Top 10 active breaks for solo travellers

Helen Warwick    ash, Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     active holidays, adventure holidays, adventure holidays US, France, RTW, scotland, solo travel, Sweden

All your friends coupled up? Can’t find a single travel chum to get away with from the nine-to-five daily grind? An adventure on your lonesome may in fact be one of the most rewarding trips you’ll ever choose to do.

Chilling out near Stockholm Image: Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se

Going it alone may be slightly scary, but it’s guaranteed to be an unforgettable escape for all the right reasons. And operators have realised the demand for single persons is enormous, so today there is a huge amount of choice— and it’s increasing. Make sure you choose a trip where the itinerary and activities have been created especially for solo travellers with single rooms included in the price.

Whether you embrace the luxury of time alone or take comfort in numbers, we’ve rounded up the top 10 active breaks for solo travellers…

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Top 10 Ontario Adventures

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts, Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     Canada, canoeing, canopy walk, Competition, helicopter flight, Hiking, ice climbing, Kayaking, mountain biking, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario Tourist Board, Scuba Diving, snowmobiling, trekking, whitewater rafting

By having real temperature shifts and heavy snowfalls in winter, and strong sunrays blaze through its clean skies during summer, Ontario is ready and waiting all year round. read more

Top 10 Christmas Getaways

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts, ash, bestskiholidays, Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     Asia, australia, austria, Canada, Caribbean, china, Europe, Finland, germany, Himalayas, kitesurfing, Mexico, mountain biking, north america, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Snowboarding, Surfing, Windsurfing

If staying at home is really not an option this year, then we’ve got the Top Ten Christmas getaways for you!

Now, just because you’re abroad, doesn’t mean that Christmas goes on holiday; there’s plenty of destinations that really go all out for the traditional celebrations.

Photo from Flickr user: Javier Gutierrez (de regreso)

As much as family feasting is tempting, there’s a whole world out there and it’s waiting for you. So, why not have a Christmas with a difference, throw caution to the wind and get away for a change?

Here’s the best Christmassy Xmas destinations, followed by the top spots where you can leave the reindeer and the elves far behind. read more

Top Ten Winter Ski Resorts

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts, ash, bestskiholidays, New Ski Holiday Ideas, snowboardingholidays, snowkitingholidays, Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     america, aspen, austria, Canada, Europe, extreme sports, France, jasper, les arcs, les lenas, north america, Skiing, snow kiting, snow park, Snowboarding, solden, soll, st anton, usa, whistler, winter sports

It’s that time again!

As the summer shines its last warm rays, we look back on a great few months. Long days, late nights and even longer beaches; in many ways it was the perfect summer.

But with the winter comes opportunity: downhill opportunity, off-piste opportunity, freestyle opportunity; yes the winter season is here and we’ve set up the Top Ten Winter Ski Resorts to tempt you into your bindings once more…
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Top 10 Travel Photography Tips

Mark Pawlak    ash, Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     andalucia, Egypt, germany, greece, kitesurfing, photograph, Photography, postcard, Scuba Diving, Snowboarding, social networking, Spain, tips, top ten tips, travel photography

Every holiday is an opportunity. Every day you’ve a chance to discover something new, even if it is found in the next chapter of that long-overdue read. But it’s out and about; immersed in the sights and sounds of somewhere you’ve never visited where the true discoveries are waiting to be found.

Photography is about the moment. Even though it’s a fleeting moment, with a half-decent digital camera and a few tips and tricks, you can return with a lot more than just burned out sunsets and badly cropped coasts.
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Top 10 Bungee Jumps in the World

Tim B    Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     AJ Hackett, Bloukrans, bungee jump, bungee jumping, victoria falls

Experience the thrill of jumping from a platform hundreds of metres in the air, while catching glimpses of amazing scenery: this is Bungee. Once the bungee cord reaches its limit and springs back, you repeat the fall, albeit at a slower pace. As the adrenalin rush starts to fade you are lowered to safety; now all that is left, is to think when and where your next jump will be.

The creation of the first permanent platform by A J Hackett at Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand in the late 1980’s saw bungee jumping take off as an extreme activity. Variations on fixed-platform jumps are now also popular, as are leaps from hot air balloons and helicopters. Listed below are ten top bungee jumping locations.

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Top 10 Snowboard Parks

Tim B    Top 10 Adventure Sports Travel Lists     snowboard, Snowboarding

Snowboarding took off in the late 1960s when skateboarders and surfers combined their expertise to create a dynamic new sport. They added snow, removed wheels, removed the threat of sharks and took to the pistes. Over the last twenty years, skateboarders have helped the sport evolve by introducing rails, boxes, and assorted obstacles, so that thrill-seeking snowboarders can ‘get tricky.’ Snowboard and ‘Terrain Parks’ can now be found at most resorts, and vary in size and difficulty. Whether you’re an enthusiastic beginner or a seasoned professional, here are ten highly recommended snowboard parks to add to your list. read more