Adventure Travel in North America February 22, 2016 By Ildi Amon 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 […]

Adventure Travel News July 28, 2015 By Barbara Good news for travelers today, as the Vietnamese government announced on its website that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung decided to drop the visa requirements for tourists staying up to 15 days for passport holders from 5 more European nations, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. This waiver […]

Informed Traveler April 4, 2016 By Keremcan Ayhan There are a number of ways tourists can enjoy visiting a foreign land, and most are content with a guided tour, or with perhaps walking around and taking in the sights on their own. Some people, however, find that sort of an exercise boring. Some prefer adventure, unknown […]

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 […]

Adventure Travel News January 23, 2018 By Fiona Jamaica’s officials declared a state of emergency last Thursday following a spate of violent crime and killings. As military operations are underway to curb the violence, visitors are faced with questions around whether Jamaica is safe to visit at this time and how drastic the situation really is. Here […]

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 News October 12, 2015 By Ildi Amon There have been two freaky incidents on suspension bridges this month; one in New Zealand, the other in China. The news comes just a few days after we published an article on scary suspension bridges you DO want to cross, and these two hair-raising incidents are a reminder of just […]

Adventure Travel News October 12, 2015 By Ildi Amon There have been two freaky incidents on suspension bridges this month; one in New Zealand, the other in China. The news comes just a few days after we published an article on scary suspension bridges you DO want to cross, and these two hair-raising incidents are a reminder of just […]

Adventure Travel Destinations November 20, 2015 By Ildi Amon There’s something incredibly romantic about hot air balloon flights. The thought of silently floating through the sky in a huge basket, with simply the sound of the gas burner filling the giant, colourful balloon above, as you are steered over a majestic location has a certain tranquility […]

Adventure Travel News August 28, 2015 By Barbara What might be the world’s oldest message in a bottle has been found on the beaches of Amrum Island in Germany, after floating in the North Sea for more than 100 Years. It was found by a German woman on holiday on the island. Dutifully she followed the […]

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 […]

Adventure Travel News November 12, 2015 By Duvessa The Nordic nation of Sweden, which was so far very generous to the hundreds of thousands of refugees travelling to Europe in search of shelter, has finally changed its mind. After taking in refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and some countries of Africa throughout 2015, Sweden to impose […]

Adventure Travel in North America January 21, 2016 By Zsuzsanna Fustos-Simon What is the most extreme adventure destination you can imagine? Freediving in Indonesia, or ice-climbing in Norway? Maybe these sound too chilled. Shark-cage diving in Australia, or extreme kayaking in Chile? Still not enough? Well then, we have the ultimate adventure for you: tornado chasing in the United States.  Tornado […]

Adventure Travel in South Asia November 19, 2015 By Duvessa Image credit: Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn) 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 […]