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Top 10 (+2) adventure destinations for 2010
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With 2009 rapidly coming to an end, it is time to look ahead to 2010 and begin making our travel plans. For adventure travelers, the year ahead is ...25 great adventures for 2010
The latest issue of National Geographic Adventure has just hit the newsstand with a special treat inside for adventure travelers looking for their next big trip. The magazine has listed its selection for the 25 best new trips for 2010, offering up suggestions of places to ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Zanzibar
After the Perfume River in Hoi An and the souks of Marrakech, Zanzibar rounds out the trio of 'most-exotic' places on the globe that I've long wanted to spend not days, but weeks. While these are very real places - crowded, often hot, occasionally dirty – they have ...Woman smuggled monkey into the U.S. from Thailand under her shirt
Not long ago,a woman was arrested in New Zealand for trying to smuggle three banana plants in her underwear. Here's another smuggling story, but this woman almost got away with it.
In November 2007, the woman, looking to make money, smuggled a rhesus monkey into the U.S. ...Cyclone Ivan and Madagascar
The Island of Madagascar, east of Africa, has been hit pretty hard by Cyclone Ivan. Madagascar has been a popular traveler's destination due to its natural beauty and unique wildlife. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is home to 5% of the world's plant and ...One for the Road: Code Green
Travel, when done correctly, is all about discovery. You learn more about the world itself, its peoples and cultures, but also you learn about yourself. The committed vagabond throws himself into the world and seeks new experiences, tries to find fulfillment through travel. ...Africa Travel: Madagascar
Before taking off on my vacation I got my most recent Habitat for Humanity newsletter in the mail and decided to pack it in with my things for some additional in-flight reading. As I flipped through to see which new Global Village builds were kicking off soon I saw several ...Guy Francois Photography
Guy Francois photography - wow. Few photographers leave me feeling speechless, inspired and with new reasons to never stop wanting to explore the world. In his crisp, vivid, and stunning photos from locales like Burkina Faso, China, Morocco, and Madagascar the world comes ...Madagascar Market
Filmmaker Celia Beasley packed up and decided to just bail on life as she knew it. Where did she decide to go? To the island of Madagascar. That's taking leave. In this charming radio piece on NPR she talks about the travails of trying to but her dinner at the Madagascar ...Madagascar's Charms
Consider the lemur. A cute furry creature with Marty Feldman eyes and a friendly disposition. They are relatives of ours, you know. Crawl back along the knotted, twisted branch of human ancestry and make your way down towards the trunk and there they are, all bug eyed and ...Young Explorers
Here's a look at the new crop of young explorers and the things they're doing to advance the species. Among them is one of my favorites: Kira Salak. NYT called her "a real-life Lara Croft", which is kind of lame. Anyway, Salak has traveled to almost every continent, visiting ...Love in the Time of Lemurs
They are the Marty Feldmans of the animal world. Big-eyed, jumpy, always appearing more paranoid than a speed addict at the Policeman's Ball. And yet, they are cute little buggers. You can't help but want to cuddle with them. Lemurs are indigenous to only one place on ...
