What gives you the travel bug? For some it might be that first-ever trip. Others, it could be a particular experience on a trip, the food, music, weather or people. For Peg Griffiths, it was a “school girl trip” between her sophomore and junior year of college at the University of Minnesota in the mid-60’s that set her up with a travel bug for life.

Kindergarten is a big year for many. It’s when we officially start our schooling, learn to read, count to 100, meet new friends and so much more. Marketa Plachá did all those things as a kindergartner in her town of Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic, but she also added one more thing to that resume of hers that year – tennis.