While on our travels a few years ago, Ms GoGirlfriend and I planted a GoGirlfriend travel bug destined to travel the world and document its travels ... now almost 80,000 miles traveled and 2500+ hops!

Isn't it an adrenaline-pumping experience to be so close to a treasure, hunting for it, that you can almost taste it? Now add the global village to the boundaries, a few satellites, some travel bugs and a peanut butter container wrapped in camouflage duct tape and the game is on.

The salt flat plateau grounds the floor of Death Valley. Already below sea level, Furnace Creek is a rare spot of civilization serving as the gateway to Death Valley National Park ...

Blarney Castle is an actual castle, but it’s in ruins. The walls are standing and that’s about it. A stairway has been built to give access to the turrets, which lead to the roof and it's fabled Blarney Stone ...