May 22nd, 2013 at 3:00PM: Wikimedia Commons
It's getting to be that time of year again. People are heading to the beaches, especially around the Mediterranean.
Now choosing one has been made easier by a new interactive website by the European Environment Agency. The agency has released its 2012 figures for water quality of 23,511 "bathing waters." The website has them broken down by country and region. While most are ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Interactive Website Shows Cleanest, Dirtiest European Beaches
May 22nd, 2013 at 3:00PM: Wikimedia Commons
It's getting to be that time of year again. People are heading to the beaches, especially around the Mediterranean.
Now choosing one has been made easier by a new interactive website by the European Environment Agency. The agency has released its 2012 figures for water quality of 23,511 "bathing waters." The website has them broken down by country and region. While most are ...International Adventure Guide 2013: Stockholm, Sweden
May 10th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
Known as the Venice of the North, Stockholm is a city defined by water; it's in the soul of the city's inhabitants. Cold and icy in the winter and ready for sailing and bathing in the summer, water is as much a symbol of Stockholm as Old Town and the Royal Palace. This makes the Swedish capital the ideal hub for adventure – the chance to blend an urban center with the beauty of the ...5 Detoxifying Spring Break Destinations
Mar 26th, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Spring break is a vacation time of the year wherein many people let loose and eat and drink with abandon. Fun as that might seem to some, your idea of a good time might be one that isn't filled with worries about the pounds you're packing on or the detox you're going to need post-vacation to recover from all of the alcohol. If you're looking for an detoxifying escape plan this spring, here are ...Wrestle A Shark, Become A Hero And Get Fired
Mar 14th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Back in January we showed this amazing video of a man wrestling a shark on a beach in Queensland, Australia.
Paul Marshallsea, 62, became an Internet sensation when he pulled the 2-meter-long dusky shark away from swimmers. Unfortunately for him, fame came at a price.
Marshallsea has been fired from his job as a project coordinator at the Pant and Dowlais Boys and Girls Club in Wales. In a ...Video: Man Wrestles Shark On Australian Beach
Jan 22nd, 2013 at 9:45AM:
Would you wrestle a shark? This British holidaymaker did when he spotted one close to some children on a beach in Queensland, Australia.
Paul Marshallsea, 62, grabbed the two-meter-long dusky shark by the tail and dragged it away from shore. As soon as it got in deeper water, the BBC reports, it turned on him and almost bit his leg.
Dusky sharks have the most powerful bite of any of the ...
Olympics-Inspired Man Attempts To Swim Across Atlantic, Only Makes It 300 Yards From Shore
Aug 2nd, 2012 at 8:00AM: An unnamed British man was so inspired by the Olympics on Tuesday that he decided to attempt to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. He had planned to swim from Biarritz, France, where he was vacationing with friends, to New York City, saying he wanted to bring the "Olympic spirit" to America. He didn't make it far, however, as lifeguards picked him up about 300 yards from shore, well short of the 3594 ...Swimming With Sharks And Sea Lions In The Galapagos Islands
Jun 6th, 2012 at 11:30AM: "Don't freak out, but there are two huge hammerhead sharks right below us."
My guide Jens' attempt at having me "not freak out" over the two carnivorous beasts that are 10 feet away from my juicy calves only leads me to begin shrieking and jumping on his back. Soon, though, the sharks are gone, and nobody has been eaten.
"Sharks prefer sea lions and fish to people," Jens explains. "They'll ...Adventurer Prepares For Global Triathlon
May 30th, 2012 at 8:00AM: British adventurer Dan Martin is about to embark on an epic challenge that he calls the Global Triathlon. The journey, which is set to get underway from New York City any day now, will see Dan circling the globe completely under his own power, and just like any other triathlon he'll be swimming, cycling and running the various legs. In this case, those legs just happen to be substantially longer. ...The Newest Innovation In Snorkeling: The Powerbreather
May 17th, 2012 at 2:00PM: When traveling to tropical regions, I love snorkeling and seeing the unique marine life. However, one thing I hate is how I can never seem to perfectly place the snorkel tube as to not get water in my mouth. Luckily, a new product called the Powerbreather has been designed to fix this.
