Archive for Category: "Hiking & Biking"
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 [...]
Travel Tip: Haunted Halloween Ideas
With Halloween just around the corner, it seems like every destination suddenly has a resident ghost. But in some places, there are spooky spots to explore all year long. For decades, hikers have reported seeing the ghost of a woman around Ash Cave, in Ohio’s Hocking Hills. Around Halloween, visitors can explore the cave with an investigative [...]
Car-Free Ways to Explore Santa Fe, New Mexico
As fall cools the Southwest, now is the time to consider leaving your car behind and setting out on a walking, biking or even a completely car-free vacation. Jamie Stringfellow, co-founder of WeekendWalk.com, offers up guided and self-guided car-free adventures in our country’s oldest capital. Santa Fe, the second-oldest incorporated city in the country, also [...]
Uncovering the Isle of Man: An Anglophile’s Getaway
Smack in the middle of the Irish Sea, equidistant from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man remains a mystery to all but the most devout Anglophiles. Faery Tale author Signe Pike uncovers the isle’s many activities and attractions. On the Isle of Man, local legend has it that the Celtic sea god, [...]
Green Living and Travel in Hamburg, Germany
While it may be hard to imagine, industrial Hamburg is at the forefront of the green eco-movement. Dena Rochwerger-Braun investigates the brave new world of walking, biking and pedal boats in Hamburg’s suprisingly open green spaces. Today it’s trendy to be environmentally conscious, but long before it was politically correct, Hamburg, Germany was embracing Green [...]
Travel Tip: Places to See Fall Foliage Outside New England
New England doesn’t have a monopoly on fall foliage. Across the country there are different ways to experience the changing seasons. How about watching the leaves turn from the tree tops? You can zip-line through the foliage in Colorado. Crested Butte Mountain Resort has a new five zip-line tour that takes you up to 40 feet in [...]
Icarus Award: Snakes on a Plane, Bombs at Check-In, Nudists on a Mountain
Hurricane Irene may have pre-empted last week’s Icarus Awards, but that only gave us an additional week to seek out the most outrageous travel failures. And what a week it’s been… Snakes in the Pants On Monday, August 25, TSA agents in Miami International Airport caught a man trying to board a plane with seven [...]
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