Rachel Denning never owned a passport until she had four children under the age of four. Since then, she and her husband have traveled with them to 12 countries on two continents (and added one more to the pack, making it five kids.) A passion for living life deliberately has resulted in a quest to...

Born with the soul of an adventurer, Ted Beatie is happiest when he's off the beaten track. His favorite places include the Sahara desert, 100 feet underwater among the coral reefs of Fiji, and Burning Man. While he calls himself a diver, firedancer, aerial acrobat, actor, technologist and cyclist, his true passion is showing people...

Joel Carillet , a Tennessee-based writer and photographer, has traveled to more than sixty countries. His work has appeared in publications such as the Christian Science Monitor , World Hum , and The Best Travel Writing 2008 , and he is the author of 30 Reasons to Travel: Photographs and Reflections from Southeast Asia ....