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Exotic Adventure Travel Opens Travelers' Eyes to Different Worlds

Touring countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan or China, which are so dramatically different than the U.S., opens travelers' eyes and minds to different worlds. It doesn't matter if you're bargaining for saffron in a Vietnamese street market, watching giant condors fly through two-mile deep Colca Canyon in Peru or riding an elephant in Thailand, it's an intensely personal and exotic adventure.
Adventure Shows on Discovery Channel
Couch potatoes will find a variety of adventure shows on the Discovery Channel. Adventurous travelers can get some tips from watching the Discovery Channel's adventure shows on TV.
Jackson Hole - Adventure Travel Paradise
Picture Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as the base camp, from which you can ski, hike, mountain bike or go horseback riding on the sides of mountains or broad valleys, go fly fishing in golf-medal streams and explore Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.
Hiking & Mountain Biking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Hikers and mountain bikers will find more trails to explore and challenge in Jackson Hole that they can possible try during a week-long vacation.
Jackson Hole - Explore Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
Visitors in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, can easily explore both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks
Find Lodging in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Where to find good lodging - in your budget range - in Jackson hole, Wyoming.
Find Flights to Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Looking for an airline flight from your home town to Jackson Hole, Wyoming? click here to find it.
Jackson Hole - Paradise for Skiers and Snowboarders
Skiers and snowboarders staying in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, have their choice of three resorts. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Grand Targhee and Snow King. Cross country skiers will enjoy trails in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
Explore a Foreign Culture Without Leaving the US
Sky City, which tribal members say is the oldest continuously inhabited village in the US, is the spiritual and cultural hub of the Acoma Pueblo. You don't have to leave the US to experience a different culture, just visit the Acoma Pueblo,55 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Photos and Images of Acoma, an American Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
Photos and Images of Acoma, an American Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
Experience an Indiana Jones Type of Adventure Trip
"The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull" movie starring the brash adventurer Indiana Jones opens May 22, and lots of tour operators are offering trips that follow Indy Jones footsteps, or let you have similar experiences (without being chased by the bad guys). Would you like to try river rafting inj the Southwest, visit the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, fly over Egypt’s pyramids or ride an el…
Great Sources for Adventurous All Girl Getaways & Vacations
You’re a prime candidate for an all girls getaway if you want a temporary time-out from dealing with kids,a husband or work. Here's a list of companies that offer adventurous girlfriend getaways where it's okay to laugh with your best female friends, try some adventurous and new, and think about yourself first!
Adventurous Girlfriend Vacations Featured in All Girl Getaways TV Show
Are you psyched to escape from dealing with kids, a husband or work? If so, you’re a prime candidate for an all girls getaway. A new television show, [b]All-Girl Getaways[/b], shows you the type of adventurous trips other women are planning, along with tips to make it easy for you and your female friends to plan a vacation.
Dig - - Run Bulldozers and Excavators in Dig This - - an Adult Sandbox
Kids play with toy bulldozers and excavators in a sandbox. At Dig This, adults play with real bulldozers and excavators building roads, digging ditches and moving rocks in the first heavy equipment arena in the United States.
Ed-Ventures -- Educational Vacations -- Are Fun Ways to Learn
Stretching your mind, your skills or your body are all integrals parts of many travelers' vacations. EdVentures -- Educational Vacations -- let you combine your favorite activities, or experiencing new cultures or learning new skills, while having fun. Sipping wine in Tuscany, photographing animals in Africa under a professional photographer's guidance, or joining an archaeological dig in the Sou…
An unspoiled island for adventurous travelers
These images will show you what awaits adventure travelers on Molokai, where there's lots of terrain for hiking, biking, and swimming in waterfall-fed pools. Take a mule ride or hike down the steep almost 1,800-foot hight cliffside to Kalaupapa National Historic Park, for a tour of the former leper colony.
Vietnam is a Colorful Country
Vietnam is a colorful country that is now on the "must visit" radar for many Americans and Europeans.
Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Machu Picchu, high in the Peruvian Andes, is truly one of the world's great wonders. These images hint at the reasons this remote village built by Incas is a "must visit" for so many people.
Cultural RomTour Makes Romanian Vacations Easy
Romania-based Cultural RomTour sets up innovative trips and vacations to this Eastern Europe country, where Dracula's tale still haunts Transylvania, the "Little Paris" nickname for Bucharest is being revived, and horse-drawn carts are still the transportation of choice in the countryside.
Photo Gallery of Cities and the Countryside in Romania
Romania is a beautiful country quickly morphing from the drabness during its years under communist rule into a vibrant and entertaining place to visit. This photo gallery offeres a peek at some of the people and places you'll see.
Decide If VolunTourism -- Volunteer Travel -- Is For You
Voluntourism -- combining a vacation or trip anywhere in the world with a few days or weeks volunteering is one way a growing number of travelers are making a difference. How do you decide if volunteer travel, whether it's spending a day at an African preserve feeding lion cubs or two weeks helping build a town hall in a third-world country, is for you?
Chile is a Hot Place to Enjoy Cold Slopes
Head to Portillo, Chile this summer if you want to improve your freeskiing in clinics led by champions.
Heli-hiking Family Style in With Canadian Mountain Holidays
Floridian Tony Conboy III relates his experiences heli-hiking family style in the Purcell Mountains in Canada's British Columbian during a trip with Canadian Mountain Holidays.
Adventure Travel -- Explore 10 Types of Adventure Travel
Check out these ten unforgettable types of adventure travel. These adventurous travel experiences range from scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef or hot air ballooning over a desert in New Mexico to kayaking with the kids in the Pacific ocean by Vancouver, Canada.
Giant Condors Fly in Peru's Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon's giant condors are at home in the world’s second deepest canyon, Life in this remote Peruvian canyon continues at a pace set centuries ago.
Fantastic Fall Getaways
These fantastic fall getaways are as close to home as the covered bridges shaded by colorful fall foliage in New England and as far away in distance and atmosphere as the world's biggest camel fair in Pushkar, India.
Pictures -- Peru on My Mind
The colorful pictures one brings back from a trip to Peru ensure lasting memories of a spectacular trip.
Visiting Angkor Wat and a River Village in Cambodia
These photos from Cambodia hint at what visitors will see in Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and a fishing village on the river.
Vietnam is a Feast for the Eyes and Your Other Senses
Vietnam is a feast to your eyes and your other senses because the countryside and the living styles are so different than in the United States.

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