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Adventure

Yosemite Climber Tommy Caldwell Speaks on Risk, Reward, and Life After the Dawn Wall

Andrew Bisharat

Tommy Caldwell on the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d), considered the longest, hardest free climb in the world. After spending 19 days on the wall, he and Kevin Jorgeson reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park for their historic first free ascent of the Dawn Wall on January 14, 2015. Photograph by Brett Lowell The Dawn Wall was the climb heard and seen around the world. Over 19 grueling days last January, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson achieved their seven-year pursuit of free-climbing the hardest multi-pitch route in the world: the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall…

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Video: Mission Everest 2015 Official Teaser

Kraig Becker

This video came out a few weeks back, and serves as the official trailer for an online series being run on YouTube. It follows two climbers from India who followed their dream of climbing Mt. Everest in Nepal last spring. With high hopes and lots of optimism they set out to tackle the tallest mountain on the planet, but as we all know the April 25 earthquake put an end

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Vagabond Survival Prepping Method

JOHN V CAIN

I pack ultralight living out of a backpack as a vagabond traveling the world but I’m also actively survival prepping and this is how…» NOMAD   MOBILE   GEAR   //   HLNMD » BADASS    BACKPACKS   //   GRCK » TACTICAL   iPHONE   CASE   //   HTCS Survival in any form for any environment is an act of prevention and or recovery, best enacted by preparation.John V CainFounder of VINJABONDStandard “prepping” is the practice of stockpiling pertinent supplies and the training of survival techniques to be used…

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Fun Things To Do In The Swedish City of Gothenburg

Matthew Karsten

Welcome to Gothenburg! Gothenburg, Sweden The city of Gothenburg (Göteborg) is my kind of place. Urban creativity and convenience with nature nearby. Here are some fun things to do in Sweden’s 2nd biggest city. Before I traveled to Sweden, I’d never even heard of Gothenburg. However after spending a few days exploring this important port city I can see why it’s growing in popularity. Neoclassical architecture makes it pretty. Efficient public transportation makes it easy to get around. Surrounded by islands …

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Summer 2015 Bus Renovations Tour & Project List

Cherie Ve Ard

While we’re not actually charging you a nickel, our first in-person tour paid five times the price. Now that life is getting a bit back to normal and we’ve had some time catching up – it’s time to begin sharing about our bus projects! To start the ball off, we thought we’d share the ‘nickel tour’ with you. If you have the bandwidth to spare, we highly recommend this 17 minute video tour that…

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Autumn Plans

Jodi Ettenberg

After I fell down the stairs and fractured a rib, I spent the summer in Ottawa with my brother (eating a lot of soup) and then the month of September with my parents, split between the Eastern Townships and Montreal. My body healed more slowly than I thought, but the subsequent cognitive troubles were what worried me. Though it was the rib that hurt me the most, when I fell backwards I also clonked the back of …

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Keep Your Mobile Phone Connected Globally With A TravelSim

Anil Polat

Although the world is more digitally connected now than it ever has been before, finding an inexpensive connection for your mobile phone when crossing international borders is still a cumbersome process. You either have to contend with expensive, often murky roaming charges, or spend what can be a long afternoon trying to track down a local provider for service. The TravelSim card however eliminates the need for either of …

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Mother and Daughter Road trips will change your perspective on life

Tara Marlow

I am a true believer in the power of road trips.  There is a liberating feeling that comes with loading up the car and getting out on the open road.  You get an amazing sense of freedom. It gives you the chance to pop the daily routine bubble and allow life to show you how great it really is.   Road-tripping is one thing. What I enjoy more is road-tripping alone with my daughter. No husband.  No friends.  Just us. It’s an experience every parent should have with their child.  I took a two-week road trip with…

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10 Distinct German Traditions

Samuel Jeffery

While many travelers to Germany may visit to explore the larger cities (such as Berlin) or popular tourist attractions (such as Europa Park) there remains untapped German cultural opportunities that will take you off-the-beaten-path. In order to delve deeper into German heritage consider places such as Spreewald, Rügen Island, Stralsund and Wustrow. What…

Backpacking, Budget travel & ecotourism

The Josambro Taiwan Bicycle Adventure

Matt

Greetings, XPATMATT readers As my friend and fellow Nomadic Adventurer Matt Gibson has been kind enough to allow me to hijack his blog for a few hundred words to tell his readers about my new venture, I suppose an introduction is in order. I’m Joshua Samuel Brown, author of 13 Lonely Planet guides, and like Matt, a long-time wanderer, writer and global adventurer. The place I’ve lived the longest…

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Vote for your Favorite Fall Drive

Travis Hall

Cowee Mountain Overlook as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo courtesy of Mary Anne Baker via Flickr. Do you look forward to a scenic fall drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway or a leaf peapin’ cruise on Virginia’s Skyline Drive every year? Well here is your chance to prove it. Vote for the Blue Ride Parkway or Skyline Drive in USA Today‘s 10 Best Readers Choice Award selecting America’s favorite scenic autumn drives. The field includes such notable thoroughfares as the Going-to-The-Sun-Road in Montana’s Glacier National Park, Colorado’s West Elk Loop, …

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From Pencils to Planes: An Update on FLYTE

NomadicMatt

In July, I launched a new charitable foundation called The Foundation for Learning and Youth Travel Education (FLYTE) to raise money for high schools in rural and low-income communities so that they may send their students on international educational trips. Since it launched, we’ve raised $11,400! First, I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you! This is completely awesome! Your support …

Culture & luxury travel

Geology Rocks! Basalt Columns in Iceland

Shing Yoong

Iceland is a minefield of explosive energy, and because of this beautiful shapes and patterns are formed across the landscape. As basaltic lava cools over an extended period of time, beautiful geometric forms emerge; incredible columns of hexagonal basalt rock that often form cliffs that stretch as high as the eye can see. These wondrous formations can be found all around the world, but Iceland is one of the best places for it without a doubt. …

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Italy Beyond the Bucket List

Marilyn Terrell

You’ve gondola-ed Venice, bicycled Tuscany, shopped Milan, art-walked Florence, and climbed the hills of Rome—that’s pretty much it for Italy, right? Not by a long shot. Just look at the map. Italy’s a boot, not a shoe, and there are lots of treasures to be discovered down around the ankle and heel, in Southern Italy. Here are five bucket-list worthy destinations in the …

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PHOTO: Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia

Barbara Weibel

Click on above photo to view it in large format: The Town Tower & Town Theater on Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia. The Orpheus Monument, a carved marble Roman tombstone that stands in front of the tower, is probably from the second century and is considered the symbol of Ptuj. (Visited 11 times, 11 visits today)The post PHOTO: Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia appeared first on Hole In The Donut Cultural Travel.

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Domes of Elounda, Greece: hotel of the week

Kate Weir

Still Googling ‘where’s sunny?’ in the hopes of a last-minute break? Crete‘s still coming up with a row of happy little suns, and with a whopping discount at pool-blessed resort Domes of Elounda, you’ll booking a trip to Elysium in less time than it takes to joyously smash a plate. STYLE Perfectly rounded resort SETTING Peaceful Mirabello Bay WHY THIS WEEK? Domes of Elounda hibernates over winter, shutting its doors from November; so that leaves you a month and a little bit to book an island break and …