Travel

Prepare for An Amazing Adventure Outdoors

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When you are looking for an adventure outdoors, you can try out many different things. An adventure can be a hiking voyage you have set out to complete for yourself or perhaps an adventure for your children that you have planned.

Ideas of activities that you can enjoy for yourself of a group of people would be a backpacking hike, a venturous voyage through a traverse canyon or a set out to reach a mountain peak  adorned in wilderness. These types of activities can seem like your own adventure.

Other ideas of an adventure outdoors might be trekking over a vast region to reach the other side; though if you choose this type of adventure you should be well prepared to avoid any tragedies. The feeling of accomplishing an adventurous goal in the wilderness will leave you impressed.

Take your kids on a fun adventure in the woods or a nice hiking trail where they can walk at their own pace, yet enjoy what nature has to offer. Many times, this can be an adventure all on its own. You can also think of many types of other ideas that your kids would enjoy outside.

Examples of other activities you … Read more at FryingPanSports

Top 5 Travel Destinations for Extreme Sports Enthusiasts

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Top 5 Travel Destinations for Extreme Sports Enthusiasts

Whether you are a scuba-diver, sky-diver, mountain climber, bungee-jumper or white water rafter, one thing is certain: these are extreme sports that only a select few are comfortable participating in.  Chances are, you love more than one of these sports and do them every chance you get. Here are some top travel destinations for the extreme sports enthusiast.

1)      Hawaii: This is one of the most beautiful places on earth, with clear-blue beaches and an abundance of marine life. You will find many opportunities such as scuba-diving, snorkelling, sky-diving and bungee-jumping. Whether you want to jump out of a plane to see the beautiful islands and scenery, or dive down 200 feet to see ship wrecks and corals, this spot is heaven on earth.

2)      Ottawa/Quebec: Ottawa provides one of the best white-water rafting experiences in North America; if you’re into sky-diving you can go to the Ottawa/Gatineau airport in Quebec. You will see breathtaking scenery, as well as the St. Lawrence River. This is definitely an extreme sportsman’s dream come true.

3)      Australia and the Great Barrier Reef: This famous reef is a picturesque sight of beauty. Snorkel or scuba dive … Read more at FryingPanSports

Diving is Too Expensive

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This is a big one. First, remember what you’re getting for your money besides just the dive: A day on the water. A day in the sun. A picnic. A chance to hang out with old friends and make new ones. Maybe one of those once-in-a-lifetime underwater experiences. The opportunity to watch members of the opposite sex struggle in and out of wetsuits.

Piggyback diving. A way to stretch both time and money is to piggyback dive trips on to business or family trips ­the travel is already paid for. How many times have you seen business people traveling with golf clubs or tennis rackets? Why not a mask and regulator?

Make your stay less expensive. Check to see if there are accommodations with cooking facilities, such as a condo or an efficiency. Buying a few groceries local and having one or two meals a day “at home” will save a bundle.

Reason for the season? High season is often simply a measure of how many people are on vacation from school and work or are fed up with winter and ready to go anywhere warmer. It does not mean it’s the best time to be there … Read more at FryingPanSports