Browsing all articles tagged with Volcano
Apr
16
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Iceland: Adventure Sports, without the ice

Author Mark Pawlak    Category Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Tags , , , , , ,

Since a volcanic eruption helped fill our skies and delay our flights, all eyes have been on Iceland.

Strangers to Icelandic travel could be fooled into thinking extreme sports in Iceland are restricted to snow sports: they’re not!

There are a large range of outdoor activities you can get involved in. Lava surfing is not one of them, but be sure that if it takes off, we’ll feature it here!

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Mar
1
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Earthquakes & Extreme Sports

Author Mark Pawlak    Category Adventure Sports & Travel Thoughts     Tags , , ,

Nature will have her course…

Saturday’s earthquake in Chile again reminds us that the earth beneath our feet is both fragile and unpredictable. Haiti, replayed on our TV screens but this time a few thousand miles south, in one of South America’s most beautiful countries. We can only hope that it is spared the expected tremors and aftershocks.

Sport, for some, is confined to the not-so-great indoors. In my opinion, there can be nothing sadder than plodding away on a running machine while starring out of the gym window into sun-blessed countryside. Fresh air, challenges, surprises, even the unpredictability of our weather are all reason for getting out there.

Extreme sports competitors push boundaries. To do this the leisure centre indoor slope has to give way to Austrian powder, the boating lake to blasting rapids. We are out there. read more

Jan
11
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Volcano Trekking Adventures & More!

Author Lianne    Category New Adventure Travel Ideas     Tags ,

Volcano Trekking

Some iconic treks include Everest Base Camp trek, Inca Trail in Peru, Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, Trekking in the Jungles of Borneo or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania the highest trekkable peak in the world.

Europe is great for trekking with most countries having a range of Trekking options to suit beginners to the most experiences of trekkers.

Take a look at our latest Trekking Holidays for inspiration:-