The Zika virus threat in Brazil is real and dangerous, so travellers should take extra precautions when travelling to the country. Besides the South American nation, thirteen other countries in the region have been put on the avoidance list due to Zika virus threat. According to the announcement by Brazil’s Health Ministry there are more than […]
(Image credit: Spiegel) Do you know where the world’s highest gig was played, or the first person who managed to climb the Triple Seven Summits? There are many extreme adventure records in the world we have never heard about, so here are some of them you can definitely realize to broaden our horizons and to look up to these […]
Have you ever heard the term ‘survival holiday’? A small Greek island offers you a real castaway experience with every aspect of surviving. Alimia is for you, if you are planning to experience something really unusual during your holiday or simply got fed up with the boring sightseeing tours and lying on the beach type of pastime. What could be […]
It’s been a big year in adventure travel and extreme sports, and as 2015 draws to a close we look back on some of the big events that have shaped the year that was, for many intrepid travelers and adventurous souls. Our year in review includes both good and bad news events, natural wonders and natural disasters, […]
South India, especially Tamil Nadu and the Chennai region, was hit by record-breaking monsoon rains this November and December. More than 400 people died, and almost two million were forced to leave their homes as a result of the South India flood disaster. Even a week after the raining stopped some areas are still underwater. […]
If you are looking for a place to go skiing this winter outside of Europe, why not head to China? This East Asian country, though not a very well-known destination for adventure travelers, is usually covered in snow in its northern side during the winter. You may not be able to compare the skiing experience […]
(Image Credit – Glenna Barlow) Fyodor Konyukhov, the famous Russian adventurer, has recently revealed that he will be flying solo around the world in a balloon, without making any landing. If he succeeds, he will break American traveler Steve Fossett’s record, who was the first person to do such a nonstop adventure. Konyukhov has already […]
(Image Credit – Ben Lepley) Get ready to join a new Motorcycle Relief Ride in India the coming January, 2016. The motorcycle journey will cover almost 1118 miles across the Thar Desert of Rajasthan on 500cc Royal Enfield motorcycles. Humanitarian adventure travel company Relief Riders International is arranging this tour as a part of its […]
Image credit: HongKongHuey In the seventies, an ancient Polynesian-style sea craft was built and launched to revive native Hawaiian culture, which made its first voyage to Tahiti in 1976. The voyage has recently reached Cape Town, as part of its three-year long world tour, sailing the way how the first Polynesians reached the Hawaiian islands. The […]
(Image credit: Endurance 100 Expedition) 100 years ago, an expedition to the South Pole, called the Weddell Sea party, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, had to abandon their ship Endurance as it got icebound and consequently halt the journey midway. Relatives of Sir James Wordie, the Scottish geologist and chief scientific officer on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic […]
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…
