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It used to be that people would go on vacation to relax, drink cocktails from coconut shells, and sit by the beach with a trashy paperback. But more and more now, people are shelling out big bucks to travel to posh resorts and get their butts kicked exercising…
Australia's Greater Blue Mountains offer an unforgettable view just four hours from Sydney
We鈥檒l start by stating the obvious: with the 2014 FIFA World Cup about a week away, now is not really the best time to book your trip to Brazil so you can brag afterward about seeing soccer鈥檚 big dance in person. But you already know that鈥攁nd you…
Pounding out miles on stoplight-strewn streets and past convenience stores quickly loses its luster. Whether you鈥檙e commuting or training, here are ten urban trails in the U.S. that offer scenic views and traffic-free paths to keep your run enjoyable. Atlanta Beltline Georgia鈥檚 Beltline聽cinches its…
A travel edit that may cause you to pack your bags. This beautiful look at both the rural and urban environments in Vietnam comes from Menassier Gabriel with mg image. 聽…
These images, from some of 国产吃瓜黑料's favorite photographers, will make you want to pack your bags and get lost in adventure.
These images, from some of 国产吃瓜黑料's favorite photographers, will make you want to pack your bags and get lost in adventure.
After 20 days and more than one million votes since the start of our 2014 Best Towns Tournament, we're finally down to the final four. With less than two weeks left, we take a minute to weigh in on what makes each of the finalists so special.
Dream all you want about your adventure bucket list, but isn't it better to get right out there and start ticking off boxes? Let these trips be your inspiration鈥攐r your exact blueprint.
If you鈥檝e topped out on talking about a wine鈥檚 terroir and session ales, it鈥檚 time to tackle the next alcohol trend that鈥檚 gaining volume: craft distilling. The desire for authentic, handmade goods drove the craft-beer bonanza. Now the same ethic is sparking passions for locally made spirits such as gin,…
Nature versus concrete at its best. Filmmaker Joanny Causse traveled for two years to collect the footage in Country of Contrasts. From hours and hours of video, Causse was able to illustrate one of his favorite things about the U.S.; its stark contrasts.聽…
Travel to the best slopes of Switzerland in style鈥攁 newly crowdfunded sleep-in bus will take you there
Ah, the age-old dilemma of falling in love with a stray dog and deciding to take it home when you’re vacationing in some exotic place. No, airlines don’t offer dog rescue discounts, but there is a low-cost option for getting a dog home specifically from Puerto Rico鈥攜ou’re within American territory…
What do you do when you leave work in the evening? If you’re Alastair Humphreys. you head out on a “microadventure.” The 2012 National Geographic 国产吃瓜黑料r of the Year paid a visit to Kammok and joined the staff for a night under the…
Incredible timelapse video of photographer John Shellington’s road trip through the Western United States. A collection of images from 2 months in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming. Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Alberta, Canada.
Rail trails are the ultimate in reusing and recycling. Converted from former railroad corridors, these multi-use paths carve gentle grades through cities and the countryside, making them family-friendly routes for hiking and biking. To date, there are more than 1,800 rail trails open nationwide, covering more than 21,000 miles. 鈥淭hey…
From long flights to backpacking treks, one of the ugly universal truths of travel is a condition known as stanky bottom. Toilet paper is no match for this. In fact, it often exacerbates the problem, causing chafing and other issues. When stanky bottom strikes鈥攁nd strike it will鈥攜ou鈥檙e going to need…
You should be vigilant about Ebola if you鈥檙e traveling to West Africa, just as you should take precautions with more common threats such as crime, malaria, and crazy drivers. It鈥檚 all part of safe and healthy traveling. But don鈥檛 worry excessively about it. Below are some tips for minimizing the…
According to AVP Pro and Olympian April Ross
Yes, there鈥檚 a strong chance your credit card with the old-fashioned magnetic strip won鈥檛 work at most cash registers in Europe. American banks and retailers are woefully behind in security technology, and consumers are suffering for it. The recent hacking of ATM and credit information for tens of millions of…
Fly Fishing for Bonefish in the BahamasBy Will Rice
If you鈥檙e looking for the seclusion of a private beach with the affordability of a state park, but want to do more than kick off your flip-flops and sunbathe, these are the five Florida beaches for you.
