Scariest roller-coaster set for Saudi Arabia
In a country only recently courting tourist dollars, a Six Flags theme park is growing, featuring a world-leading roller coaster.
Adventure Travel
Amateur Emigrant: Imperial cities, eternal desert
Bob Cranwell's explorations of the Moroccan desert continue, a narration you won't want to miss.
New York opens its Empire Trail
New York starts the new year with the opening of a new network of 750 miles of hike-or-bike trails spanning the state.
Fuji theme park adds new views
A roller coaster that gave a brief glimpse of Japan's iconic mountain is getting a deck for those who'd rather stand still.
Kruger National Park: The North
Professor Abe shares photos and memories from a visit to legendary Kruger National Park, these from the northern end of the park.
Canada to Key West on Antique Bikes
A family adventure on high-wheel bikes draws positive reactions along the way.
$125,000 Titanic trip almost sold out
A high-price trip to a famous wreck is on offer...but tickets have been snapped up quickly.
Ahoy, matey! $10 million in treasure buried!
Promoters hope the lure of buried treasure and a reality show for TV will make them a treasure greater than the one they've buried for you to find...
Olympic bobsled? No, it's a coaster!
A 1.4-mile long roller coaster looks like a bobsled and follows a historic bobsled course at Lake Placid, NY
Portugal joins the 'longest-bridge' lists
Coming soon in Portugal: a new attraction that will either be a great adventure or leave you cowering.
October 6, 2020: James Bond Island
Join Marilyn Jones on a boat trip to explore the remote island that was the setting for a 1970s James Bond movie.
The Sea of Cortez: In the Wake of John Steinbeck
DrFumblefinger's love of adventure started with books; in this essay, he follows in the footsteps of John Steinbeck's "Log from the Sea of Cortez."
Adventure or ordeal? India to London by bus
For the rich and footloose, a truly long-distance adventure.
A Week in the Peruvian Amazon
DrFumblefinger shares photos of a journey to a remote tributary river of the Amazon basin in Peru.
Australian pub crawl takes to the air
With international travel off the table for Australians, new opportunities are arising for domestic travel—including a 4000-kilometer five-day pub crawl by private plane that takes in eight notable pubs. Offered for the equivalent of about €4800 per person, groups of up to ten fly in a chartered Cessna Caravan spread across the outback. Pubs to be visited include one whose front bar is a collection of memorabilia left behind by visitors, and one with significant art. Aside from the pubs,...