Routes Across America: Driving North to South

Paul McWilliams    overlandholidays     america, American Road Trips, Andes, Argentina, Arizona, Central America, Chicago, Chile, Extreme Terrain, florida, Illinois, Kansas, Key west, Los angeles, Mexico, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Overland holidays, Patagonia, Portland, Route, Route 66, South America, South Dakota, Texas, usa, Wrangler

When you’re planning a once in a lifetime road trip, there’s really only one destination to choose: the USA. There is something magical and mysterious about routes across America and the great American road journey.

Take your Wrangler off the road. Image: Flickr/ Jayegirl99

Whether it’s Kerouac’s On the Road or one of the many iconic road movies, the cross-continental American experience occupies a huge place in our collective imagination.

But with so many routes and roads to choose from, just how do you go about picking one?

And why go East to West, when you can drive North to South?

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Is the best continent for Skiing North America?

Tom Sykes    bestskiholidays     america, Beast of the East, Breckenridge, British Columbia, Killington Peak, New Hampshire, north america, Peak 2, Peak 9, Rocky Mountains, Ski Holiday, ski holidays, Skiing Holiday in America, Skiing Holidays, Virgin Holidays, whistler

Of all the continents of the world to ski in, North America is widely considered the best, and for many good reasons. So that’s settled then!

North American resorts have the highest annual snowfall. Image: Flickr/ snowbuzz

North American resorts have the highest annual snowfall and visibility is usually excellent. Resorts are of a very high standard – pistes are beautifully groomed, lifts are fast and hi-tech, and powder skiers can take peace of mind from the avalanche-patrolled area boundaries.

Add to this some of the most iconographic scenery on Earth – the Rocky Mountains, the forests of British Columbia, winding glade-trails, beguiling wilderness – and it’s clear that North America is a must-ski.

Don’t believe me? Well, check out the top resorts.

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Driving in Peru: Routes to Machu Picchu

Tamsin    overlandholidays     america, Driving in Peru, explore, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Trek, Overland holidays, Peru, South America, Trek Machu Picchu, trekking, Trekking Machu Picchu

If you like to get your adrenaline pumping and enjoy a bit of adventure on the road then driving in Peru will surely hasten your pulse. Off to see the magnificent Machu Picchu, few tourists bother to hire cars, instead they jump in on the regular tourist trail.

The 'lost city' of Machu Picchu. Image: Flickr/ karlnorling

Now while this is well established and serves most people well, there are other adventures to be had and routes to be explored.

Although, with traffic signs and road rules frequently ignored, cars overtaking on both sides and speed limits viewed merely as a vague suggestion, driving in Peru is definitely not for the faint of heart.

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‘Creatively Adventurous’ 25 ways to travel 1,000 miles

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Adventure Travel, america, australia, expeditions, explorer, Kayaking, skateboard, South America, SUP, World record

Being adventurous is just not enough for some people. Take Dave Cornthwaite: he’s set up Expedition1000, a series of 1,000-mile challenges each using non-motorised transport. With world records falling along the way and the media knocking on the door, we thought we’d grab a word with the man (he just paddled the Mississippi on a SUP!)

Best described as ‘creatively adventurous’, Dave is bringing fresh ideas to the world of expeditions and endurance challenges – and a considerable amount to his growing charity pot. Read on and find out what it’s taken to get this far, and where this remarkeable journey is headed.

Dave on the Mississippi

SUP is fairly new to the UK but increasingly popular, as long distance transport how does it compare to kayaking or canoeing?

In 2009, I kayaked over 1500 miles along the length of Australia’s Murray River, at the time it was easily the most enjoyable journey I’d ever made. Now I can safely say that I will never travel by kayak again. Not only is SUP a much better form of all-round exercise, it’s a more rewarding experience. The vantage point is better, it’s more simple, less impact. People will be travelling long distances by SUP until the end of time, it’s glorious.

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Top Ten Winter Ski Resorts

Mark Pawlak    Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts, ash, bestskiholidays, New Ski Holiday Ideas, snowboardingholidays, snowkitingholidays, Top 10s     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…

If you want to book a ski holiday to any of these destinations then check out Crystal Ski.
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