Adventure Travel in Eastern Europe October 16, 2015 By Ildi Amon Adventurous travel is about more than just how many extreme sports you try, ticking off the famous sites, and whether you “head off-the-beaten-path” to a non-touristy bar. Adventurous travel should also be about experiencing some of the real local culture, including both the bizarre and the […]

Adventure Travel in Central Europe November 9, 2015 By Ildi Amon The ski resorts of the Central Alps, aka the Austrian Alps, are a magnet for skiers and snowboarders from all over the world. Much of the eastern part of Austria is peppered with ski resorts, whether it’s perfect powder, summer skiing or après-ski luxury you’re after. […]

Extreme Sports January 20, 2016 By Ildi Amon String up a rope between two fixed objects, anything between a few centimeters to dozens of meters in the air and walk across it. Sounds impossible right? Well, while tightrope walking and slacklining are not super easy they are two extreme sports that are not impossible either. Photo […]

Extreme Sports April 19, 2016 By Ildi Amon With the hot months just around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re taking a look at the world’s top cliff jumping locations. Giant cliffs over clear waters are a great find for those who enjoy cliff diving, and usually found on islands or coastal areas, but sometimes […]

Adventure Travel in Central Europe October 12, 2015 By Ildi Amon Jumping off from a height with just a rope attached to your legs is scary no matter what, but you can amp up the adrenalin levels by by bungee jumping off a high-rise tower, dam or bridge. So while, of course, you can jump off moving […]

Adventure Travel in North America November 2, 2015 By Ildi Amon It’s one of those funny little ironies in the world: Iceland is quite green and Greenland is quite icy, but the icy island has a lot more to offer than endless frozen water. Greenland is an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the […]

Adventure Travel Destinations August 3, 2015 By Barbara Trying to escape the tourist crowds and their selfie sticks? Looking for a real adventure? Here are our top 10 destinations to get off the beaten track and find the best tourist free adventure destinations! Kozara, Bosnia and Herzegovina Located between the rivers Una, Sava, Sana and Vrbas, […]

Adventure Travel in North America December 28, 2015 By Ildi Amon Alaska is one of the world’s most popular destinations for wilderness and wildlife lovers. Consider, for example, that at this outpost of the US located north-west of Canada there’s everything for nature-lovers from snow capped peaks to icy creeks, plus dozens of glaciers and historic […]

Adventure Travel News August 6, 2015 By Barbara After the introduction of an e-Tourist Visa in India in November 2014, for which by now 78 nationalities are eligible, India has announced plans to extend the accessibility to 31 more nations. Among them are European countries like Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Sweden, as well […]

Adventure Travel Destinations September 7, 2015 By Keremcan Ayhan Image credit: Luke Redmond My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” As famous English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelly wrote […]

Real Adventurers October 21, 2015 By Ildi Amon 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 […]

Adventure Travel in Eastern Europe October 16, 2015 By Ildi Amon Adventurous travel is about more than just how many extreme sports you try, ticking off the famous sites, and whether you “head off-the-beaten-path” to a non-touristy bar. Adventurous travel should also be about experiencing some of the real local culture, including both the bizarre and the […]

Adventure Travel Destinations August 7, 2015 By Barbara You might wonder, if there is still something like real adventure in a place as mainstream and as crowded as Europe. We can tell you: there is! Even though it  is probably significantly harder to get lost in Europe’s wilderness than in the Alaskan one, there are still […]

Informed Traveler January 25, 2016 By Ildi Amon For some people the thought of “adventure travel” can be frightening as hell. Does this mean that I have to wear the same clothes for two months? Do I have to sleep at a terrible hostel or go camping in the wilderness with no shower in sight? Do […]