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Five ways to beat the heat during this oppressive summer

on August 3, 2012 in Adventure travel, hiking

The summer of 2012 is set to be one of the hottest on records and polar bears are feeling the heat. When it is hot, adventure travel can kind of slow down. Who wants to hike while losing your body weight in water?  Although it is understandable to slow down, adventure travel does not have [...]

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Five islands off the travel radar worth exploring

on February 13, 2012 in Adventure travel, Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, United States

There are many well known islands around the world popular with travelers. The Greek Isles, Crete, Malta, Tenerife, Boracay, and Madagascar to name a few which are famous for their size, the adventure travel opportunities, or for their place in history. Then there are island nations like England, Japan, and the Philippines which are well [...]

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Philippine rice terraces

Philippine Batad rice terraces a gorgeous green vista

on January 2, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, Southeast Asia

The Philippine Batad rice terraces found in the Philippines are a spectacular sight in the Cordillera Mountains. Carved into the mountains, the terraces provide quite a vibrant green view. Batad is just north of the town of Banaue that can be reached by bus from Manila or Baguio. Stay tuned, TT The goal of Traveling [...]

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MacArthur in the Philippines

MacArthur vows to return to Corregidor Island in the Philippines

on December 6, 2011 in Daily Travel Photo, Southeast Asia

December 7, 1941 was a day that would live in infamy. Once the American fleet was damaged, the Japanese went wild in the Pacific attacking the Philippines, Malaysia, French Indochina, and continued its assault on China. Many infamous days in the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Corregidor Island was the last stronghold for [...]

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Batad Rice Terraces Philippines

Rice wine with village elder at the Batad Rice Terraces

on October 8, 2011 in Adventure travel, Photograph of the week, Southeast Asia

The Longest Way Home just posted a picture of a rice worker from the Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines. This inspired me to post a couple of photos from my own experiences traveling to Batad to see the amazing rice terraces. While hiking to a waterfall down in the village I met some Philippine [...]

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Batad Rice Terraces

Hiking to the waterfall at the Batad Rice Terraces

on May 15, 2011 in Adventure travel, hiking, Southeast Asia

The main activity at the Batad Rice Terraces in the Philippines is to gape open mouthed at the verdant green rice fields built into the mountains by the Ifgugao people over 2,000 years ago.  No matter how beautiful a sight is there must be exciting adventure surrounding the destination to keep the traveler occupied. There [...]

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Bataad Rice Terraces in the Philippines

Guesthouse with best view ever at the Philippine rice terraces

on May 13, 2011 in Adventure travel, Southeast Asia

The Banaue and Batad Rice Terraces found in the Cordilleras Mountains in northern Luzon in the Philippines is one of the best places to adventure travel to in this archipelago nation.  The rice terraces are cut right into the mountains and provide incredible vistas. Usually when mankind messes with nature it is to the detriment [...]

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Corregidor Island in Manila Bay in the Philippines a great World War II tour

on March 4, 2011 in historical travel, Southeast Asia

Corregidor Island is an outstanding destination in the Philippines to visit and learn World War II history. One of the great aspects about travel is learning about history of the country one is visiting. For Americans this is also a great opportunity to learn a little bit more about our own history and the history [...]

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Adventure travel souvenirs that work

on November 8, 2010 in Adventure travel, backpacking, Southeast Asia

One of the most fun parts of travel is finding the perfect souvenir.  The souvenir aspect of travel is enjoyable twice.  It is great to look for the perfect keepsake on vacation, and then it is nice to place it in your room and remember the great memories from travel.  Runaway Juno describes how souvenirs [...]

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