Adventure Travel Planning
Adventure Behind the Wheel
Those that have traveled abroad in developing countries have likely been awed, or terrified, by the driving techniques employed by local bus and taxi drivers. There´s nothing quite like the thrill of passing a semi around a blind corner into oncoming traffic on the side of a mountain. I was so inspired by the reckless driving skills on display here in Guatemala that I just had to try it for myself.
Date: March 7th, 2007 |
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Hanging from the Outside of our Pack - Compass
Our world is increasingly dominated by GPS and other satellite technology, but for any adventure, an old-fashioned, functional compass is an essential tool. I hate to admit it, but I’ve only recently discovered this, and the credit rests with my wife who had the forethought to strap a cheap, keychain-sized “analog GPS” to her pack before this trip.
Date: March 4th, 2007 |
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Inside my Pack: Adventure Footwear
As I mentioned in an earlier post about our trek to the base of the Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala. I had an agonizing decision to make before this trip about what sort of footwear to take with me. Now, I´m a bit of a special case with my size 15 - double narrow feet. It´s not too often I find many pairs of shoes that fit well and are functional for all needs. But when you´re dealing with huge clodhoppers like mine, you also worry about the weight of carrying around heavy footwear that you may not need on your trip. That´s why deciding which shoes to stuff in your backpack and lug around your continent of choice is such a big decision…
Date: February 28th, 2007 |
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Get on the bus… again
As I mentioned in this post before I left, due to some oddities in our itinerary for Central American Honeymoon Challenge ‘07, we had just four days to get from Cancun to our Honeymoon suite in Antigua, Guatemala, where we’ll be spending a week. In between Cancun and Antigua lie far more amazing sights than we could ever dream of making it to in four days. We’ve kinda gotta a thing for Mayan ruins, and there’s literally hundreds in between the two tourist meccas. We decided to settle on the serene beach temples at Tulum in Mexico, and the grandaddy, Tikal.
Date: February 17th, 2007 |
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Adventure Travel Forum Threads for the week of February 5, 2007
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Adventure Travel forum on BootsnAll:
Gato feo has done some kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, and would like to hear from people with long-distance sea kayaking experience. It seems to her that following the coastlines of Thailand and Malaysia would be lovely… Have you done anything like that?
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Date: February 9th, 2007 |
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Internal Flights are Serum for the Soul
We´re in Livingston, Guatemala today, our final stop before boarding a boat and plane tomorrow to move in the Belize cayes. This is our last week and we´re hurrying things along a bit to get some more honeymoon relaxing time in on the beach.
Normally, bussing it across a country is half the adventure. It puts you up close with the real color of a country, its culture, people and landscape. But other times you just need to take it easy.
Date: March 6th, 2007 |
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Adventure Travel and Malaria - Netting the Problem
As I mentioned in this post, there’s some debate out there on the importance of taking a anti-malarial drug for travels in endemic areas. As I said, we opted to go with Chloroquine and a mosquito net for this jaunt through Central America. Of course, if you are going to haul around that net and some Permethrin to add to the repellent effect, it’s good to actually USE it, as I recently discovered in El Salvador.
Date: March 4th, 2007 |
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How to scratch out a living abroad…
So you’re thinking of planning your escape but you’ve only got enough scratch to leave your job for a few weeks? That could be a good sign it’s time to leave that old job and try making a living out of those adventures you’ve been putting off for too long.
Not surprisingly, BnA has plenty of resources to help out. A popular option is teaching English, and if that sparks your interest, TEFL Logue should be your first stop.
Also, the folks over at our Travel Gear Blog have been raving lately about this guide to short-term adventure jobs. Sounds …
Date: February 22nd, 2007 |
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Adventure Planning: Last last minute shopping
Hopefully this post wont cause you to find my last post on last-minute shopping for our trip to Central America to be a bit dishonest, but having a full five days in suburban Florida before our departure date is a whole lot of time to think about all the things you might possibly need. We also discovered when we left Denver that we seemed to have packed lighter than usual, so we did what every good American would do and went on a little shopping spree to even out that load.
Here’s some absolutely last, and I mean last, minute things that you might not have thought to bring on your next adventure trip unless you had a full five days to think about it:
Date: February 12th, 2007 |
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Adventure Travel and Malaria
If your travels take you anywhere near a tropical or sub-tropical climate, odds are you should be thinking about Malaria. It’s one of the unavoidable concerns of almost all adventure travelers. If you are leaving Europe, North America or Australia for somewhere else, it’s at least worth a visit to the CDC website, where you’ll probably be surprised to learn that the disease is a concern in places you wouldn’t expect, like Turkey.
If you’re traveling through a rural area almost anywhere in the underdeveloped or developing world, chances are you’ll pass through a Malaria-endemic zone. So the question facing most travelers is: what to do about it?
Date: February 8th, 2007 |
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