Adventure Travel: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Carry-on Plane Bags
Here's an update on the rules because the Transportation Security Administration, including the amount and you can carry gels and liquids in your carry-on plane bag. Plus, details on where to get continually updated info.
Here's an update on the rules because the Transportation Security Administration, including the amount and you can carry gels and liquids in your carry-on plane bag. Plus, details on where to get continually updated info.
Top Adventure Travel Companies
Your choice of an adventure travel company could ensure wonderful vacation-- or a memorable time but not-so-good memories. Here's a selection of reputable companies offering adventure travel trips.
Your choice of an adventure travel company could ensure wonderful vacation-- or a memorable time but not-so-good memories. Here's a selection of reputable companies offering adventure travel trips.
Street Musicians Play in Bucharest, Romania
Violinist on street in Bucharest, Romania
Violinist on street in Bucharest, Romania
A parrot shares quarters with guests at an Amazon jungle lodge
A parrot nibbles on a lunchtime snack provided by workers at a jungle lodge next to the Amazon River in Peru
A parrot nibbles on a lunchtime snack provided by workers at a jungle lodge next to the Amazon River in Peru
When is Christmas
When is Christmas this year? Plan your Christmas and Holiday Week vacations ahead using this 2008 - 2017 guide.
When is Christmas this year? Plan your Christmas and Holiday Week vacations ahead using this 2008 - 2017 guide.
Indiana Jones Adventure Trips
The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull movie starring the brash adventurer Indiana Jones, opens May 22. Lots of tour operators are offering trips that follow the adventurer’s footsteps, or let you have similar experiences (without being chased by the bad guys).
The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull movie starring the brash adventurer Indiana Jones, opens May 22. Lots of tour operators are offering trips that follow the adventurer’s footsteps, or let you have similar experiences (without being chased by the bad guys).
Utah's Olympic Park
The Utah Olympic Park is a playground for adventurous winter travelers. If you want to zip down a bobsled run behind a world cup bobsled pilot, try skiing down one of the nordic ski jumps or take an extreme zipline ride here's the place to visit. If you simply want to learn more about the 2002 Winter Olympic Games you can take a tour while your friends test themselves in these special sporting venues.
The Utah Olympic Park is a playground for adventurous winter travelers. If you want to zip down a bobsled run behind a world cup bobsled pilot, try skiing down one of the nordic ski jumps or take an extreme zipline ride here's the place to visit. If you simply want to learn more about the 2002 Winter Olympic Games you can take a tour while your friends test themselves in these special sporting venues.
The Air is Fragrant From Wildflowers Lining the Hiking Paths
Hanging Heliconia and Other Hanging Heliconia and Other Flowers Grow Wild on Molokai, Hawaii.
Hanging Heliconia and Other Hanging Heliconia and Other Flowers Grow Wild on Molokai, Hawaii.
Heavenly Zipline
Heavenly Mountain Resort in California claims it has the longest zipline in the United States. During the 80-second ride, you're guaranteed spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and the ski slopes you underneath as you descend.
Heavenly Mountain Resort in California claims it has the longest zipline in the United States. During the 80-second ride, you're guaranteed spectacular views of Lake Tahoe and the ski slopes you underneath as you descend.
Yellowstone in the Winter
Visiting Yellowstone in the winter you can snowmobile or cross country ski past steamy clouds drifting from hot springs, watch Old Faithful erupt framed by the setting sun, photograph bison from the safety of your snow coach and watch wolf packs through a spotting scope.
Visiting Yellowstone in the winter you can snowmobile or cross country ski past steamy clouds drifting from hot springs, watch Old Faithful erupt framed by the setting sun, photograph bison from the safety of your snow coach and watch wolf packs through a spotting scope.
Zipline & Canopy Tours
Once, considered an exotic way to view nature from above, now days, you can find a zipline adventure (sometimes called a “canopy tour”) in dozens of places around North America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Peru, new Zealand and many other countries. Click here to see if there's a zipline or canopy tour where you're taking your next vacation.
Once, considered an exotic way to view nature from above, now days, you can find a zipline adventure (sometimes called a “canopy tour”) in dozens of places around North America, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Peru, new Zealand and many other countries. Click here to see if there's a zipline or canopy tour where you're taking your next vacation.
Types of Adventurous 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.
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.
Take a Zipline or Canopy Tour
Are you taking a zipline or canopy tour on your next vacation and would love to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts, from Whistler to Park City. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline tour operators give you basic training,which may include a fast ride on wire close to the ground.
Are you taking a zipline or canopy tour on your next vacation and would love to know just what to expect? It's a trendy activity, especially in Costa Rica and a growing number of mountain resorts, from Whistler to Park City. But before you hook onto a line and start zipping, reputable zipline tour operators give you basic training,which may include a fast ride on wire close to the ground.
