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Adventure Travel in South Asia September 2, 2015 By Keremcan Ayhan Image credit: Sujith Tamil Nadu, also known as the land of Tamils, is one of the most interesting regions of South India. The South Indian peninsula is a tourist heaven as the region attracts more tourists than any other district of India. Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation […]

Adventure Travel in Western Europe November 13, 2015 By Ildi Amon Winter in Europe is yet again upon us, and if the thought of the chilly weather and snowfall makes your heart melt, then you’re likely to be preparing your skiing or snowboarding gear and planning your winter holidays. While Switzerland is not for bargain hunters, […]

Informed Traveler December 23, 2015 By Ildi Amon Extreme sports that involve jumping off high cliffs or tall buildings with the aid of some kind of contraption like a hang glider, paraglider, parachute or wingsuit are becoming increasingly popular. It seems that almost each month some kind of new feat is being achieved by a daring […]

Motoring Adventures April 4, 2016 By Keremcan Ayhan The Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2016 has taken a fast start in Trivandrum. The biggest auto-rickshaw rally in the world has welcomed its participants to an unprecedented challenge on the west coast of India. The latest edition of the Rickshaw Challenge, a member of Lonely Planet’s 10 greatest […]

Extreme Travel Adventures August 2, 2016 By Ildi Amon At the weekend a massive feat was completed with the first person to successfully jump from a plane without a parachute and survive. In the so called “Heaven Sent Jump” Luke Aikins jumped 25,000 feet from a plane in nothing but a jumpsuit! His aim was to […]

Adventure Travel in Western Europe October 6, 2015 By Barbara In the spectacular mountain biking video “The Ridge” street trial pro rider Danny Macaskill, who usually uses parts of the urban environment for his stunts, returns to his home, the Isle of Skye and raises mountain biking to a level of ridiculous amazingness. Macaskill rides along […]

Adventure Travel Destinations April 8, 2016 By Keremcan Ayhan If you wonder how it feels riding a rickshaw from Calicut to Mangalore with 38 crazy auto-rickshaw racers, you need to mute your TV, tell your partner to be silent for 15 minutes and read on to learn what happened on the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage 2016 […]

Adventure Travel in Central America August 14, 2015 By Keremcan Ayhan Photo credit: InSapphoWeTrust Intercontinental travels are quite easy thanks to high-technology aircrafts that dot the sky attracting our attention whenever they pass by. However, long flights can be overwhelming rather than fun if you fly in the economy class. Fortunately, luxurious airline companies offer first class services […]

Adventure Travel in the Balkans April 20, 2016 By Ildi Amon Many of the Balkan countries have had their fair share of troubles, particularly in the 90s where various wars broke out in the region. And, while you can still see the scars in many of these former-Yugoslavian countries, and it’s important to visit museums and significant sites […]

Extreme Mountain Adventures November 30, 2015 By Ildi Amon Do you spend way too many hours each week stuck in traffic, just dreaming of a little adventure? Well you might be thankful for the safe roads you get to travel on when you see some of the world’s most dangerous roads, that are also nothing short of […]

Three Wheel Adventures August 18, 2015 By Barbara Mumbai Xpress, a crazy two-week rickshaw adventure across southern India, has kicked off last Monday. From Mumbai to Chennai, teams race in their rickshaws about 2000 km across India’s streets, but not without stops for sightseeing, recreation and to support local schools.     Always competing for the […]

Real Adventurers December 15, 2017 By Fiona Traci Lynn Martin is setting a kayaking record on a surf ski in an attempt to circumnavigate all five Great Lakes in a calendar year. Image credit: brian0918 As the harsh winter weather takes hold, 50 year old Traci Lynn Martin is pushing through a record-setting kayak journey, getting ever closer […]

Adventure Travel in Antarctica November 4, 2015 By Ildi Amon We can all agree that the average extremely fit person could run a marathon if they trained hard enough, but the following crazy extreme marathons are for the ultra-fit, who can not only run 42.195 kilometers in a reasonable time under normal conditions, but can also […]

Adventure Travel Destinations April 11, 2016 By Ildi Amon We recently wrote about the weirdest hostels to stay in in the world. That list included spending the night in a jumbo jet, a converted prison, in a cave, and on the rooftop of a Moroccan riad. But it’s not just backpackers who get to stay in […]