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Watch the new Ski Channel movie trailer: "Winter"
After hauling in 12 awards from various film festivals with the astoundingly successful 2010 release of their first film, "The Story", the adrenaline addicts over at The Ski Channel have done it again with their second film, "Winter" which is set to make its debut in ...
How to choose a reputable adventure travel company or guide
"Adventure travel" is a nebulous term these days. But whether your idea of a thrill is a Class-III rapid or climbing Everest, there's one thing that's ubiquitous when choosing an outfitter: safety. There are hundreds of adventure travel companies worldwide; not all are ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...Israel, Chile, Slovak Republic among countries with highest adventure travel potential
A new study conducted by George Washington University, Vital Wave Consulting, and the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) shows that Israel, Chile, and the Slovak Republic led the way in adventure tourism in 2010. The study, which resulted in the third annual Adventure ...Wine lovers can win ski trip to Chile this summer with "Sips & Slopes" contest
If wine and schussing are your thang, unleash your inner poet and enter the Wines of Chile "Sips & Slopes" contest. The rules are simple: compose and tweet an original haiku about Chile, using the hashtag #SipsSlopes. The lucky winner and a guest will win a ...Mummies of the World exhibition opens in Philadelphia
Mummies are endlessly fascinating. To see a centuries-old body so well preserved brings the past vividly to life. While Egyptian mummies get most of the press, bodies in many regions were mummified by natural processes after being deposited in peat bogs or very dry caves. ...Tierra Atacama: luxury base camp for desert adventures
For the past few days, I've been sharing stories about my recent travels to the Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile. I've mentioned several of the highlights of that destination and even wrote about my climb to the top of an 18,000-foot volcano. Hopefully those stories ...Climbing a Chilean volcano
Earlier this week a volcano erupted along the border of Chile and Argentina, sending ash and smoke into the sky, and disrupting air travel throughout the region. The images that we've seen from that eruption have been both beautiful and terrifying in their displays of raw ...The Atacama Desert's Valle de la Luna
Yesterday we introduced you to the Atacama Desert, a dry, yet strikingly beautiful destination, located in Chile's northern region along that country's borders with Bolivia and Argentina. Protected on its east and west sides by towering mountain ranges, the Atacama seldom ...The Atacama Desert: Chile's Other Adventure Destination
When adventure travelers reveal a list of their top destinations, Chile is often amongst the favorites. The South American country is well known for its majestic landscapes, remote, wild places, and adrenaline inducing activities. In the south, Patagonia is widely ...Chile plans to build museum in Antarctica
Regional authorities in Chile have announced plans to build a museum in Antarctica in an effort to bring more tourism and scientific attention to the area. The museum, which would be built in the country's Arturo Prat Antarctic base, would be designed to highlight Chile's ...The weather delay blues
Ahh... travel. It can be such a magnificent, wonderful thing. Exploring other cultures, visiting beautiful destinations, and sampling local cuisines are all magically sublime experiences. But when things don't quite go as planned, it can be an extremely frustrating affair. ...The world's ten creepiest abandoned cities
Some cities die. The people leave, the streets go quiet, and the isolation takes on the macabre shape of a forlorn ghost-town - crumbling with haunting neglect and urban decay. From Taiwan to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, these abandoned cities lurk ...Swedish explorer hopes to go Pole2Pole in one year
Earlier this week, Swedish explorer Johan Ernst Nilson set out on an ambitious, 12-month long journey that will see him travel from the North Pole to the South Pole in a completely carbon neutral manner. The so called Pole2Pole will use skis, dogsleds, sailboats, and a bike ...Are you ready for a once in a lifetime cycling holiday?
Pedalers Pub and Grille may sound like a place where you'd stop for some grub after a long day riding your bike, but in actually, its an adventure travel company that specializes in cycling holidays to some of the best destinations on the planet. To celebrate their 25th ...Black Tomato launches Epic Tomato, an ambitious new adventure offshoot
For years Black Tomato has delighted old travel hands with its inventive, bespoke itineraries to various corners of the globe. The company is especially good at showcasing beautiful destinations not yet well-known to most travelers beyond the surrounding region. Among ...REI Adventures offers members 25% discount on select trips
In 2011, REI Adventures, the travel arm of outdoor gear retailer REI, is celebrating its 25th year of offering great outdoor and active journeys to adventure travelers. To commemorate the occasion, they're passing on a substantial discount to members of the REI Co-Op, giving ...Woman calls in fake bomb threat to keep boyfriend from leaving
In a time when everyone's on heightened alert against terrorist attacks, a woman in Chile called in a fake bomb threat to keep her boyfriend from flying off to a new job. MSNBC has reported that Grace Guajardo phoned in the threat to keep Rodrigo Gomez from departing on his ...National Geographic jumps into the adventure travel arena
The very name National Geographic evokes images of adventure and thoughts of exciting journeys to far away places. The iconic Society has probably done more to inspire travel than any other single entity ever. Several generations have grown up gazing at breathtaking images ...Endurance athlete to run across Chile's Atacama Desert
Canadian endurance athlete and adventurer Ray Zahab is in Chile this week where he has just launched an epic long distance run across the Atacama Desert, a place that is renowned as the driest environment on the planet. Zahab is making the attempt as a challenge to his own ...