Top VolunTourism Sources
These Web sites and companies are the best sources for travelers who want to find and book volunteer travel, service-based travel, or a vacation with a volunteer components
These Web sites and companies are the best sources for travelers who want to find and book volunteer travel, service-based travel, or a vacation with a volunteer components
Extreme Zip Lines, Canopy Tour
Zip Lines are strung among trees throughout America. If you're looking for adrenalin highs during aerial rides, just take a zip line tour. Whether you're living in or visiting Hawaii, California, New Hampshire, Alaska or dozens of the other states here in the U.S., odds are excellent there will a zip line or canopy tour within easy driving distance.
Zip Lines are strung among trees throughout America. If you're looking for adrenalin highs during aerial rides, just take a zip line tour. Whether you're living in or visiting Hawaii, California, New Hampshire, Alaska or dozens of the other states here in the U.S., odds are excellent there will a zip line or canopy tour within easy driving distance.
Romania Has Many Lovely Churches
Photo - Romanian Church
Photo - Romanian Church
Lonely Planet Travel Books
Lonely Planet travel books include guidebooks for destinations worldwide, language guides, digital guides, audio guides, and travel books filled with advice, photography and personal travel stories.
Lonely Planet travel books include guidebooks for destinations worldwide, language guides, digital guides, audio guides, and travel books filled with advice, photography and personal travel stories.
Ancient Fortresses Dot the Countryside in Romania
Picture - Old Fortress on Hillside in Romania
Picture - Old Fortress on Hillside in Romania
Intrepid Travel Adventures
Intrepid Travel is a niche adventure travel company that focuses on taking travelers off the beaten track in Asia, and in the Antarctica. Many of their trips are cheap, because travelers stay in the same accommodations as locals do.
Intrepid Travel is a niche adventure travel company that focuses on taking travelers off the beaten track in Asia, and in the Antarctica. Many of their trips are cheap, because travelers stay in the same accommodations as locals do.
Older Women in Bucharest, Romania, Often Wear Subdued Garb
Photo -- Woman in Bucharest, Romania
Photo -- Woman in Bucharest, Romania
Barns With Thatched Roofs Dot The Romanian Countryside
Photo- A rustic barn in the Romanian countryside
Photo- A rustic barn in the Romanian countryside
Bike or Hike Berlin Wall Trail
Although there’s not much of the Berlin Wall left, biking or hiking on the Berlin Wall Trail is a unique adventure, especially during this year’s 20th anniversary celebration commemorating the day the Berlin Wall was torn down.
Although there’s not much of the Berlin Wall left, biking or hiking on the Berlin Wall Trail is a unique adventure, especially during this year’s 20th anniversary celebration commemorating the day the Berlin Wall was torn down.
Scuba Shore Dives
If you love to go scuba diving, but are happiest walking off the shore and sinking into the water instead of jumping off a dive boat, you'll find these islands appealing. Each one has a variety of shore dives opening up underwater coral gardens and clouds of fish.
If you love to go scuba diving, but are happiest walking off the shore and sinking into the water instead of jumping off a dive boat, you'll find these islands appealing. Each one has a variety of shore dives opening up underwater coral gardens and clouds of fish.
Homes and Churches from Around Romania Are In The Village Museum
Photo -- The Village Museum in Bucharest Romania
Photo -- The Village Museum in Bucharest Romania
Harvesting Hay in the Romanian Countryside
Photo - A farmer moves his hay in the Romanian countryside
Photo - A farmer moves his hay in the Romanian countryside
Take Copies of Key Documents
Always travel with photocopies of your passport, credit cards, driver's license, health insurance information and otherimportant travel documents. If your purse or wallet is stolen, it's easier to replace everything if you have photocopies of the originals that show the passport and card numbers.
Always travel with photocopies of your passport, credit cards, driver's license, health insurance information and otherimportant travel documents. If your purse or wallet is stolen, it's easier to replace everything if you have photocopies of the originals that show the passport and card numbers.
Spring House was a multi-story home for ancestral Puebloans in Mesa Verde
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cam Ranh Bay, site of battles during the Vietnam War, is a popular beach today
Today Cam Ranh Bay, the site of battles during the Vietnam War, is a popular beach with locals and tourists.
Today Cam Ranh Bay, the site of battles during the Vietnam War, is a popular beach with locals and tourists.
The World's Highest Sea Cliffs Form a Natural Barrier for Kalaupapa Peninsula
The world's highest sea cliffs guard Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai, Hawaii
The world's highest sea cliffs guard Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai, Hawaii
Hiking in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Wonders
Image - hiking on the trail to the Sun Gate in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Image - hiking on the trail to the Sun Gate in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Metrosafe 200 Travel Purse
The Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 is, quite simply, the best travel purse I've used during my years of exploring the world. The anti-theft features give me a sense of security on busy city streets. The bag's inner pockets keep my passport, credit cards and iPhone secure, but I can quickly reach everything else I've packed into various pockets.
The Pacsafe Metrosafe 200 is, quite simply, the best travel purse I've used during my years of exploring the world. The anti-theft features give me a sense of security on busy city streets. The bag's inner pockets keep my passport, credit cards and iPhone secure, but I can quickly reach everything else I've packed into various pockets.
