Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi River. Today it's also the first national park east of the Mississippi to be added to the Duckwyn Travel Passport. Now when you check-in from the park and answer 3 trivia questions, you can earn this new badge.

​Get your free travel passport book today while we're still in beta.

This week we've added 4 more cities to your Duckwyn Travel Passport. You can now add stickers for Cape Town, Casablanca, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem to your collection. 

They are all part of the World City Tour challenge which is now up to 67 cities. This will continue to grow with many new cities to be added in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

If you haven't done so yet, get your Duckwyn Travel Passport for free while it is still in beta.

This week we added our first two National Parks to the Duckwyn Travel Passport. You can now visit Yosemite and the Grand Canyon and collect these new badges when you stamp your passport and answer 3 trivia questions. 

We have several more parks coming soon. I've been creating the images on my iPad Pro using the Procreate app. Each image is hand drawn so they take a bit of time to create. I like how they've come out so the extra time is worth it. Hopefully you enjoy them too.

If you don't have a Duckwyn Travel Passport yet, sign up now. Sign up is free FOREVER as long as you get in before the beta closes.

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on May 20, 1932 and landed 14 hours and 56 minutes later in Culmore, a town in Northern Ireland. She received the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government, and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Herbert Hoover for her successful Transatlantic crossing.

​Amelia Earhart would go on to set many aviation records and inspire future generations of female aviators. Unfortunately, her attempt to fly around the world in 1937 would end in tragedy. She left Miami and would make several stops on her way to Lae, New Guinea, traveling about 22,000 miles of the 29,000 mile journey.  On July 2, 1937, she took off from Lae Airfield for Howland Island but she would never arrive. There are a lot of theories for what happened but the actual event remains a mystery until this day.

Check out Wikipedia for more information.

John Lewis was a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960's. He led peaceful protests to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. In 1986 he was elected to Congress. He served 17 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives until his death in July 2020.

John Lewis saw the success of the civil rights movement when Barak Obama was elected as President of the United States in  2008. A lot changed over those years but he also recognized there is still much work to do to this day. When asked if the election had fulfilled Dr. King's dream, he said "No, it’s just a down payment. There’s still too many people 50 years later, there’s still too many people that are being left out and left behind." [thegrio.com]

There is still more progress to be made as a society but there is no doubt that without John Lewis, we wouldn't be where we are today.

You can learn more about John Lewis by looking for his information cards in your Duckwyn Travel Passport. You can find them in Selma, Alabama and Washington D.C.

The list of places to explore in New York City keeps growing. This week we've added five new locations:

• Central Park
• Ellis Island
• Federal Hall
• The September 11 Memorial
• Washington Square Park

Next time you're in the city make sure you use your Duckwyn Travel Passport app to collect your stamps when you visit these locations.

Check out the new Duckwyn World City Tour page! You can now track all of the cities you've been to and show off your world travel experience. 

You can visit my page at:
https://app.duckwyn.com/world-city-tour/chris

If you don't have a Duckwyn Travel Passport, you'll need to get one to check-off the places you've been. You can get yours for free right now while we are still in beta.