World Adventure Travel Vacations: Adventure Travels

In an effort to help rebuild Nepal's shattered tourism economy, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) plans to locate its Adventure Week event in Nepal this year, possibly sending a group to the earthquake-battered nation as early as this summer. The adventure travel sector is now worth $263 billion and has grown threefold in just two years, an Arabian Travel Market seminar was told. Manal Kelig, executive director of the Adventure Travel Trade Association, said the sector had grown 195% within two Yet, few people ever have the chance to travel. After all, planning an adventure abroad takes extensive research, preparation and a willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. Luckily, the Embark.org project makes it easier for “wanderlusters Our writers tell us about their favourite ways of getting around • Ride on: share your own public transport adventures in the comments below The ferry to the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada Head up on deck for the 40-minute crossing from the For the president of a wine import company, Brian Larky’s love for adventure travel is a great perk. He worked as a river guide to pay for college, and he’s ventured down many of North America’s, Europe’s and Asia’s major rivers. Other water She travels near (Ellicott City, Jersey Shore) and far (Burma, Namibia, Russia), and finds adventure no matter the mileage. She is all packed for the Moon or North Korea, whichever opens first. View Archive Club Med is offering reduced rates for adults and .

The advantages of developing the adventure travel sector of the region was highlighted at the ongoing Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the region's biggest travel and tourism event. The adventure travel sector is presently valued at $263 billion annually Adventure sports, romantic dinners in a natural cave, walks through coffee and spice plantations, and photography workshops in rain forests; Wayanad in Kerala’s Western Ghats offers loads of eclectic and fun things to do on your great escape this summer Un-Cruise Adventures is expanding into Costa Rica and Panama on the 64-passenger Safari Voyager, which includes sloth-sighting visits to Manuel Antonio National Park and kayaking and snorkelling from the ship's customised launch platform. Nature-travel This, of course, brings us to Lights’ brand new music video for Same Sea, a time travel adventure into the future that has most definitely updated in production since her Drive My Soul days. (Don’t get us wrong, we still love that music video!) .