Starting a bicycle adventure starts with the right choice a bicycle. Don’t just go for the cheapest, go for the bicycle you need. Different bicycles for different ways of cycling. Here tips what to look for when choosing your perfect bicycle. Read more >
Having arrived in Prince Albert in the light, it took is some time to sort ourselves out for the evening. We first filled up with petrol which took longer than expected. After that we started looking around for places to stay. We ideally wanted something cheap and cheerful just to sleep at so Read more >
Ask ten travelers their definition of adventure travel and you’ll get ten different answers. If they’ve entered the competition for Outside magazine’s first annual Adventure Grant, one of them might win a $10,000 endowment. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the magazine Read more >
Charley Boorman is an obsessed travel adventurer who is known around the world for undertaking epic, continent-spanning journeys. With his friend, Ewan McGregor, he has travelled overland by motorbike from London to New York, via Europe and Asia for the award-winning series Long Way Round and Read more >
Would you like to watch polar bears running through wildflowers instead of snow? How about swimming with sea lions? Does mountain biking and hiking in the Rockies, or kayaking in Alaska sound appealing. Here are some terrific adventurous summer vacations. … Read Full Post Read more >
May is “Older American’s Month” and some of the adventure travel companies that cater to the active travelers age 50+ are promoting active vacations for this age group. “How older vacationers travel today is far different than from just a generation ago.”says Alan. Read more >
Bicycling in the Alps never looked so good. Between the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and numerous trips through the French and Italian countryside, I needed a bike that would stand up to the elements (snow, rain and gravel during the Giro). This adventure called for using one of Read more >
Texas never fails to deliver the iconic Wild West, but it has so much more to offer adventure travellers too. Here’s more… Howdy! Dream of cowboys and the Wild West? Texas has more than 70 working and guest ranches that offer an authentic cowboy experience, complete with cattle to lasso, Read more >
Having filled the bikes up, we now needed something to eat and drink ourselves. We went up to the Willowmore historic guest house to see if they were open and selling food. We found they were there and open but the kitchen was closed, so we had a look around the place, it’s old pub full of Read more >
My bicycle adventure started wiuth Mavic X517 rims, too light to carry me and the luggage. It was a mistake of Koga Miyata at the time to get these light rims on my Worldtraveler. Those days are over. I have learned a lot. Once I started using Mavic D rims I knew these were the best to get. But I Read more >
