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Create your own adventure with Gap!

Create your own adventure with Gap! Do you have a destination that you've always wanted to visit, but just couldn't quite find the right way to get there? if so, you're in luck, as Gap Adventures, one of the top adventure travel companies in the world, is inviting you to Create Your Own Adventure as part of a ...

Racy ad campaign raises eyebrows down under

Racy ad campaign raises eyebrows down under A new ad campaign is causing quite a stir down under. Billboards have recently begun appearing along roadsides in Queensland, Australia inviting travelers to "Get High", Get Wet", and "Get Laid" in Mission Beach, a town that appeals to adventurous travelers looking to go ...

Have a winter adventure of your own in Vancouver

Have a winter adventure of your own in Vancouver Planning on heading to the Winter Olympics in a few weeks? Looking for something to do while you're not busy with the curling match between Switzerland and Denmark? Perhaps you'd enjoy a little outdoor activity of your own while visiting beautiful British Columbia? Then ...

10 things you probably shouldn't do in a kayak (videos)

10 things you probably shouldn't do in a kayak (videos) Thought to have been in use for at least 4000 years, kayaks are amazing little boats -- and amazingly simple. Capable of holding a single person (or sometimes two), kayaks consist of a hull, a covered deck, and the cockpit in which a kayaker sits. These rugged little boats ...

Big Island Hawaii: Get your adventure on

Big Island Hawaii: Get your adventure on There's virtually no limit to the adventures you can have on the Big Island of Hawaii. SCUBA, snorkel, watch whales pass in season, take a helicopter flight over the island, or view lava up close from a boat, watching the fiery rivers pop and hiss as they land in the ...

New device will let you text, twitter from remote places

New device will let you text, twitter from remote places The Consumer Electronics Show has been going on in Las Vegas the past few days, with a host of new gadgets and gizmos being announced, including everything from new digital camera, ebook readers, and even 3D LCD TV's. One product that was announced, and may be of interest to ...

Rowing across the Atlantic to end slavery

Rowing across the Atlantic to end slavery Slavery is not dead. There are millions of men, women, and children forced into physical and sexual labor around the world, but the problem is often drowned out by other headlines. In order to bring attention to the modern slave trade, a team of ten athletes is Rowing ...

Cruising the Greek Isles on the MSC Musica: Best trip 2009

Cruising the Greek Isles on the MSC Musica: Best trip 2009 I never saw myself as a cruise ship sort of traveler until MSC Musica made me a changed woman. I'm the person who lived for two years in N'Jowara, The Gambia in a room at the back of an empty shop house without running water, window panes or electricity. Until my MSC Musica ...

American woman prepares to row the Atlantic

American woman prepares to row the Atlantic Katie Spotz has big plans for the new year. The 22-year old American is currently in Senegal where she is completing the final preparations for her attempt to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. If everything goes according to plan, she'll set out on her journey on the first ...

German woman kayaks solo around Australia

German woman kayaks solo around Australia A 45-year old German woman named Freya Hoffmeister completed an eleven month odyssey on Tuesday as she paddled into the harbor at Queenscliff, Australia, finishing a successful circumnavigation of that continent by kayak. In the process, she became just the second person to ...

The best video of rafting trip crash and burns

The best video of rafting trip crash and burns When picking a rafting trip like one down the Grand Canyon, whether it's the day long or several days version, make sure that the trip is a good fit for you. How much excitement are you after? How does the thought of dumping out of the raft grab you? Are you up for a crash ...

SkyMall Monday: Transparent Canoe

SkyMall Monday: Transparent Canoe You wouldn't suspect that the world's preeminent authority on all things SkyMall would be an adventure travel enthusiast. You probably assumed that I just sit in the SkyMall Monday headquarters in a lab coat kick-ass sweatshirt looking in the mirror and calling myself the ...

Exploring a remote river in India by kayak

Exploring a remote river in India by kayak Some of the last unexplored places on the planet can only be reached by kayak, with explorers making a first descent on rivers that are wild and untamed. The video below is an example of such an expedition through the Tawang Valley located the remote Arunachal Pradesh in ...

Rafting the Grand Canyon: Adventure of a lifetime

Rafting the Grand Canyon: Adventure of a lifetime Even a few hours raft trip can feel like an adventure. A raft trip down the Grand Canyon is perhaps one of the greatest raft adventures of all. My husband used to be a rafting guide in Alaska and Montana and still recalls the 21-day raft trip he took down the Colorado River ...

Top 10 (+2) adventure destinations for 2010

Top 10 (+2) adventure destinations for 2010 tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/30/top-10-2-adventure-destinations-for-2010/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; 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 ...

Kayaking the Congo River

Kayaking the Congo River The Congo River runs through some of the most remote and wild regions of Central Africa, stretching 2914 miles in length, and reaching as much as 750 feet in depth at certain points. It is the eighth longest river in the world and second only to the Amazon in terms of the ...

National parks free for Veterans Day!

National parks free for Veterans Day! Veteran's Day is next Wednesday, November 11th, and to celebrate the National Park Service has announced that they will once again waive all entry fees to every national park, forest and monument across the U.S., giving travelers the opportunity to experience hundreds of ...

25 great adventures for 2010

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 ...

Kayaking Venice

Kayaking Venice Venice, Italy is one of the most popular and romantic cities in all of Europe. Famously built on a series of small islands along the Venetian Lagoon, just off the Adriatic Sea, travelers flock to the city to stroll its floating walkways and take gondola rides through the ...

Intrepid Travel wants to know who your ultimate travel buddy is

Intrepid Travel wants to know who your ultimate travel buddy is tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/09/21/intrepid-travel-wants-to-know-who-your-ultimate-travel-buddy-is/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Twenty years ago two good friends, Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester, launched a new adventure travel company with the idea ...

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