Sighisoara is a UNESCO World Heritage Center
Photo - Sighisoara, Romania is on the UNESCO World Heritage Center list
Photo - Sighisoara, Romania is on the UNESCO World Heritage Center list
Vietnamese Woman Floats Down the Perfume River in Vietnam in a Tiny Boat
Vietnamese woman in a tiny boat on Perfume River in Vietnam
Vietnamese woman in a tiny boat on Perfume River in Vietnam
TSAlocks
TSA approved locks will keep your suitcase closed as it works its way through the baggage system when you're taking a flight. The Transportation Security Administration guards have the keys to open them, if they want to look inside.
TSA approved locks will keep your suitcase closed as it works its way through the baggage system when you're taking a flight. The Transportation Security Administration guards have the keys to open them, if they want to look inside.
A Pervian weaver works on her hand loom
A Peruvian weaver un Cusco work while her daughter watches.
A Peruvian weaver un Cusco work while her daughter watches.
Church in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Church in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Church in Bucharest, Romania
Massive Angkor Wat Is theCenterpiece of Angkor, Cambodia
Photo - Angkor Wat is a massive Khmer temple in Angkor, Cambodia
Photo - Angkor Wat is a massive Khmer temple in Angkor, Cambodia
Jewish Synagogue in Brasov, Romania
Photo - Jewish Synagogue in Brasov, Romania
Photo - Jewish Synagogue in Brasov, Romania
Hot Spring in a River Near West Yellowstone
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Canopy Tours
If you want to swing from tree to tree for up-close views of the birds and animals that live there take a canopy or zip line tour. One way you walk on a swaying bridge strung between two trees; the other route you are zipping on a cable strung between trees. Either choice will put you anywhere from 20- to80 feet in the air.
If you want to swing from tree to tree for up-close views of the birds and animals that live there take a canopy or zip line tour. One way you walk on a swaying bridge strung between two trees; the other route you are zipping on a cable strung between trees. Either choice will put you anywhere from 20- to80 feet in the air.
A Sun Gate View of Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Fragile bridges span the gap between the two sides of Colca Canyon
A bridge crossing Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
A bridge crossing Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
Panels on a Wooden Church in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Hand-painted scenes on an old wooden church in the Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Hand-painted scenes on an old wooden church in the Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania
Locals Shop at Street Markets in Romanian Towns
Photo - Street market in a Romanian city
Photo - Street market in a Romanian city
Red Bull Crashed Ice Adventure
Ever hear about the Red Bull Crashed Ice, an adventure race on skates? The race takes place on a 550-meter ice-track that not only winds its way through the Old Quarter in Quebec City, but includes a series of high-speed hairpin turn s, big-air jumps, drop-offs, and gaps.
Ever hear about the Red Bull Crashed Ice, an adventure race on skates? The race takes place on a 550-meter ice-track that not only winds its way through the Old Quarter in Quebec City, but includes a series of high-speed hairpin turn s, big-air jumps, drop-offs, and gaps.
Travel With Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures, which made National Geographic Adventure magazine’s top “Do It All” outfitter list again in the February, 2009, issue, offers a choice of more than 1,200 small group adventure travel trips to all seven continents.
Gap Adventures, which made National Geographic Adventure magazine’s top “Do It All” outfitter list again in the February, 2009, issue, offers a choice of more than 1,200 small group adventure travel trips to all seven continents.
Historic Center of Bucharest, Romania
Photo -- Store in historic center of Bucharest, Romania
Photo -- Store in historic center of Bucharest, Romania
Trip Deals and Bargain Sources
Here are great sources for trip deals, discounts and bargains for adventure travelers. Of you are looking for last-minute deals, discounts or bargains for your next trip, Adventure Travel has got you covered.
Here are great sources for trip deals, discounts and bargains for adventure travelers. Of you are looking for last-minute deals, discounts or bargains for your next trip, Adventure Travel has got you covered.
New Hampshire Zip Line Tours
Alpine Adventures zip lines and treetop canopy tours show you northern New Hampshire from above. Take your choice between racing your friends as you ride dual zip lines, or taking the Treetop Canopy Tour, a six-zip line trip.
Alpine Adventures zip lines and treetop canopy tours show you northern New Hampshire from above. Take your choice between racing your friends as you ride dual zip lines, or taking the Treetop Canopy Tour, a six-zip line trip.
The Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi Tells A Different Story of the Vietnam War
Winners write history. The Ho Chi Minh Museum is a stylish museum that traces this leader's deeds in Vietnam before and during the Vietnam War. A home he lived in is also on exhibit.
Winners write history. The Ho Chi Minh Museum is a stylish museum that traces this leader's deeds in Vietnam before and during the Vietnam War. A home he lived in is also on exhibit.
Voluntourism with i-to-i
i-to-i is a company that sends more that 5,000 people a year to volunteer at local projects around the world and immerse themselves in local cultures. These travelers choose voluntourism – combining traditional travel with volunteer work – to help make a difference both in their lives and others.
i-to-i is a company that sends more that 5,000 people a year to volunteer at local projects around the world and immerse themselves in local cultures. These travelers choose voluntourism – combining traditional travel with volunteer work – to help make a difference both in their lives and others.
