Articles tagged ‘africa’
Flare-up in Guinea: Dispatches
By Eric | February 11th, 2007 |
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If you’re planning an adventure to West Africa any time soon, keep a close eye on the situation in Guinea, where simmering conflict could soon reach a boiling point. A peace corp volunteer has been following the situation in the blog, Black Star Journal.
For more information on the situation than you’ll probably ever need, check [...]
Adventure Travel Relaxation: Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde Islands
By Eric | January 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Overseas Adventure Travel can be quite taxing on mind, body and soul after a while. The constant movement, confusion and overall sensory overload can quickly turn any adventure holidays into burnout. Be sure to build time for relaxation into your itinerary. Hell, that’s practically what Thailand was invented for! After two months touring around India, [...]
AL Best of 2006 - Top 5 Adventure Destinations
By Eric | January 1st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Happy New Year Logue-sters! To celebrate, here’s a round up of some of the best adventure destinations for adventure travel and adventure tourism that we’ve looked at since AL went online back in September. Enjoy!
5. Post-Commie Adventure on the Cheap: Croatia - Declared “Destination of the Year” by NatGeo Adventure, Croatia has old-world [...]
Blogging through conflict…
By Eric | December 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In my last post, I advised you all to check in with local bloggers when traveling through countries in conflict. I guess it’s only fair that I reveal to you one of my secret weapons when it comes to getting the news on the ground from around the globe before the international press. [...]
Should a little war stop your Adventure?
By Eric | December 4th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Picking up where I left off (sort of) on Adventures in a non-militarized world, I decided to see what Wikipedia had to offer on current, ongoing conflicts in the world. As usual, Wiki is great starting place, but the primo info is on the provided links. Particularly, the History guy link.Anyhow, this poses the inevitable [...]
Daily Dose: Sunday, November 12th
By Eric | November 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hey all, the snowing is falling outside here. Soon enough I’ll be taking you along on a shopping trip for some XC skis or better…
Take Cover: Typhoon Chebi heads for Vietnam
India: Airports tighten security after FBI issues warning
Senior Adventurer: Kilimanjaro, not just for the young
Paranoia Watch: Latest Travel Warnings - Must be something worth seeing [...]
Daily Dose: Friday, November 3rd
By Eric | November 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I’m on the road to Arizona and the Navajo Nation tomorrow. I can’t really say it’s adventurous or uplifting. I’ll be talking to a couple of Navajo guys that made a documentary about Meth abuse on the reservation. But you never know, it’s pretty short notice and I could be set for some pretty great [...]
Daily Dose: Saturday, October 28th
By Eric | October 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Happy Saturday folks! Here’s a dose:
B.C. Arachnids gone wild: A 60_Acre Web of Mystery
Keeping with the theme: Video: “World’s Largest Spider” Stalks South American Jungles
Boarding Pass Hacker Under Fire
Oh my god, South Park mocks Irwin
Check out Africa’s LiveCam from NatGeo.
From the UK Times Online best travel websites
Today’s Destination: Dubai
