Laura Dekker, 15 years old at the time, set sail to embark on a trip around the world…alone. This article gives a glimpse of the backstory about her epic trip after sailing 27,000 nautical miles in 519 days (17 months) to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe. She made a documentary (Maidentrip) which was first shown at South By Southwest (SXSW) and is now navigating it’s way through the world itself.

If you have children, you might wonder how to get your kids to enjoy the outdoors. Here is a simple 3-step process written by the owner of TheBigOutside.com on raising kids who love the outdoors.

For those of you who like to just get up and take off on an adventure, or those who like a bit of inspiration, check out this article about a couple who headed out at the end of 2011 toward the tip of South America in their 1984 Vanagon “Nacho”. Their new plan: circumnavigate the globe, slowly. Check out their blog Drive Nacho Drive