Burning incense in a Buddhist temple in Hue, Vietnam
Worshipers burn incense in a Buddhist temple in Hue, Vietnam
Worshipers burn incense in a Buddhist temple in Hue, Vietnam
Free Language Learning Tips
Looking for free language learning tips? Shirish Nadkarni, CEO of Livemocha, a website that offers free language lessons from native speakers, offers tips for brushing up on your language skills before traveling internationally.
Looking for free language learning tips? Shirish Nadkarni, CEO of Livemocha, a website that offers free language lessons from native speakers, offers tips for brushing up on your language skills before traveling internationally.
The temples in Hue, Vietnam, have colorful shrines
A shrine The temples in a temple in Hue, Vietnam
A shrine The temples in a temple in Hue, Vietnam
Winter Festivals
Wrapping a winter vacation around a winter festival gives you the basis for a great trip to resorts or regions that love to party when there's snow on the ground.
Wrapping a winter vacation around a winter festival gives you the basis for a great trip to resorts or regions that love to party when there's snow on the ground.
Giant Condors Fly on Updrafts in Peru's Colca Canyon
Giant condors swoop on updrafts in Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
Giant condors swoop on updrafts in Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
The Imperial City in the Hue Citadal, Vietnam
Vietnamese royalty lived in the Imperial City in Hue for hundreds of years. The walled Hue Citadel was the scene of key battles during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. When the American soldiers took over the Citadel they reportedly found aging concubines still living in one of the buildings.
Vietnamese royalty lived in the Imperial City in Hue for hundreds of years. The walled Hue Citadel was the scene of key battles during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. When the American soldiers took over the Citadel they reportedly found aging concubines still living in one of the buildings.
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
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.
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.
Company for Family Adventures
Looking for a company that offers family adventures you and your kids will love? Here are several companies that offer family adventure travel chock-full of activities just for kids, plus adventures the entire family will enjoy as a group.
Looking for a company that offers family adventures you and your kids will love? Here are several companies that offer family adventure travel chock-full of activities just for kids, plus adventures the entire family will enjoy as a group.
People Hike Down the Sun Gate Trail to Peru's Machu Picchu's Main Ruins
Image - People hiking Down to Ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
Image - People hiking Down to Ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
Families Travel in Wagons in Viscri, Romania
Photo -- Man and child in horse-drawn wagon in Viscri, Romania
Photo -- Man and child in horse-drawn wagon in Viscri, Romania
10 Summer Family Vacations
When temperatures climb in the city, head to the mountain resorts for beat-the-heat family vacations.
When temperatures climb in the city, head to the mountain resorts for beat-the-heat family vacations.
Artisan Glassmakers Have Studios in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Artisan Glassmaker in Bucharest, Romania
Photo - Artisan Glassmaker in Bucharest, Romania
Versatile Fleece Jacket
Eddie Bauer's First Ascent line has the versatile, award-wining Point Success jacket, great over a base layer, but can be slid in as a middle layer on cold days.
Eddie Bauer's First Ascent line has the versatile, award-wining Point Success jacket, great over a base layer, but can be slid in as a middle layer on cold days.
Wall Frieze of Elephants at Angkor, Cambodia
Photo - Wall Frieze on Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo - Wall Frieze on Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hot Air Balloon Festivals
When hundreds of hot air balloons rise en masse at a balloon festival, it's among the most colorful events on earth. Here's a gateway to some of the most spectacular hot air balloon festivals.
When hundreds of hot air balloons rise en masse at a balloon festival, it's among the most colorful events on earth. Here's a gateway to some of the most spectacular hot air balloon festivals.
Deals at Big-Name Travel Sites
Even the big-name travel sites, as well as ShermansTravel.com and TravelZoo.com are good routes for searching out bargains for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Even the big-name travel sites, as well as ShermansTravel.com and TravelZoo.com are good routes for searching out bargains for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Winter Lodging in Yellowstone
Yellowstone in the winter is an astonishing sight. Spend a few nights in the park, staying at the Old Faithful Snow Park Lodge or the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Yellowstone in the winter is an astonishing sight. Spend a few nights in the park, staying at the Old Faithful Snow Park Lodge or the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.
Picture of Ancestral Ruins High on a Cliff in Mesa Verde National Park
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Adventure Races for Adventures
Adventure races are the ultimate experience for many adventure travelers. But, did you know that are adventure races for extreme athletes and amazing races for ordinary folks, too?
Adventure races are the ultimate experience for many adventure travelers. But, did you know that are adventure races for extreme athletes and amazing races for ordinary folks, too?
PacSafe Travel Purses
PacSafe offers secure and light travel purses in several sizes ranging from the smaller citysafe 100 model to the spacious metrosafe 300 shoulder bag. The shoulder straps and purse bottoms are slashproof and clips attached to zippers keep thieves from sliding hands inside the purse.
PacSafe offers secure and light travel purses in several sizes ranging from the smaller citysafe 100 model to the spacious metrosafe 300 shoulder bag. The shoulder straps and purse bottoms are slashproof and clips attached to zippers keep thieves from sliding hands inside the purse.
