Tips for turning friends into geofriends

Geocaching is better with friends. Having a buddy with you on a cache outing makes searching for caches easier and more fun, and it creates memories that you’ll both reminisce about for years to come. In a perfect world, all our friends would know exactly what we’re talking about when we say “There’s a new multi published at the park by my place! I need a new cache for my streak. Want to find it this afternoon? Don’t forget to bring your TOTTs!” Alas, we all have friends who don’t know geocaching well or maybe even at all. That means that we have the chance to introduce them to the joys of geocaching and bring them into their new favorite hobby! Read on for tips on how to share geocaching with non-geocacher friends and build your geocaching community. Continue reading →

Adventure Lab® Spotlight: A Bygone Era – Parktown

Take a trip back in time for a glimpse of 20th century Johannesburg with this month’s spotlight on the Adventure, A Bygone Era – Parktown. The Locations of this Adventure, all tucked away on one road in the Parktown neighborhood, bring explorers to different stately homes from the early 20th century, whose architecture and design have earned them status as official heritage sites. Read on and get swept up in the elegance of these historical homes.
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Our favorite Premium features: Favorite points

When we ask Premium members what they love most about their memberships, there are a few responses we can always expect to hear and one of them is: “Favorite points!” These little green hearts give geocachers an easy way to thank cache owners while also highlighting the caches the community had a great time searching for and finding directly on the map. Read on for four reasons why Favorites points are one of our most popular Premium features.

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