Adventure

Adventure Travel News August 5, 2015 By Barbara The fight between snowboarders and skiers in Utah, a fight that is as old as the invention of the boards itself, enters the next round in the Alta Ski Area. The local resort, which has been opened in 1939, is one of the oldest in the country, but […]

February 25, 2016 There’s probably not much scarier that facing a big wall of water as it comes racing toward you at break-neck speed. For surfers who are on top of their game and who want a challenge they’re likely to want to grab their board and jump right in and conquer their fears. So what […]

February 10, 2016 Before the fasting period of Lent (that leads up to the Christian celebration of Easter), many Christian countries and cultures find a way to celebrate Carnival. The Carnival period is usually in February and March – sometimes starting as early as January 6 – when there are special parties and parades, but usually there […]

Adventure Travel News August 27, 2015 By Barbara Tropical storm Erika is approaching the Northern Caribbean with winds up to 45mph. It is expected to slow down, but tropical storm warnings have been issued for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Culebra, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and […]

August 6, 2015 Croatia has become Europe’s summertime darling with its rocky coastline, turquoise waters and popular beaches and islands, but it looks like things are smoky on the horizon as the headlines spout out: Croatian tourism under threat from wildfires. Recently, hundreds of Croatian firefighters  battled against raging wildfires on the Adriatic coast and along the […]

Adventure Travel News November 20, 2015 By Duvessa (Image credit: Endurance 100 Expedition) 100 years ago, an expedition to the South Pole, called the Weddell Sea party, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, had to abandon their ship Endurance as it got icebound and consequently halt the journey midway. Relatives of Sir James Wordie, the Scottish geologist and […]

December 11, 2015 While for most of us Christmas includes eating turkey, leaving some milk and biscuits out for Santa and carrots for the reindeer, and giving gifts; some parts of the world have some really weird Christmas traditions. We actually love these quirky rituals, so while recently we wrote about the most adventurous places to spend Christmas, […]

January 2, 2018 Pablo Signoret, an 18-year-old French athlete who also goes by the pseudonym The Kid, has set the world record for longest blindfold slackline walk. Photo by: Magda.pp The impressive feat was completed as part of the 2017 International Highline Challenge at Shimenguan Geopark near the city of Dali, China. Slacklining as an extreme […]

Europe Adventure Travel News November 21, 2017 By Fiona Last month, professional rock climber Angela Eiter made history.  She successfully free climbed the ‘La Planta de Shiva,’ in Villanueva del Rosario, Spain, one of the world’s most difficult ascents and was the first woman to ever do so. Hailing from Imst, Austra, Angela ‘Angy’ Eiter, age 31, […]

October 21, 2015 What would you do if you were out on an adventure – or simply going about your day – and something went horribly wrong? Here, we recount five insane true survival stories, that show that sometimes the human spirit, and a bit of ingenuity and luck, can help overcome incredible odds. Photo […]

Adventure Travel Destinations January 8, 2018 By Fiona The weather is frequently a topic of conversation because of how often it can change. The weather phenomena on this list, however, are rare, breath-taking and something you’ll really want to talk about if you get the chance to witness them. Find out which adventure travel destinations you need […]

January 20, 2016 What could be more mind-refreshing than a spiritual journey to the world’s happiest country? No, I am not talking about taking yoga lessons or going to the church for a prayer, but about finding the place of pure happiness. How is that possible? Travelling could be your remedy when you are unsatisfied […]

February 1, 2018 Great adventure travel news this week, which marks a historic occasion with Chile creating 10 million acres of national parks in the form of five new national parks coupled with the expansion of three others. A conservation victory, this is also said to be a record breaking land transfer from a private entity to a government.  […]

August 17, 2015 Photo credit: Ricardo Bravo Aleksander Doba, 67-year-old kayaker, was entitled to the 2015 People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year Award for kayaking across the Atlantic for 7,716 miles following the longest route which crosses the Atlantic. He received more than 521,000 votes from the readers of the National Geographic magazine. Aleksander Doba is […]