Spruce House
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo gallery of ancestral puebloan ruins and hiking at Mesa Verde National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Voluntourism.org - Travel
Voluntourism.org is a gateway to learning more about taking volunteer vacations, and the site lists specific trips that let you combine volunteerism and travel.
Voluntourism.org is a gateway to learning more about taking volunteer vacations, and the site lists specific trips that let you combine volunteerism and travel.
5 Swiss Alps Day Hikes
Looking for details on taking great day hike in the Swiss Alps? Greg Witt, author of "Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel", owns an adventure travel company that specializes in hiking, trekking, and photographic adventures in the Alps. Here are his suggestions.
Looking for details on taking great day hike in the Swiss Alps? Greg Witt, author of "Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel", owns an adventure travel company that specializes in hiking, trekking, and photographic adventures in the Alps. Here are his suggestions.
Adventure Travel - Articles
An index of articles for the Adventure Travel guide site.
An index of articles for the Adventure Travel guide site.
Take a Bobsled Ride
A bobsled ride down the track at Utah Olympic Park, site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, takes less than a minute but you'll go 70 miles an hour or faster.
A bobsled ride down the track at Utah Olympic Park, site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, takes less than a minute but you'll go 70 miles an hour or faster.
Riding a Mule Down a Steep Cliff on Molokai, Hawaii
The Guided Mule Ride to Kalaupapa on Molokai, Hawaii
The Guided Mule Ride to Kalaupapa on Molokai, Hawaii
Get Your Passport Expedited
Want your passport faster? Here's how to get your passport application expedited, when you need that document so critical to traveling abroad in a hurry?
Want your passport faster? Here's how to get your passport application expedited, when you need that document so critical to traveling abroad in a hurry?
How to Start Scuba Diving
Scuba diving through gardens of colorful coral surrounded by a cloud of fish is like touring an underwater art museum. But before you start scuba diving past coral walls 90-feet deep, or with dolphins or sharks, there's a lot you need to learn.
Scuba diving through gardens of colorful coral surrounded by a cloud of fish is like touring an underwater art museum. But before you start scuba diving past coral walls 90-feet deep, or with dolphins or sharks, there's a lot you need to learn.
Waterfall in Yellowstone National Park
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Buddhist monks praying in a temple in Hue, Vietnam
Buddhist monks praying in a temple in Hue, Vietnam
Buddhist monks praying in a temple in Hue, Vietnam
Girlfriend Getaways & Trips
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 girlfriend getaways where it's okay to think about yourself first!
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 girlfriend getaways where it's okay to think about yourself first!
Acoma Pueblo's Haak'u Museum Exhibits Describe Tribal Traditions
Photos and Images of Acoma, an Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
Photos and Images of Acoma, an Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
The Sacred Rock at Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Image - The Sacred Rock at Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Image - The Sacred Rock at Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
TravelRest Travel Pillow
TravelRest has literally stretched the concept of an inflatable travel pillow, with its patented ergonomic shape. We found the uniquely shaped TravelRest travel pillow much more comfortable than the comparably priced, conventional pillows we've used during long airline flights and car trips.
TravelRest has literally stretched the concept of an inflatable travel pillow, with its patented ergonomic shape. We found the uniquely shaped TravelRest travel pillow much more comfortable than the comparably priced, conventional pillows we've used during long airline flights and car trips.
A baby ocelet gnaws on a backpack in a Peruvian jungle lodge
A baby ocelet gnaws on a backpack at a jungle lodge in Peru
A baby ocelet gnaws on a backpack at a jungle lodge in Peru
A Family is Bringing Cultivation of Taro Plants Back to Molokai
Woman working in taro field on Molokai, Hawaii
Woman working in taro field on Molokai, Hawaii
Top Terrain Parks Resorts
These six resorts have outstanding terrain parks and pipes for skiers and snowboarders.
These six resorts have outstanding terrain parks and pipes for skiers and snowboarders.
Angkor, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Cambodia
Photo – Man in Tree Wrapped Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo – Man in Tree Wrapped Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
5 Salt Lake City Hikes
Greg Witt, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City, has hiked well over a thousand miles of Utah trails. Here are his choices for five of the best day hikes close to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Greg Witt, author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City, has hiked well over a thousand miles of Utah trails. Here are his choices for five of the best day hikes close to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Fumaroles on Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Machu Picchu at Dawn is Spectacular
Image - Machu Picchu at dawn
Image - Machu Picchu at dawn
Llamas Wander Around the Ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
Image - Llamas Wander Around the Ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
Image - Llamas Wander Around the Ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru
Travelers watch the sun light up Machu Picchu, Peru
Photo of Machu Picchu, Peru, as the sun rises
Photo of Machu Picchu, Peru, as the sun rises
Zip Line in South Africa
Zipping along 10 zip lines in one trip was a wild intro to the world of zip line adventures. But that’s what you get when you take the Zip Line Adventure at Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park in South Africa. (Adrenalin junkies note: When you’ve done this, head over to Bloukrans Bridge and do the bungie jump.)
