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Macqueripe Beach Trinidad & Tobago

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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Agnes Lake Quetico

Louisa Falls in Agnes Lake a delightful place to beat the heat in Quetico

on July 18, 2012 in Adventure travel, camping, Canoeing, North America

Growing up, I had seen hundreds of pictures of my parents and friends frolicking in Louisa Falls in Agnes Lake in Quetico Provincial Park. Unfortunately, all I had seen were pictures because it had been a place that had eluded my canoe and paddle. I had been to the Boundary Waters and Quetico many times, [...]

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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Escape the heat wave on a Sleeping Bear Dune beach

on July 7, 2012 in Adventure travel, Daily Travel Photo, United States

Earlier this year in late May, I enjoyed a couple of days hiking the trails of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Platte Plains Trail ended up on this secluded beach. After a three mile walk through swampy lowlands walking fast to escape the mosquitoes, it was a pleasure to find this refreshing stop along [...]

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Hardie Karges Hypertravel

Funky Mexico: Remote fishing villages get ready for prime time

on June 14, 2012 in Adventure travel, International backpacking, North America

In a reason post, I reviewed the book Hypertravel by Hardie Karges. In two years Hardie visited over 100 countries. With so much to draw on, I figured he would be the perfect person to ask to write a guest post. What follows is no 100 country adventure, but a fun time with him in [...]

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Maracas Beach Trinidad & Tobago

Boogie boarding and bake and shark at Maracas Beach in Trinidad

on April 27, 2012 in Adventure travel, Caribbean

Maracas Beach is the most popular beach in Trinidad. Trinidad & Tobago is a republic consisting of two islands in the south Caribbean just north of Venezuela. Trinidad is the larger of the two and more industrialized while Tobago is a typical laid back small Caribbean Island with pristine beaches. Although, Trinidad is also an [...]

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Asa Wright Nature Center

Asa Wright clear water pool adventure in Trinidad & Tobago

on March 14, 2012 in Adventure travel, Caribbean

When we arrived at Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad & Tobago, we were given a half hour bird tour on one of the hiking trails. We saw golden-headed manakins, crested oropendolas, purple and green honeycreepers, and many other beautiful species. After the tour, it was back to the nature center for lunch. They had [...]

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Nha Trang Vietnam

Photos of the week: Escaping the heat in Nha Trang, Vietnam

on July 20, 2011 in Adventure travel, Photograph of the week, Southeast Asia

The recent sweltering heat wave gripping the Midwest reminds me of my first couple of months in Southeast Asia. The first two countries on the itinerary were Thailand and Cambodia. Except for a few nights when I was in the hills of northern Thailand the temperature seemed to always exceed 90 degree Fahrenheit with high [...]

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