Adventure Just For Fun
Zip Lines and Canopy Tours
Until recently, I had never been on a zip line or canopy tour. Not because I found them to be scary or unsafe, but because Im cheap. Just about any tourist activity over $40 is usually out of my budget. For those of you with a less stingy budget, zip lines and canopy tours are and awesome experience and 100% of pure adrenaline fun.
Date: March 20th, 2008 |
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Cheap Thrills in Ometepe, Nicaragua
In Nicaragua and looking for some cheap thrills? Visit Omentepe; an island in the middle of lake Nicaragua. This is a great place to really stretch your money. Make your way to the small town of Meridia and you could easily rough it like a king for next to nothing.
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There are so many things to do in Ometepe. It’s a haven for budget adventerers. You can hike to a waterfall, bike to beautiful beaches, kayak to see monkeys, or hike up to see a volcano. The people here are amazing.
Date: February 18th, 2008 |
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Diving with Sharks
Sure, diving with dolphins is cool, but diving with great white sharks is bad ass. (Assuming they don’t rip your arm off that is.) If you’re looking for an adventure vacation that’s a little off the beaten path, why not try a shark diving cruise? It’s like a regular cruise, only with sharks instead of all you can eat shrimp.
The Who
Nautilus Explorer is a small ship charter that takes customers on a number of unique and exciting trips; one of course being, diving with great white sharks. The company has been exposing people to sharks since mid 2005 and has been a big hit since its first shark encounter trip.
Date: January 1st, 2008 |
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The Real Spiderman
This guy is pretty much my hero. He climbs skyscrapers without any sort of rope or safety device. I wantched an interview with him wehere he said that when he climbs in other countries he usually gets beat up at the top and goesto jail for a few months. How hardcore is this guy?!
Date: December 14th, 2007 |
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Gift Idea for Adventurers
Looking for a great gift for the adventurer in your life? Look no futher.; Travel Gear Blog has just the thing. Check out this post about The Backdoor Guide to Short Term Job Adventures.
This book is cram packed full of seasonal jobs all around the world. From helping out on a sailboat to working on a dude ranch, there are all kinds of jobs in this book.
The Backdoor Guide to Short Term Job Adventures book tell you how much each job pays, what the season is, the requirements, and how to get a hold of them. …
Date: December 3rd, 2007 |
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First Person Mountain Biking video
If you think mountain biking is nothing more than a fast downhill bike ride that require little to no skill, you are sadly mistaken. Check out this helmet cam video from a mountain biker going balls to the wall down some narrow jungle mountain biking trails.
Date: February 28th, 2008 |
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Mountain Wingsuits
If you have ever dreamed about flying, and I don’t mean a plane, you might want try your luck at wingsuit flying. Combine the extreme sport of base jumping with a flying squirrel like suit and you have yourself a new sport called wingsuit flying.
Date: January 8th, 2008 |
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5 Awesome Adventures in New Zealand
Toobing the Tuma Tuma – Forget whitewater rafting, here its all about the backwater. This is a tubing adventure you wont soon forget. Spend hours floating, crawling, and scrambling around an underground river. The underground river runs the beautiful and unspoiled Waitomo Caves. Durring your trip you’ll climb through dry sections of the river and encounter spectacular rock formations, glowing worms, and the famous Glowworm Grotto.
Date: December 17th, 2007 |
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Slackline Front Flip
If you have ever tried to stand up on a slackline, you know how impressive this is. For those of you who dont know what slackling is; its much like tight rope walking. The two main differences are that the line is not tight (hence the name slacklining) and that it is actually webbing and not a rope. This is a popular activity for rock climbers to do whentheya ren’t climbing.
Date: December 7th, 2007 |
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Speed Rock Climbing
Here is a wicked video of a rock climber. Not only is he speed climbing, he is free climbing. That means he is climbing without any sort of ropes or safety equipment. Watch him climb 400 plus feet in under four and a half minutes. There’s nothing short of amazing here.
Date: November 23rd, 2007 |
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