Zipping along 10 zip lines in one trip was a wild intro to the world of zip line adventures. But that’s what you get when you take the Zip Line Adventure at Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park in South Africa. (Adrenalin junkies note: When you’ve done this, head over to Bloukrans Bridge and do the bungie jump.)
Zipline Tours at Whistler
Summer or winter, you can take a zipline Tour in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. It's a nice break from skiing at the resort with North America's longest vertical, or after a day of hiking or playing golf.
Summer or winter, you can take a zipline Tour in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. It's a nice break from skiing at the resort with North America's longest vertical, or after a day of hiking or playing golf.
Go on a Dog Sled Tour
Snuggle into the sled and let your musher control the 10 dogs leading your sled along a winter trail. Or, you could control the dogs yourself on some dog-sled tours. You can go on a dog sled tour anywhere from Minnesota to Alaska.
Snuggle into the sled and let your musher control the 10 dogs leading your sled along a winter trail. Or, you could control the dogs yourself on some dog-sled tours. You can go on a dog sled tour anywhere from Minnesota to Alaska.
Train to Machu Picchu
The train ride to Machu Picchu from Cuzco brings out flavors of the rural lifestyle in Peru centuries ago. You'll travel through the the foothills of the Andes Mountains and across plains where locals farm on terraces built by the Incas.
The train ride to Machu Picchu from Cuzco brings out flavors of the rural lifestyle in Peru centuries ago. You'll travel through the the foothills of the Andes Mountains and across plains where locals farm on terraces built by the Incas.
5 Fantastic Family Vacations
Taking the kids on a family trip ensures vacation memories you can talk about around a dinner table.
Taking the kids on a family trip ensures vacation memories you can talk about around a dinner table.
Adventurous Tourists Are Visiting Cambodia's Angkor
Photo – temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo – temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Mule Skinners Lead the Trip Down the Cliff to Kalaupapa
Mule Skinner on Mule Ride to Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai, Hawaii
Mule Skinner on Mule Ride to Kalaupapa National Historic Park on Molokai, Hawaii
A Woman Living in a River Village in Cambodia Travels by Boat
A Woman Living in a River Village in Cambodia Travels by Boat
A Woman Living in a River Village in Cambodia Travels by Boat
Angkor's Temples Are All Different But Fascinating to Explore
Photo -- An Ancient Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo -- An Ancient Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Giant condors fly in Peru's Colca Canyon
Giant condors fly in Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
Giant condors fly in Peru's Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world.
A local woman rides her a bike through a village in Vietnam
A local woman rides her a bike through a village in Vietnam
A local woman rides her a bike through a village in Vietnam
REI Adventures Active Trips
REI Adventures offers great active travel trips, such as canoeing on a lake here in the U.S., cycling in Vietnam, or sea kayaking and hiking in Croatia. And, these are just a few of the 90plus weekend-to-multiweek trips offered by REI Adventures, part of the REI that has more than 80 stores in the U.S. chock-full of equipment and clothing for adventure travelers.
REI Adventures offers great active travel trips, such as canoeing on a lake here in the U.S., cycling in Vietnam, or sea kayaking and hiking in Croatia. And, these are just a few of the 90plus weekend-to-multiweek trips offered by REI Adventures, part of the REI that has more than 80 stores in the U.S. chock-full of equipment and clothing for adventure travelers.
Smith Turbo Fan Goggles
Ever have your goggles fog while skiing down a mogul run and you can no longer see the slope, or have them go white in a powder storm? Smith’s Turbo Fan Prodigy, Phenom and Knowledge OTG goggles are a blessing for people who love snowsports and sweat a lot, but even more so for people who wear glasses that constantly fog.
Ever have your goggles fog while skiing down a mogul run and you can no longer see the slope, or have them go white in a powder storm? Smith’s Turbo Fan Prodigy, Phenom and Knowledge OTG goggles are a blessing for people who love snowsports and sweat a lot, but even more so for people who wear glasses that constantly fog.
Volunteer Travel
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?
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?
Woman carrying live chickens and food in buckets in a Vietnamese village
Women in the Vietnamese villages often carry food and even live animals in two buckets that hang from a stick on her shoulders.
Women in the Vietnamese villages often carry food and even live animals in two buckets that hang from a stick on her shoulders.
Internationl Expeditions Trips
International Expeditions offers small-group eco-tours and nature travel trips to exotic locations including the Amazon, Egypt, Galapagos, India and Kenya during the annual animal migration.
International Expeditions offers small-group eco-tours and nature travel trips to exotic locations including the Amazon, Egypt, Galapagos, India and Kenya during the annual animal migration.
Nature & Wildlife Adventures
Nature and wildlife adventure travel trips are growing in popularity. Would you like to dive with whale sharks, watch thundering herds during the annual animal migration in Africa or track wolves with your camera in Yellowstone National Park.
Nature and wildlife adventure travel trips are growing in popularity. Would you like to dive with whale sharks, watch thundering herds during the annual animal migration in Africa or track wolves with your camera in Yellowstone National Park.
