Adventure is our state of mind
These trips are for travelers in the slow lane: Two miles an hour on their own two feet. It's for those who go over mountain and through forests, exploring the world one step at a time. From the snows of Kilimanjaro to the two-billion-year-old rocks at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, our writers have hiked, trekked, climbed, scrambled, ambled, tramped, and just plain walked through thousands -- yes, thousands -- of miles of the most scenic terrain on earth.
Along the south-east coast of Jersey, stretching from St Helier to Gorey, the seabed is so shallow that at low tide an area of 17.5 square kilometres becomes exposed, making this one of the largest intertidal reefs in the world. Because of this, the … [Read more...]
Thus far thick traffic and having to watch my back had made me wary of the city but after a leisurely walk up the Sugar Loaf, I took in the view and suddenly understood the spell that visitors as well as Cariocas – Rio de Janeiro's residents – … [Read more...]
On the ferries to Princes’ Islands, I would always drink copious amounts of tea. Waiters with dangling trays roamed up and down the decks touting chai for less than a dollar, delivering a tear-drop Turkish tea cup on a little glass saucer, complete … [Read more...]
As I look down from the heights of El Mirador, the pools of Semuc Champey appear as expanses of turquoise set between limestone ridges. It occurs to me that El Mirador -- it means a viewpoint -- is a name far too common in Central America or, at the … [Read more...]
Years ago, I stopped at California’s Mono Lake on a bike trip. I was hot, tired and ready for the day to end. I briefly looked at the lake’s famous tufa mounds, felt the greasy, salt-laden water and left. I’ve always wanted to go back. And … [Read more...]
For the umpteenth time, my young guide stops to text, and it's starting to tick me off. I want to learn as much as I can about the hardscrabble volcanic mountain we're climbing, not watch his orange hoodie-clad head bent down over his flying fingers. … [Read more...]
"Another Inca ruin?" "Again so many hours in a bus?" "Can't we go swimming somewhere?" "More markets? I want to go swimming! Please!" I don't have kids but I can imagine this being a frequent scene between kids and parents on vacation (or … [Read more...]
The 275 waterfalls that make up Iguazu Falls lie on the Argentinean-Brazilian border and I already saw them in Brazil. Yet, I wanted to see this UNESCO World Heritage Site from the Argentinean side as well, even though I wasn't sure this side would … [Read more...]
The trail doesn't seem especially steep going down, but the faces of people hauling themselves back up tell a different story. Truth is: While the grade might not seem rigorous when you're descending, it is constant. Constant equals relentless on the … [Read more...]
Forget 50 shades of gray. On the Oregon's Eagle Creek Trail, there are a thousand shades of green: Dry moss green, wet moss green, new fern green, unfurled fern green, pine green, cedar green, maple-leaf green when the sun filters through, … [Read more...]
