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Adventure Travel |
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| Ultimate 4-Month, Well-Paid Dream Job for One Skier or Snowboarder |
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Here's a dream - and well paid - vacation for one adventurous skier or snowboarder. The Canyons resort in Park City, Utah, has announced an amazing contest.
"Not only will we pay you a salary ($40,000 for four months) but, we'll put you up for free - at a suite at the Waldorf Astoria, no less, and give you full VIP treatment including heli-skiing, avalanche training, spa treatments and full gear!" In exchange, the winner must blog and send out videos a few times a week, participa...
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| The 'No More Sore Neck' Travel Pillow |
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Especially when you travel on tiny planes that take you to more exotic destinations, or spend hours on a bus to reach the spot where a trek begins, this uniquely shaped travel pillow is a real neck saver. For the first time, after waking up from a nap during a plane ride my neck wasn't sore from being st...
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| Bachelor's Adventure Travel Blog Entertains |
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You never know what to expect in Blane Bachelor's weekly adventure travel blog at ShermansTravel. One week she's writing about her experience entering the Fig Leaf 5K (a nude race) and another on what it's like to tackle a natural obstacle course in the Dominican Republic. Her
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| Soaring Skydivers Show Skills & Artistry at Competition |
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You don't have to skydive to enjoy the 2010 U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Championships, Sept. 10-24, at Skydive Chicago. Hundreds of top sky divers will take the plunge and push their skydiving skills to the max while competing for medals. During the Formation competition, 4-way, 8-way and 16-way teams will create patterns in the air as they skydive toward the ground. Creativity is awarded during the Artistic Events competition, which includes freeflying and freestyle.
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| Adventure Travel Consumers Spent More Than $89 Billion Last Year |
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A new study by researchers at George Washington University's International Institute of Tourism Studies, conducted in partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association and Xola Consulting, estimates that consumers spent more than $89 billion worldwide on adventure travel in 2009. The study notes that jungle tours, whitewater rafting, climbing and eco-trips are all parts of adventure tourism, which is a rapidly growing segment of the tourism market and a viable economic opportunity for c...
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| Win Annual National Parks Pass & Gift Certificate to Merrell |
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Five national park packs loaded with national park gear and information are being given away in the Passport to Parks Sweepstakes. The contest comes from the National Park Foundation, which has teamed up with Sunset magazine and Merrell. Each prize package includes a $200 gift certificate to use at any Merrell store or at www.merrell.com; a Merrell "Search" backpack; an "America The Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass"; a copy of Fodor's Official Guide t...
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| Gear Junkies 'Best of Show' Awards Choices for Adventure Travelers |
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Gear junkies will find something to lust for in this list of soon-to-be-released innovative products. A lightweight device that stores enough kinetic energy while you hike to power your iPod, a one pound one ounce double-wall tent for one person, and upgraded CamelBaks. The Gear Junkie picked these items after spending four days and doing some early product testing at the annual Outdoor Retailer trade show held in early August in Salt Lake City.
Visit the
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| Removal of the Galapagos Islands From UNESCO's Sites in Danger List is Controversial |
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The recent decision by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to remove the Galapagos Islands from the list of Sites in Danger is controversial. According to an article on ouramazingplanet.com, 15 of the 21 WHC member states voted in favor of the move, among them France, Mexico, Jordan, Sou...
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