Coasteering is a combination of rock climbing, swimming, and optional cliff jumping. As you鈥檝e probably guessed from the term, this sport, which got its start in Wales, takes place on a coastline. It has allure for those looking for an adrenaline rush鈥攁nd some exercise鈥攊n a beautiful environment.聽 One…
The deep-dish pizza might get all the love, but there's plenty to keep you active in the windy city. Here's our guide to the best of it.
Though tourism is El Salvador鈥檚 fastest-growing industry, its long history of gang violence and civil unrest has put it on the State Department鈥檚 travel warning list. Its capital, San Salvador, has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America, due primarily to bloody wars carried out…
Digital devices store every detail of our lives鈥攆rom business transactions and grocery lists to messages, both sweet and unsavory, meant only for our partners. Though Americans, in all their Fourth Amendment bravado, might consider themselves immune to unreasonable search and seizure of their devices, they have few rights to digital…
Like any real estate choice, camping is all about location, location, location. Camping on a portaledge鈥攁 deployable, hanging-tent system鈥攇ives rock climbers locations worth bragging about: unimpeded views, no noisy neighbors, and everything from egress to big-wall climbs. In the U.S., there鈥檚 no better place for a suspension sleeping system than…
The good news is that a rapidly growing number of cities across the country are becoming more bike-commuter friendly because of rising gas prices, growing alarm over global warming, and Americans鈥 desire to stay fit. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, biking to work has…
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There are roughly 200 natural history museums across the U.S., not including the big daddies in New York and D.C. Some are barely bigger than a schoolroom, while others are sprawling, multimillion-dollar palaces that house some of the country鈥檚 most precious natural artifacts. The five below are among the finest鈥攆or…
Part 3 of a stunning collection of timelapses from Martin Heck and Timestorm Films shot across New Zealand over four months. The crew traveled to iconic places like Tongariro National Park, Taranaki National Park, Lake Tekapo, Canterburry High Country, Lake Wakatipu and Skipper Canyon to capture the…
Ravaged by historic flooding, the European nation is struggling through crisis. But behind the destruction is a gem of a country well worth a second look.
The answer is yes, you can use your other half鈥攜our iPhone鈥攁broad. But here are a few tips for making sure you have money for something other than international roaming. First, call your carrier and inquire about their particular packages for out-of-country travel. For instance, AT&T will charge…
I could care less about luggage-sorting robots or Facebook kiosks. But high-tech bells and whistles that actually elevate my hotel stay? Yes, please. Be sure to book the following forward-looking lodgings whose amenities go well beyond the usual gimmickry.聽 Stanford Court San Francisco Hotel | (Ted…
The great brew houses and burger joints scattered across the country are always highlighted in road trip guides. But chocolate chip cookies, those gooey symbols of all that is wholesome and right about America, always seem to get the shaft. Not today. The cookies from these eight bake shops scattered…
Day scuba diving offers the Grand Central Station view of a reef or wreck, bustling in a Technicolor blaze. But reefs hardly close for business when the sun sets. There鈥檚 something inherently mysterious about venturing into the deep with only a dive light and a sense of adventure. Here鈥檚 where…
Before you go off the grid camping and hiking, tap the latest apps that will help you plan your trip, your trails, and where to pitch your tent. Even if you don鈥檛 have service, many of these apps will remain handy. AllTrails | (AllTrails, Inc.) A catalog of hiking…
When you visit Italy, you want to see Italy鈥攏ot other tourists. But the country is a pretty popular destination for pizza-loving jet-setters. In fact, tens of millions of visitors descend on the boot-shaped Mediterranean country every year. Here are a few places you should go to avoid most of them.
Europe has a secret. It's called Albania鈥攁 Maryland-size playground of rugged peaks, emerald seas, and ripping rivers. The only catch? It's really poor, graft is rampant, and there's little environmental regulation. Pack your bribe money for a warts-and-all jaunt through the wildest post-Communist state on earth.