Women's Travel Club
The Women's Travel Club offers adventure travel trips that set women in exotic locales, on sandy island beaches and in sophisticated cities.
The Women's Travel Club offers adventure travel trips that set women in exotic locales, on sandy island beaches and in sophisticated cities.
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.
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.
Volunteer Travel - - Earthwatch
On a volunteer vacation or trip with the non-profit Earthwatch Institute even the drier aspects of science will come alive.
On a volunteer vacation or trip with the non-profit Earthwatch Institute even the drier aspects of science will come alive.
Travel with Volunteer Abroad
Voluntourism – combining traditional travel with volunteer work – is a growing trend. The Volunteer Abroad Web site lists many routes for finding interesting trips around the globe that let you travel with a purpose and immerse yourself in local cultures.
Voluntourism – combining traditional travel with volunteer work – is a growing trend. The Volunteer Abroad Web site lists many routes for finding interesting trips around the globe that let you travel with a purpose and immerse yourself in local cultures.
Utah Olympic Park Museums
Utah Olympic Park, venue for the bobsled, luge, skeleton and Nordic ski jump competitions, has three museums featuring the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and Park City, Utah's history of skiing.
Utah Olympic Park, venue for the bobsled, luge, skeleton and Nordic ski jump competitions, has three museums featuring the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and Park City, Utah's history of skiing.
Watching caimans at night on the Amazon River in Peru
Watching Caimans on the Amazon River in Peru at Night
Watching Caimans on the Amazon River in Peru at Night
Cooling Off During a Hike on Molokai
Swimming at Moaula Falls on Molokai, Hawaii
Swimming at Moaula Falls on Molokai, Hawaii
Inbounds Backcountry Ski&Ride
Looking for places where you can find extreme backcountry-style skiing or snowboarding experiences but inbounds at resorts so there's avalanche control and ski patrollers around? Look no farther: Here's a list of some of the best places that expert skiers and riders love to explore.
Looking for places where you can find extreme backcountry-style skiing or snowboarding experiences but inbounds at resorts so there's avalanche control and ski patrollers around? Look no farther: Here's a list of some of the best places that expert skiers and riders love to explore.
Bison in Yellowstone National Park
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Yellowstone Ed-Venture Tours
Lodging and Learning programs, and Ed-Ventures tours of Yellowstone National Park are entertaining ways to explore the nation's first national park in more depth.
Lodging and Learning programs, and Ed-Ventures tours of Yellowstone National Park are entertaining ways to explore the nation's first national park in more depth.
Tours are in Wagons on the Coffees of Hawaii Plantation on Molokai
Riding in a Horse-drawn Wagon to tour the coffee fields at Coffees of Hawaii Plantation on Molokai, Hawaii
Riding in a Horse-drawn Wagon to tour the coffee fields at Coffees of Hawaii Plantation on Molokai, Hawaii
Travel Deals on Auction Sites
If your travel dates are flexible, check out these auction sites for deals and discounts on adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
If your travel dates are flexible, check out these auction sites for deals and discounts on adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Pacsafe Anti-theft Travel Gear
If you want to keep anything from your passport and camera to huge backpacks safe, Pacsafe has the anti-theft travel gear for you.
If you want to keep anything from your passport and camera to huge backpacks safe, Pacsafe has the anti-theft travel gear for you.
A family in a boat on the Perfume River in Hue, Vietnam
Boats are the main means of transportation for many families who live along Perfume River in Hue, Vietnam. Visitors can cruise the river in vibrantly colored dragon boats.
Boats are the main means of transportation for many families who live along Perfume River in Hue, Vietnam. Visitors can cruise the river in vibrantly colored dragon boats.
Wilderness Survival Schools
Is a Wilderness Survival School course for you? Gadgets, from a GPS to a Spot Satellite Messenger to all-weather clothing can help in some situations. But, what about when you’re so far off the beaten track, or hurt, and you’ll need to spend a night or more in the wilderness? These courses might teach you how to turn a potential nightmare into something bearable.
Is a Wilderness Survival School course for you? Gadgets, from a GPS to a Spot Satellite Messenger to all-weather clothing can help in some situations. But, what about when you’re so far off the beaten track, or hurt, and you’ll need to spend a night or more in the wilderness? These courses might teach you how to turn a potential nightmare into something bearable.
A Peruvian woman and her donkey
A Peruvian woman in Colca Canyon guides her donkey who is carrying wood for fuel.
A Peruvian woman in Colca Canyon guides her donkey who is carrying wood for fuel.
SteriPen Easily Purifies Water
The SteriPen water purifier is great travel gear because it's lightweight and compact. Use the Steripen water purifier to sterilize water in your hotel room in a foreign country with questionable water or when drinking from streams.
The SteriPen water purifier is great travel gear because it's lightweight and compact. Use the Steripen water purifier to sterilize water in your hotel room in a foreign country with questionable water or when drinking from streams.
