May 7th, 2012
With the freedom to travel comes a responsibility to the people we visit whether trekking in the world’s mountain ranges or travelling through Asia on a gap year. ‘Community Tourism’ is about tourism that benefits local people. It aims to include and benefit local communities, particularly indigenous peoples and villagers in the rural South (i.e. ‘developing world’). For instance, villagers might host tourists in their village, managing the scheme communally and sharing the profits. There are many types of community tourism project, including many in which the ‘community’ works with a commercial tour operator, but all community tourism projects should give local people a fair share of the benefits/profits and a say in deciding how incoming tourism is managed.
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Tags: adventure travel, community tourism, eco tourism, responsible travel, trekking
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February 14th, 2012
Lonely Planet’s recent publication of the superb hardback, Great Journeys, presents dozens of the world’s most spectacular routes, from ancient trails like Machu Picchu, through to modern classics like Route 66. It even includes “The Hippy Trail” – the journey upon which Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler cut their teeth. It gives the most avid adventure traveler, plenty of ideas to explore the world in a variety of ways and means. Great Journeys organises these experiences thematically with chapters devoted to:
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Tags: advnenture travel, expeditions, exploeres, lonely planet books, routes, trail, Travel Advice, treks
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January 13th, 2012
Life really is an adventure for Gary ‘Walking Man’ Hause. He’s turned the idea of a ‘trip of a lifetime’ into a lifetime of trips. As of this summer, he’s walked over 24,000 miles in his attempt to break the Guinness Book World Record of 38,000 miles for walking around the world, set by religious eccentric Arthur Bless it (www.blessitt.com – he’s got some interesting advice on choosing footwear).
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Tags: guinness record, travel adventure, walking
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December 22nd, 2011
Adventure Travel Opportunities In The New Year
Cox & Kings, the longest-established travel brand in the world, has announced its take on the travel trends to watch for in 2012 . Thomas Stanley, head of Cox & Kings, The Americas and a well-seasoned traveller himself, outlines the top experiences, travel styles and destination picks to look forward to in the coming year:
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Tags: 2012 holidays, adventure holidays, adventure travel, foreign desitinations, new holidays for 2012, tourism, wildlife conservation
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October 19th, 2011
Could you run, walk and cycle 800 km in just five days?
This October, Dublin-based specialist travel company, Follow The Camino, is setting a challenge to all its staff to run, walk and cycle 800 kilometres along the French Way of the Camino from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela and inviting everyone to get involved.
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Tags: camino, charity challenge, cycling, hiking, pyrenees, trail running, walking
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October 16th, 2011
Start your expedition journey with the RGS
Geography Outdoors, at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) with IBG, is a great resource supporting field research, exploration and outdoor learning This year, the annual Explore expedition and fieldwork planning weekend (18-20 November) will be kicked off by the Atlantic Rising team, winners of the RGS-IBG Land Rover ‘Go Beyond’ Bursary. The team travelled around the edge of the Atlantic documenting the effects of sea level rise on coastal communities and will be sharing their stories in an inspiring opening lecture on Friday evening.
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Tags: adventure, expedition planning, exploration, Land Rover, rgs, royal geographical society, travel
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October 13th, 2011
Eco-Adventurers Recycled World Expedition
A recycled truck made from trash and powered by restaurant scraps arrived back in the UK this month after a two year around-the-world adventure travel. Andy Pag (36, London UK) and Christina Ammon (36, Oregon USA) have driven their ‘Biotruck’ fuelled by used cooking oil which they scavenged from fryers along their 30,000km planet-circling tour across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
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