Nuts--if you think about these things, which evidently I do--evoke blustery fall afternoons, or wintery evenings before a roaring fire. You bust out the nutcracker, and get to work. At least, that's what my family did when I was a kid, even though I grew up in Southern ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nuts about Peru's Tambopata National Reserve
Nuts--if you think about these things, which evidently I do--evoke blustery fall afternoons, or wintery evenings before a roaring fire. You bust out the nutcracker, and get to work. At least, that's what my family did when I was a kid, even though I grew up in Southern ...Tree cathedral grows in Northern Italy
Anybody that's ever been to Europe has surely been inside one of the continent's many cathedrals. But even if you've seen all the stone and stained glass you'd ever care to see, the Northern Italian city of Bergamo is giving the cathedral a fresh look by making one of the ...New online tool, AvidTrips, offers adventure travel options
AvidTrips, a newly launched website, is giving adventure travelers a new option for finding unique places to explore and connecting them with tour operators that can help them do it. The site is currently in beta form, and still lacking a lot of travel options at the moment, ...10 Things to do in Bali
Located just south of the equator, Bali bombards you with beauty, beaches, and culture. The entire experience feels at once effortless and nonpareil – the apex of tropical living. Sure, the beaches provide a gravity that draws travelers from all over the globe to this ...Visit the South Pole with Abercrombie & Kent
In January of 1909, the famous British explorer Ernest Shackleton made an attempt to become the first man to reach the South Pole. He, and his three companions struggled mightily against the elements, but eventually were turned back just 97 miles short of their goal. That ...Cruising Greenland: An inconvenient, but worthwhile trip
In 2007, it was possible to board a flight in Baltimore and set foot fewer than five hours later in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland's largest commercial airport.
From Kangerlussuaq, it was a short hop to board Hurtigruten's (a Norwegian cruise company) Fram to cruise ...NPCA outlines challenges, opportunities for Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park is easily one of the most popular and well known destinations in the entire U.S. Each year, more than 4.5 million visitors make the journey to visit the park and take part in some of the outdoor adventures it has to offer, including whitewater ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - White Water Rafting (part 2)!
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 28 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Ready for part two of Travel Talk's White Water Rafting adventure?! We're taking you on the rest of our white water rafting down California's mighty Tuolumne River on an action packed ...Adelaide's Central Market offers the flavors of South Australia
"This is what Adelaideans do," Mark Gleeson explained to me, as we wandered through Adelaide's bustling Central Market. "The Market is a part of how we live, and has been since 1869." Gleeson, a retired chef and owner of the Providore, a market shop selling pastry and picnic ...My own private Michigan
Labor day cometh--that final round of summer's three 3-day weekends. Are you going anywhere special?
Honestly, I don't know of a better time to travel. Most of the kids are back at school, ticket prices begin to drop, the air cools and the best parts of summer team up ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - White Water Rafting on the Tuolumne!
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 27 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Suit up, strap in, and get ready for this week's Travel Talk! We're going white water rafting down California's mighty Tuolumne River on an action packed 2-day adventure. We'll show ...Tanzania approves new highway across Serengeti
Despite protests from environmental activists and conservationists from around the globe, the Tanzanian government has approved a $480 million project that will include building a highway through the Serengeti that will pass directly through the route of the Great Migration, ...Adventure travel market grows to $89 billion
According to a new study commissioned by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA), Xola Consulting, and George Washington University, adventure travelers spent more than $89 billion on tourism in 2009, demonstrating the strength of the adventure market in the travel ...Epic cycling tour comes to North America
Tour d'Afrique Ltd., the adventure travel company that organizes some of the best cycling tours on the planet, has announced the latest addition to their catalog, and this time they're bringing their magic to North America. This new ride is aptly named The North American ...Solo women's travel surges in popularity
Despite what the much over-hyped film (not the book) Eat Pray Love would have us think, solo female travelers did exist before Elizabeth Gilbert. The difference, I think, is that now that Julia Roberts is starring in a movie about it, it's suddenly viewed by mainstream ...Trekking Mt. Kenya for a cause
When most adventure travelers consider their options for mountain trekking in Africa, they invariably think about Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain on the continent at 19,340 feet. But for those looking for a completely different, and decidedly less crowded, experience, Mt. ...From the Shores of Louisiana -- Protesting to lift the drilling ban
Lafayette, Louisiana -- Last month's Rally for the Economy in Lafayette, Louisiana, went largely unnoticed outside the state, though 11,000 vociferous oil workers, their supporters and the elected political elite of the state showed up and shouted to the rooftop about their ...Take a luxury expedition vacation to Antarctica
For many adventure travelers (myself included!), Antarctica is the ultimate destination. it is one of the most remote, and untouched, places on the planet, and about as far as you can get from a well trammeled tourist path. Most journeys to the frozen continent come via a ...eat.travel.love: Dunton Hot Springs: mushroom foraging and soaking in Southwestern Colorado
I'm a mushroom geek. This means that there are few things I enjoy more than scrabbling around in forest litter, searching for fungi, before cooking and eating them. I know I'm not alone in my dorkish proclivities, given the number of mycological societies and mushroom ...From the Shores of Louisiana -- Turtle rescue!
Along the beaches of the Florida panhandle and Alabama there is a massive rescue effort underway involving butter knives and forks, tricked-out Styrofoam coolers and specially-rigged FedEx trucks.
The job is to scoop 70,000 mostly loggerhead sea turtle eggs out of the ...
