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Gear for the Adventurous Traveler – Osprey’s Shuttle 32 and Stratos 24 Pack
February 15, 2012 | Active/Outdoors, Gear Guide | Read More
There’s a classic gear problem for the adventurous traveler: You’re an active type who relishes the opportunity to hike, trail run, scramble, mountain bike and generally play hard on your upcoming trip. But, you’ve also got camera equipment, your iPad/iPhone, a neck pillow, a giant bag of peanut...
“Frozen Planet” Causes Boom in Arctic Tourism
January 17, 2012 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News | Read More
We can understand why so many British people are heading to on polar expeditions on cruise ships. Have you seen how cute those polar bears are?
Seems “polar cruises” have become a popular choice for Brits who enjoy the hit BBC show Frozen Planet. The show chronicles the extreme living conditions...
Hard Days, Soft Nights in North Lake Tahoe
October 26, 2011 | Active/Outdoors | Read More
North Lake Tahoe traditionally has been the place for NorCal residents to play in summer and winter, with the best ski resorts in the region, great biking and hiking trails, and several fun small towns with a smattering of decent bars and restaurants. But, except for old standbys like the Resort at Squaw...
Motorcycle + Toilet. The Ultimate Travel Vehicle?
October 20, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News | Read More
This might just be over the top. Hopefully it just doesn’t overflow.
Yes, Japan’s largest toilet maker, TOTO, has created a motorcycle called the Toilet Bike Neo that is powdered completely by human waste. You read that correctly: human waste.
But it doesn’t stop there (no matter how...
Plenty of Hotels Offer Rental Bikes; Now, Skateboards
August 4, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News | Read More
Finally, we don’t have to use those pesky bikes to get around on vacation anymore.
Well, at least when we’re staying at the Nolitan in NYC.
The new “luxury boutique hotel”, which opened mid-July in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan (that’s ‘North of Little Italy’...
Next Time You Extend Your Honeymoon, Tell Your Family
July 26, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News, Travel Style | Read More
Yeah, sometimes it pays to check in with family.
Especially when you tell everyone before you leave town that you’ll be back on a certain day, and then not only do you not return that day, but you are gone for another three weeks.
Hopefully UK newlyweds Ben and Caroline Davies have learned their...
This Place Exists: Mount Roraima
May 6, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Central & South America, Eco-Travel, Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
If you thought Four Corners was impressive, wait till you hear about Mt Roraima. The massive mountain stands at the meeting place of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana, and sits in Canaima National Park. Its massive cliff face rises 1,500 sheet feet above the forest floor. Although the ascent is insane,...
The Most Badass Walkway in the World
May 6, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Asia, China, Travel News | Read More
You don’t need to be a mountain climber to scale cliffs anymore, apparently. It isn’t a via ferrata, either: Chinese workers in Yueyang, in the province of Hunan, are building one of the scariest walkways ever.
Workers known as “spidermen” are risking their lives every day to build a scenic...
5 Awesome Time Lapse Videos to Inspire Wanderlust
May 2, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News | Read More
We’re impressed with anyone who has the patience to collect hours, days, months of video footage and compile it all into something jaw-dropping and inspiring. Enter the increasingly popular “Time Lapse Video” — a concept that is no easy feat to pull off, judging by the Digital...
Go For the Tours, Hang For the Races, Stay For the Juleps
May 2, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News, Travel Style | Read More
Whether you’re a horse enthusiast, a bourbon connoisseur, or a bluegrass music fan, or just love the coming of spring, the world-famous Kentucky Derby is one of those can’t-miss events of the season. While much of the excitement is focused on actual race, the Kentucky Derby Festival —...
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