Archive for Category: "Hiking & Biking"
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: Warm-Weather Winter Vacations
Did you know that today is National Escape day? In honor of this January day, why not plan a winter escape from the cold? Kerri Zane’s Window Seat or Aisle Seat column has advice and deals for planning your first vacation of the year. Winter can be the perfect time for a mental health holiday. [...]
Travel Tip: E-Bikes
You’ve heard of electric cars, but what about electric bikes? That’s right, this eco-friendly trend is growing rapidly in cities around the world. E-bikes involve battery-powered vehicles so you have the option to pedal the old-fashioned way, or kick it up with electric power. One of the best places in the world to try it [...]
Athletic Voluntourism: Travel, Compete & Give Back!
Last week over 190 charities participated in the New York City marathon, raising over $30 million for different causes, but athletic fundraising and voluntourism efforts don’t just happen one day a year. From cycling to cruising, philanthropic correspondent Marcy MacDonald outlines new way to travel and give back. Despite our troubled economy, voluntourism has continued [...]
Video Travel Tip: Bike Sharing Programs
Traveling through a city can be difficult, especially internationally. Renting a car and then driving through an unknown place is not only expensive, but also stressful. And walking from one location to another limits how far you can go. Public transportation is great, but then you have to stick to a specific route. That’s why [...]
Travel Tip: Watch Towers
If you’re ready for a new and really different way to experience our national parks, I be you haven’t considered visiting a park’s watch tower. A good portion of the towers are being used for spotting fires, but a good portion of them are being rented out to you. Head over to the Black Mountain [...]
Travel Tip: Cave Tours
Around the world, there’s an experience that you might not have had. It’s about going on a cave tour. Cave tours highlight everything from crystals and gems to bats. Cave and Basin in Banff, Alberta, Canada is, quite literally, a cave with a hot springs inside. It is Canada’s first National Park and you can [...]
Hidden Gems: Wales, Adventures in Wales
Wales may be known for its serene pastoral landscapes, but there’s nothing peaceful about adventure travel in this country. In Wales, going off-the-beaten-path means literally going off-road, underground and even underwater. From riding some of the most challenging mountain bike paths in the world to racing across a very smelly, very dirty peat bog, Wales [...]
Travel Tip: Free Urban Biking Experiences
Whether you’re a cycling fanatic or a total beginner, there are free experiences in cities around the country. And the good news is, even out-of-towners are invited for the ride. There are online resources to find biking groups all over the country. Check out the Web site Meetup.com—all you have to do is type in “bicycle” and your [...]
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