Avid Review of Biking in Cape Town
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Here is what one of our reviewers had to say about his biking tour experience with Bike & Saddle, recent addition to our operator network. Cape Town is generally scenic, but on a warm, breezy summer evening, from the seat of a bicycle, the city shows off its beauty. As a local, I pass through [...]…
7 Adventures in Nepal
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1. Mount Everest Mount Everest (Photo Credit: rook68 on Flickr) Nepal is home to world’s largest peak, Mount Everest, making it one of the top destinations for adventure travel. 2. Tibet Tibet (Photo Credit: reurinkjan on Flickr) Tibet is just a hop away too, so if you are looking for an enhanced mountain climbing adventure, [...]…
10 Great Climbing and Trekking Destinations in Patagonia
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1. Torres del Paine Photo Credit: cesargp on Flickr This set of three peaks in Chilean Patagonia dominates the national park of the same name. Two of the peaks are over 9000 feet high, and while that does not sound like a lot of altitude the steep inclines of these desolate spires put the challenge [...]…
Venezuela Photo Essays I
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Kukenan or Matawi is a tepuy that reaches a height of 2,650 meters, with a surface of 20,63 square kilometers. It is the sister plateau of the Roraima tepuy. Its name comes from an intermittent waterfall of 610 meters, second only in Venezuela to Kerepacupai Merú or Angel Falls. It is located south of the [...]…
Get Geared Up for Bike Touring in Southeast Asia
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Hal Amen pedaled 3,000km through six Southeast Asian nations. Find out which elements of his rig worked and which didn't.…
Nepal
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Since it opened to foreign trekkers in 1977, Annapurna Circuit is renowned as one of the most spectacular and varied walks in the world with lush green valleys and fascinating villages that offer impressive snow-capped views of the white Himalayas. Starting from less than 1,000 meters, it gives a chance to explore the Himalayas from [...]…
Postcard from the Ice
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Solid contact points and tightly laced webbing. Pam Mandel finds her feet on a glacier walk. …
At the Ends of the Earth in Ushuaia
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The light is different when you're on the outer edge. Audrey Scott observes Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. …
Bike Touring in New Zealand
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Eileen Smith takes us through the lupines, over the hills, on an independent spin around New Zealand's south island -- and stays on the right side of the road. …
Warming Up to Iceland
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Why would you want to go to Iceland? Geraldine DeRuiter explains: Because it's not like anywhere else. …
At Home in the Himalayas
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While trekking in the Himalayas, photographer and blogger Peter West Carey finds an unlikely reminder of home. …
A Dolomite Vocabulary
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The Dolomites! Those grand pale peaks are the definition of a geographic border. History and politics have determined which nation claims them, but the region remains set apart, with a vocabulary -- and a language -- of its own. Here's a starter kit for understanding the mountains and their culture.…
