According to the Adventure Travel Trade Association in their values statement, adventure travel is defined as “a type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk (real or perceived), and which may require special skills and physical exertion.”
We just call it FUN.
Tucked into the North Atlantic between Scotland, Iceland, and Norway sits a collection of tiny, intimate islands known as the Faroes. With a unique history and their own classical [...]
The Inca Trail. One of the world's greatest hikes with one of world's greatest wonders at the end of it. Of course you can take the train to Machu [...]
I’m calling this entry "A Walk in the Cloud Forest" as most of the Inca Trail is located in what is known as a Cloud Forest which is a wet, tropical forest located at high altitudes and often sports cloud cover, even in the dry season.
Visiting Skaftafell National Park in the south of Iceland provides a seemingly limitless amount of activities. There are mountains to climb, views to be gawked at, icebergs aplenty, and [...]
This is a throwback entry from when I traveled with my friend, Nancy, to Peru to hike the Inca Trail and visit the Amazon Rainforest. It's one of my [...]
My favorite guest poster, George, returned from a cruise to Alaska. I (Deb) used to live in Alaska, so the state holds a special and prominent place in my heart [...]