Popular Family Vacations
These adventure travel companies offer entertaining family vacations that are so popular these trips are repeated almost yearly. It doesn't matter if you want to take the kids on a family beach vacation, an overseas trip, an all inclusive family vacation, an affordable trip or a luxury experience, you'll find it here.
These adventure travel companies offer entertaining family vacations that are so popular these trips are repeated almost yearly. It doesn't matter if you want to take the kids on a family beach vacation, an overseas trip, an all inclusive family vacation, an affordable trip or a luxury experience, you'll find it here.
An artisan stonecutter carves a sculpture in a crafts shop in Hue, Vietnam
An artisan stonecutter carves a sculpture in Hue, Vietnam
An artisan stonecutter carves a sculpture in Hue, Vietnam
Adventure Styles
Defining one's personal adventure style, whether it's choosing physical activities such as biking and hiking, or choosing trips to exotic countries.
Defining one's personal adventure style, whether it's choosing physical activities such as biking and hiking, or choosing trips to exotic countries.
Surviving an Avalanche
If you're a skier, snowmobiler, snowboarder or hiker who likes to explore the backcountry in the winter what do you know about avalanche safety? Here is where you can learn more about surviving an avalanche.
If you're a skier, snowmobiler, snowboarder or hiker who likes to explore the backcountry in the winter what do you know about avalanche safety? Here is where you can learn more about surviving an avalanche.
Yellowstone's Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Winter in Yellowstone is more than Old Faithful – It is Snowmobiling, Cross Country Skiing and Animal Watching Too.
Acoma Pueblo's Sky City Is Perched Atop a Massive Sandstone Mesa
Photos and Images of Acoma, an Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
Photos and Images of Acoma, an Indian Pueblo in New Mexico
Flying High Above Copper Mountain Resort's Catalyst Superpipe
Freestyle skier Greg Tufflemire Flies Above Copper Mountain Resort's Catalyst Superpipe
Freestyle skier Greg Tufflemire Flies Above Copper Mountain Resort's Catalyst Superpipe
Boating down the Amazon River in Peru at dawn
Boating on the Amazon River in Peru at dawn
Boating on the Amazon River in Peru at dawn
Angkor's temple complex covers about 40 miles around Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo - Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo - Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Theftproof Travel Camera Strap
PacSafe's theft-proof travel camera straps keep cameras and binoculars safe from 'slash-and-grab' thieves. The company has a neck strap for cameras and shoulder straps for laptops and other bags.
PacSafe's theft-proof travel camera straps keep cameras and binoculars safe from 'slash-and-grab' thieves. The company has a neck strap for cameras and shoulder straps for laptops and other bags.
Molokai Ranch Has Tents on Platforms at the Beach Village
Tents in The Beach Village at Molokai Ranch
Tents in The Beach Village at Molokai Ranch
Family Hiking in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Image - Dad and Child Hiking in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Image - Dad and Child Hiking in Peru's Machu Picchu, One of the World's Great Wonders
Multifunction GPS Watch
The Suunto X9i is a multifunction GPS watch that avid outdoorsmen, hikers and multi-sport enthusiasts who play in the wilderness will love. It interfaces with National Georgraphic TOPS mapping software, shows your current speed and distance, has an altimeter and thermometer, plus lots more.
The Suunto X9i is a multifunction GPS watch that avid outdoorsmen, hikers and multi-sport enthusiasts who play in the wilderness will love. It interfaces with National Georgraphic TOPS mapping software, shows your current speed and distance, has an altimeter and thermometer, plus lots more.
Viewing Llamas Up Close at Machu Picchu, Peru
Image --a Llama Up Close and Personal at Machu Picchu, Peru
Image --a Llama Up Close and Personal at Machu Picchu, Peru
Exploring Temples in Angkor, a UNESCO Heritage Site in Cambodia
Photo – Visitor in Temple at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Photo – Visitor in Temple at Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Working Cattle Ranches
If you're the horseback rider who wants to play cowboy for a week vacation at a working cattle ranch or join a cattle drive.
If you're the horseback rider who wants to play cowboy for a week vacation at a working cattle ranch or join a cattle drive.
Tips for Family AdventureTrips
Looking for tips to plan a famikly adventure trip? Choosing and preparing for a family adventure trip that everyone, from your 5-year-old to your teen, will enjoy can be a family venture. Here are some tips for finding and getting ready for your first family adventure travel trip.
Looking for tips to plan a famikly adventure trip? Choosing and preparing for a family adventure trip that everyone, from your 5-year-old to your teen, will enjoy can be a family venture. Here are some tips for finding and getting ready for your first family adventure travel trip.
Checkpoint Friendly Bags
Tired of pulling your laptop and other electronic gear out of your carry-on bag or backpack? TSA won’t make you take your laptop out of these checkpoint friendly bags and backpacks.
Tired of pulling your laptop and other electronic gear out of your carry-on bag or backpack? TSA won’t make you take your laptop out of these checkpoint friendly bags and backpacks.
Coffees of Hawaii on Molokai Offers a Plantation Tour
A tour of Coffees of Hawaii on Molokai,Hawaii
A tour of Coffees of Hawaii on Molokai,Hawaii