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Surviving Shark Diving in South Australia
Picture it: azure waters, cloudless sky, the sun blazing above... and handfuls of Great White sharks circling your boat, which is rocking so heartily that you fear you may become part of the chum the...
Surviving Shark Diving in South Australia
Picture it: azure waters, cloudless sky, the sun blazing above... and handfuls of Great White sharks circling your boat, which is rocking so heartily that you fear you may become part of the chum the...
Be a Disney Princess with Your Girlfriends!
Story by Carly Milne read more...
Extreme Adventures for Adrenaline Junkies
If danger is your middle name, admit it - you're an adrenalin junkie. Whether you're leaping off cliffs into pristine blue waters, swimming with sharks or scaling the Rockies, you're in your elemen...
Adventure Travel Outfitters - Do Your Research
Using the Internet to hunt down an outfitter is a good start, but don't let a website be your only reference. If meeting them ahead of time isn't an option, give them a call and treat it like a job i...
Volunteering in the Dominican Republic Part 5 - The Sounds and Sights in Zona Colonial
Read Part 1 - Create your own or go with an organization? Read Part 2 - The Children Read Part 3 - Transportation in the Dominican Republic read more...
Adventure Travel Outfitters - Find the Right One for You
Whether you're climbing Mount Everest or touring the tropical forests of the Amazon, choosing the right outfitter can make or break your vacation. The perfect outfitter can take you beyond a great va...
Top 10 Adventure Vacations
While the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower and St. Basil Cathedral are all must-see attractions, they're not exactly adventure vacations. But our top 10 adventure trip attractions will have you battling the e...
Finland - Dancing Under the Midnight Sun
One incredible night in Finland the sun shines bright Story By Carly Milne Pictures By Colleen Coplick On my list of top ten places I need to see before I died, Finland was nowhere near that ...
Canadian Travel Adventures
10 things to do in Canada that are high on fun and low on price All Canadians in favor of a vacation, say aye (eh! works too). Hands up if you have kids, not much money and have no idea where to go t...
Stonehenge an Ancient Spa?
Bluestones may have been an early therapeutic treatment Can't get enough of your hot stone massages? What about a hot stone facial? Recent discoveries at Stonehenge suggest we aren't the first ones t...
Cathedral Mountain Lodge
Intimate, classic and almost ready to open for the summer season The last time I traveled to Vancouver, the Capilano Suspension Bridge was priority number one on my partner's must-see list. I chicken...
Costa Rica Voluncations for Families - Part 3
Health related issues for volunteer travelers Taking the kids on a volunteer vacation is a lot more work than parking yourself on a tropical beach for a week while staffers keep your kids busy. Bu...
Costa Rica Volunteerism for Families - Part 2
Volunteer travel for newbies If you've ever considered trading your fast-pass at Disney in for a week of building a school or working at wildlife refuge, now's the time to make that dream a realit...
Costa Rica Volunteer Vacations for Families - Part 1
Is it possible to plan a family vacation around giving back? Planning to travel with the kids this summer? Like that's even a question. Forget the rollercoasters, cotton candy and kid-friendly hotels...
Girlfriend Getaways in the Wild West
Discover Your Inner Cowgirl at a dude ranch! The smell of horses, the sound of hooves pounding a steady tattoo on a backcountry trail and eating food cooked on an open fire. No stilettos and no makeu...
Ahwahnee Lodge Offers Affluent Lodging in One of America's Most Beautiful Parks
Think the only way to keep kids happy on vacation is a bucket full of sunshine coupled with beaches and rollercoasters? Let me introduce you to Yosemite National Park and the Ahwahnee Lodge. I guaran...
Zip Lining Safety - Cruise Passenger Death Raises Safety Concerns
Cruise lines scramble to answer safety questions in the wake of tragedy Ever thought of taking a zip-line tour while visiting the Caribbean? Adrenaline-pumping excursions are lightening rods for cru...
10 Best Places in the World to Eco-Adventure
National Geographic lists top 10 countries where you can adventure green Thirty years ago, travelers interested in ecotourism were granola-crunching tree-huggers, hippies. They weren't exactly typic...
5 Movies that Inspire Travel
Which big screen movies feed your wanderlust? After speculation today about Patrick Swayze and pancreatic cancer, I've been thinking of movies that motivated me to get outside my own little space ...
Dollar-Friendly Ecotourism in Costa Rica
From reggae to salsa without breaking the bank Tropical AdventureThe dollar is down and if you get any greener you'll go from eco-chick to complete hippie. So how exactly are you going to justify a tr...
Mi Dushi Yourself in Aruba
Mi Dushi - Aruba's greatest escape from reality Mi DushiAruba is like my beautiful, older cousin, Jen. All the other islands know that no matter how hard they try, they'll always look gangly and awkw...
Adventure Zip Lining - St. Lucia
Hot Doggers zip line through the rainforest! Zip Lining AdventureNot having fun unless you're strapped into a 4-point harness? Always wondered what Jane really saw in her loin-cloth wearing sidekick?...
Conquer Your Fears - Zip Line in St. Lucia
St. Lucia's rainforest is the perfect place to live out your sky-high fantasies read more...
Helicopter Ride Over an Active Volcano
Montserrat - Soufrière Hills Volcano Ever seen an active volcano, up close and personal? This video (shot last week) shows Montserrat's Soufriere Hills Volcano, which began erupting in 1995 (after ...
St. Kitts Volcano Crater Hike
Forget the beaches, Mt. Liamuiga is waiting for you! Say St. Kitts and images of white sandy beaches, swaying palms and turquoise blue waters come to mind. Ready to go off-beach and really see what t...
Massive Snowstorms in China Close Airports
Winter's wrath separates families read more...