajasthan’s Fortress of the Sun
To the discerning traveler, Mehrangarh fort of Jodhpur is an intricate tapestry of half a millennium of history, intertwined with bravery and artistry. And a few dark secrets.
Viewing Today’s World Through Journalistic Eyes: Can Travel Heal The Divide?
As travel journalists who happen to be people of color, we celebrate the cultures of the world.
Protecting Pottery and the Past
Agua Fria National Monument protects nearly 500 ancient Native American homes within four distinct settlements.
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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