Adventure

March 30, 2016 Fancy sleeping in a jumbo jet? Or a treetop? Or in a prison cell? These unique backpacker hostels will make your stay – not just your holiday – unique! Photo By: Dar Soukaina Cave Hostels, Goreme Goreme, in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, is famous for its “fairy chimney” rock-formations. But you can admire […]

September 1, 2015 Image credit: Arian Zwegers Satellite images obtained by the United Nations revealed that the remains of an ancient temple in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Syria Palmyra were destroyed by the ISIS militants. The Temple of Bel was the main temple of Palmyra and attracted 150,000 visitors annually before the war. The […]

February 9, 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 […]

December 3, 2015 Have you been a little naughty or mostly naughty this year? Never mind if you haven’t been all that nice over the past year, because it doesn’t matter if Santa doesn’t come down your chimney with a sack full of pressies this Christmas. Instead you can go on an adventure holiday to find Santa yourself, […]

Extreme Adventure Records August 5, 2015 By Keremcan Ayhan The Guinness World Records certificate has been a symbol of prestige since its genesis in 1955. For 51 years, people have tried to be the best at the weirdest activities or features, such as being the most tattooed person alive, being the tallest person alive and being […]

October 29, 2015 Fancy standing at the point where your only option is to head south? The only answer is for you to travel to the North Pole. Arguably made more famous by Michael Palin’s TV documentary Pole to Pole, and known to many children as the home of Santa Claus and his gift factory, the North Pole […]

August 11, 2015 The pristine beaches of the Caribbean are facing a serious threat: Sargassum, a brown macroalgae is piling up on the shores. Sargassum is a regular guest along the Caribbean beaches, but over the last years the extent and the frequency of the algae blooms have exploded. By now, local authorities are speaking […]

November 19, 2015 Alyssa Azar, the 18 year old Australian climber is preparing to try climbing Mt Everest for the third time, with a goal to become the youngest ever Australian to reach the summit and conquer the Everest. In her first attempt, Azar escaped an avalanche that killed 16 sherpas in April 2014. She […]

Adventure Travel in Western Europe August 31, 2015 By Keremcan Ayhan Image credit: Ivan Lian UK’s smallest town Llanwrtyd Wells hosted one of the weirdest sports competitions in the world for the 30th time on Sunday. Around 130 people jumped in the murky water in order to be the World Bog Snorkelling champion. The rules of the […]

December 6, 2017 In 2013, Paul Salopek set out from Ethiopia for a seven-year walk around the world and is trekking the world on foot.  Photo by: MaxPixel For the past four years, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has been tracing the footsteps of our most ancient ancestors who once left Africa to settle in other parts […]

Adventure Travel Destinations November 28, 2017 By Fiona Henry David Thoreau once said: “We can never have enough of nature…We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigour, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the thunder-cloud, and the rain which lasts three weeks and […]

February 8, 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 […]

February 6, 2018 Adventure travel in Jordan is set to become more accessible as Ryanair announces new flights to two Jordanian destinations. The low-cost flight provider has announced 10 services to Ammam, the capital and four services to Aqaba, a south-eastern city. Ryanair has said the new routes will carry 500,000 travelers a year to […]

Adventure Travel Destinations October 14, 2015 By Barbara Few countries equally fascinate and scare Westerners like India does. With completely different culture, religion and history, India can pose quite a challenge to the adventure traveler, but fear not, with our tips for traveling to India you’ll be able to circumnavigate all sandtraps and to solely focus […]