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Last September, a trekking company's guided trip through the wilds of Papua New Guinea was shattered when machete-wielding men attacked the native porters, killing two on the spot and injuring many more. The motive appeared to be robbery, but Carl Hoffman knew something else was at work鈥攁ncient tribal patterns of violence that, he knew, would inevitably be avenged
It seems like the list of natural wonders withering under the ravages of climate change gets longer every day鈥攆rom the shrinking snow atop Mount Kilimanjaro to the dying Great Barrier Reef. Many will be gone, or nearly extinct, within the coming decades, so the clock is ticking on…
Gone are the days of lugging around travel tomes with dog-eared pages. In the digital era, all that info is jammed in a Smartphone-size package. And sure, you can still download entire guidebooks in app form鈥攕uch as聽Fodor鈥檚 City Guides聽or Rick Steves鈥 audio tours鈥攂ut those…
A 36-hour door-to-door adventure in Carbondale, Colorado with one simple goal: Bike from town, hike up a mountain, float the river home. Nothing crazy, just a weekend spent enjoying life. From Carl Zoch and Sarah Uhl.
In the rugged eastern provinces of Afghanistan, American troops are engaged in a kind of alpine warfare not seen for decades.
When you鈥檙e in Miami for 48 hours, you鈥檙e only limited by the amount of sleep you need to grab. This tropical city of long, crystalline beaches on the Atlantic Ocean can be a near-endless playground for outdoor sports on land and sea during the day鈥攊f you know where to…
While traveling throughout Indonesia, filmmaker Nhi Dang聽captured amazing footage that will make you want to jump on a plane as soon as possible.
Photographer and filmmakers Brett Lyon and Craig Brede set out to explore the American Southwest in April of 2014, and brought their DJI S1000 drone along for the ride. They came away with specatcular footage from Zion and Bryce National Parks, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe…
It鈥檚 a new golden era for outdoor baseball鈥攐ne in which Major League ballparks go out of their way to evoke a sense of place. Some do this by bringing the outside in. Safeco Field, home to the Seattle Mariners, features exposed steelwork鈥攁 nod to the freight trains that rumble nearby.
Yosemite National Park offers arguably the most scenic hiking in the country. The only challenge? Picking which trail to hike.
Portland, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, and Milwaukee might be the U.S.鈥檚 most widely acknowledged beer cities, but don鈥檛 discount the underdogs. Here are five unexpected brewery towns worth rooting for. Albuquerque, New Mexico Marble (Alejandro de la Cruz/Flickr) With two dozen breweries in this southwestern hub of…
If you want to run in the footsteps of Sir Roger Bannister, who famously ran the world鈥檚 first sub-four-minute mile, Oxford University is the place to go. Sixty years ago, on May 6, 1954, the then-25鈥搚ear-old medical student broke through the tape at 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds on the campus鈥檚…
Terlingua, Texas, is a magnet for drifters, dropouts, and raft guides鈥攂ut not murderers. So when a popular bar owner turned up dead after a night of hard drinking, the tiny town found itself facing some very tough questions.
Space might not yet be the final frontier, but it鈥檚 an intriguing one. The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) recommends places for Earthlings to stargaze鈥攅specially places absent the yellow haze of light pollution.聽 The association鈥檚 Dark Sky Places program sets a high bar for national and international communities,…
Are we trolling here? Of course we are. But that鈥檚 not all we鈥檙e doing. As anyone who has ever downed a High Life in the shower knows, nude drinking is an excellent way to exercise free will while toasting our birthday-suited ancestors who drank fermented stag blood by moonlight. But…
Outdoor music festivals are becoming as much a part of the American summer as baseball games, barbecues, and mosquito bites. At them, you can enjoy space to move (and sometimes pitch a tent), natural scenery, tastes of the local food vendors, Frisbees flying, and the wafting…
In the winter of 2014, three friends set out on a self supported ride, looking for nothing more than a truly genuine experience. The goal: to circumnavigate one of the most wonderful and wicked mountain ranges in the world, the Huayhuash, by bicycle. An Official Selection from the…