Photo: nick farnhill The South African Byeronie Epstein has won the Mongol Derby 2015, the world’s longest and toughest horse race, after only 7 days with a lead of 30 seconds. The Mongol Derby, which started on 5 August, is an equestrian endurance race over 1000 km. The race course goes along the old […]
Have you been to Kyrgyzstan yet? Photographer and video maker Jeremy Ullmann captures the country’s untamed landscape and its welcoming people in his new video “Kyrgyzstan – The Land of Horses and Hills ”. Kyrgyzstan is one of the Central Asian countries with the easiest visa process, since citizens of Europe, Canada, Australia and the […]
It is time to review your bucket list of peaks to climb, since a decade old dispute about the name of North America’s highest mountain will be settled soon by the Obama administration and Mount McKinley will be renamed to Denali. Meaning “high,tall”, this was how 6168 m high Mount McKinley was called by the […]
Travel to Iran could become a little easier in a not too distant future. According to the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, the Middle Eastern country is working on a visa waiver program with 28 countries to which it has sent out visa waiver requests, in order to boost tourism. The ultimate goal […]
Nature heals, that’s not big news. The key for the cure of many diseases often lies within plants and already early doctors prescribed their patients a dose of nature. But not only the plants itself have great healing qualities. Sometimes it is already enough just to spend some time outside and breathe deeply. Sadly, many people […]
What might be the world’s oldest message in a bottle has been found on the beaches of Amrum Island in Germany, after floating in the North Sea for more than 100 Years. It was found by a German woman on holiday on the island. Dutifully she followed the instructions given on the postcard inside the bottle, […]
Deserts are some of the most fascinating landscapes we can find on earth. They come in countless shapes and colours. But they are not only beautiful, but also dangerous. Again and again careless travelers die a cruel death, that could easily be prevented by following some basic rules. Our little survival guide for the desert […]
Tropical storm Erika is approaching the Northern Caribbean with winds up to 45mph. It is expected to slow down, but tropical storm warnings have been issued for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Culebra, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the trending adventure travel destinations of Europe. Still avoided by many because of the war in the 90s, it hasn’t made its way back on the tourist radar yet, even though it is full of culture and beauty. Once you have seen Bosnia and Herzegovina’s untouched landscape, its unbound, […]
Welsh explorer Ash Dykes is about to set off for his next big adventure. The 24 year old traveler, Muay Thai fighter and motivational speaker will attempt to cross the full length of Madagascar in a solo walk, which has never been done before. He will start his trip at Madagascar’s most southern point Cap Sainte and […]
In adventure travel news, n innovative new natural desert reserve spanning 10 percent of the total area of Dubai has been launched in the UAE. The Marmoon Desert Reserve Project is set to be the site of several ecotourism projects and conservation efforts contributing to the protection and nurturing of the environment,…
In adventure travel news, n innovative new natural desert reserve spanning 10 percent of the total area of Dubai has been launched in the UAE. The Marmoon Desert Reserve Project is…