Tagged as the "future in swimming," the Powerbreather is a ring shaped, elastic snorkel that wraps around the ...Facts By The Numbers For The 2012 Olympic Games In London
Apr 12th, 2012 at 4:30PM: Excited for the upcoming Olympics? While you may have a favorite athlete in mind or a specific team you're rooting for, there is actually a lot more that goes into preparing for the Olympic Games than working out and training. To give you a better idea, here are 20 things you probably didn't know about the upcoming Olympic games:
There will be 26 featured sports from 39 disciplines
The ...Adventure Vacation Guide 2012: Belize
Jan 4th, 2012 at 9:30AM:
Belize is the only country in Central America with English as the official language. The small country, measuring 180 miles long and 68 miles wide, is a popular vacation destination for tourists whose native language is English. But Belize is good for much more than just lounging in white sand while watching the shimmering teal waves roll in and out while drinks, ordered in English, are ...Video of the day: Flyboard lets you swim like a dolphin
Dec 18th, 2011 at 4:00PM: The first time I saw this video clip, I thought, "I can't believe Mike Barish hasn't covered this for SkyMall Monday." This was before I realized that unlike, say, Nuddle Blankets, this is a completely impractical (but totally for-reals) product. The $5,000-plus price tag also makes it a tad inaccessible for most of us, but it's still on my holiday wish list.
French pro jet skier Franky Zapata ...
Video: Canyoning in the Pyrenees, Spain
Oct 12th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Thrill seekers will love the unique and adventurous sport of canyoning. This activity, which involves traversing throughout a canyon, combines different techniques within the experience, including hiking, swimming, abseiling, scrambling, climbing, and more. The ideal canyons used for canyoning often include narrow gorges, flowing water, and various drops that must be navigated.
Want to see for ...
Video of the Day - Mexican Holiday
Sep 6th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Sometimes, choosing the right song to cut your travel videos to makes all the difference. Exhibit A - today's Video of the Day, shot by Argentinian motion graphics designer Molokoso.
The footage was shot entirely on a pocket camera (Lumix TZ10) equipped with an underwater housing and edited to "Bombay" by Spanish musician El Guincho. The song lends it an irresistible upbeat tone which ...
Video of the Day: Attack of the Blob
Jul 11th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
Blobs are awesome. They're big inflatable masses that you can use to launch people dozens of feet into the air and back down into the water. And, according to this video, the Blob has taken its aquatic mayhem to France, where these people were using it in Cergy. As summer heats up and we all look for ways to cool off (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), you can't go wrong with the Blob. ...
Boy drifts a mile out to sea in rubber ring
Apr 30th, 2011 at 3:30PM: A twelve-year-old boy was rescued a mile off the coast of Wales today when he drifted away from shore with only a child's rubber ring to keep him afloat.
A lifeboat crew saved the boy as he suffered from hypothermia and was about to fall unconscious. If he had, the crew said, he would have slipped out of the floating ring and drowned.
The boy had been playing by the seaside and had been ...The Springs in Costa Rica
Feb 8th, 2011 at 12:30PM: The Springs in Costa Rica is a luxury resort. With a backyard view of the Arenal Volcano, this resort boasts both hot and cold springs one thousand feet above the Arenal Valley. Although the enchanting destination deserves some attention on its own, having some media-bewitching stars present on the grounds doesn't hurt The Springs' reputation.
If you watched the most recent episode of The ...The source of all of that soft white beach sand
Feb 4th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Take a walk on the beaches of Nice and compare them to the beaches of Bali and the first thing that you'll notice is a difference in sand. In Bali, the small Indonesian island in the South Pacific, the sand is soft like confectionary sugar and feels like smooth, whipped cream between your fingers. The beaches in Nice, France, by contrast, could best be characterized as a large piles of rocks. ...Red Sea beaches add safety measures against shark attacks
Dec 13th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Beaches at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh will reopen after officials ordered new safety measures following a recent series of shark attacks.
One swimmer was killed and four others injured in attacks by at least two sharks.
The new safety measures include patrol boats and onshore viewing stations. Swimmers, divers, and snorkelers will be reminded to stay within certain areas and not ...Deadly Red Sea shark attacks puzzle scientists
Dec 10th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
Marine biologists are scratching their heads over the spate of shark attacks near Egypt's Red Sea port of Sharm El-Sheikh, the BBC reports. The waters near the city, which are popular for swimmers, snorkelers, and scuba divers, have seen attacks that have left one tourist dead and four injured in the past week.
The attacks started last week when a shark bit three tourists in a single day. ...
