Afghanistan and Iraq: Hiking and Camping with Secret Compass
Afghanistan & Iraq. Exploring the World’s Wildest Places with Secret Compass, including the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan.
Outdoor Adventure
Travel stories about adventure in the great outdoors, including backpacking, camping, paddling and hiking all over the world.
Virgelle, Montana: Ghosts of the American West
Sleeping in the sheep wagon in Virgelle, Montana. Laurie Gough meets a river guide in Montana and explores the places made famous by Lewis and Clark
New Zealand Highlights by Bus
All Over New Zealand on The Backpacker Bus By Connie Maria Westergaard I do not have to travel anymore. I believe I have seen the whole world in one country. Every imaginable landscape, from glaciers and snowcapped mountains to wastelands, lakes, fiords, waterfalls, sounds, rainforests, beech forests, and rolling green…
Tiger Tourism Ban Was a “Catastrophe”
India Lifted the Ban on Tiger Tourism in 2012 By Shelley Seale Driving through the wildlife sanctuary, suddenly it’s spotted: a rippling as the grass moves, a flash of orange and black fur. Breath is held as the majestic Bengal Tiger saunters out to lap a drink from the water’s…
Skiing Alberta’s Big Three Resorts
Alberta Canada | Skiing the big three resorts Banff, Sunshine Village and Mt Norquay.
Nosara Costa Rica: Yoga and Surfing Mingle
Nosara Costa Rica –Yoga, Surfing in a tropical oasis with gorgeous beaches and world class fishing and most of all relaxing at this laid-back spot.
Biking, Boating in Grand County Colorado
Grand County, Colorado, Rocky Mountain, biking, hiking, kayaking, zip-lining and enjoying the local favorite, Rocky Mountain Oysters, or bull’s balls.
El Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Sylvia Nilsen: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela: A Guide to the Passionate Man’s Pilgrimage in Spain. An experienced hiker reflects on the journey.
Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom: Climbing, Biking, Farming
Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom: Climbing Trees, Mountain Biking and Farm to Table Dining as well as visiting farmers who are the rock stars of this region.
Hua Shan: The Most Dangerous Mountain in China
By Bill Pfeffer As the aluminum cable cars hummed into the platform, swiveled around and stopped, I held up two fingers, and pointed to my wife. We hustled to the rocky car, as the young man smiled, nodded, and held open the door. I distributed my weight, while my wife…
Goa on Foot: A Trek to Remember
By Mridula Dwivedi Goa in December is magnificent. The weather is heavenly and the beaches majestic. But there is a heavy tourist inflow too, which means crowded beaches, premium prices for everything and not a single hotel room vacant. But when we got an opportunity to trek in Goa, through…
Lake of the Woods, Canada
Casting for Walleye in the Lake of the Woods, Canada By Bill Pfeffer ‘How’d ya do?’ begins every conversation in this neck of the woods – as in, how many fish did you catch? When the guest with the hi-tech boat, announced, matter-of-factly, ‘forty walleye,’ I stared at my shoes,…