It's adventure travel.
It's going somewhere and making the most of it.
It's about being spontaneous and having fun - doing things that challenge you and put you out of your comfort zone.
Trips from 1998 to 2007 are listed below.
Other adventure travel related topics are at the bottom or click here.
Whether or not an article was written for a trip was simply a matter of whether or not there was time to write one.
2007 - Bhutan, with
Sierra Club and Lingkor Tours. Moving fast into the 21st century and doing it well; beautiful and fascinating.
2006 - China & Tibet, with Overseas Adventure Travel. Participate in the life of a country that is rooted in history and moving into the future faster than almost any other country in the world.
2002 - France Bike and Barge, bicycling in the
wine country of Burgundy with
Vermont Bicycle Tours and sightseeing in Brittany.
2001 - New Zealand, bicycling + on the south island with
Vermont Bicycle Tours. Great group, terrific tour leaders, and friendly natives
we could talk with. Occasionally we had to listen carefully, but they seemed to understand us with little or no difficulty.
2001 - Mongolia, the steppes, Gobi and mountains with
Escapes Unlimited. Air so clear you can't see
it and you can see forever.
1995 - Vietnam
by air, bus, boat and foot with Escapes Unlimited -- A country just starting
to escape from its past and beginnings the long climb up the economic scale.
Good for the people, but the days of adventure travel are numbered. Arthur Frommer's comments about Escapes Unlimited, scroll to June 8, 2007
1995 - Peru by air, train and foot with Escapes Unlimited -- A country
that was making a very successful recovery from a bad case of terrorism.
A smorgasbord of Inca, Spanish and modern third world. We were there for
Inti
Raymi -- very colorful.
1993 - Borneo, Brunei and Malaysia by air, boat and foot with Mountain
Travel Sobek -- Borneo: an area struggling to leap from rain forest
warriors to the 20th Century. See it soon. Brunei: wealthy, small and only
one-day interesting (two at most). Malaysia: a country that has escaped
from colonial charm to urban congestion and smog.
1992 - Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico by bicycle with Backroads
-- Flat roads with stops at the Myan ruins you have heard about.
1992 - Tibet and Katmandu by Toyota Land Cruiser with REI
Adventures -- If you want to go to Tibet,
GO! It is a bleak and barren place that has a unique spiritual quality.
1992 - Death Valley
by bicycle with Backroads--
A short trip, our first camping trip, a success. An excellent way to see
the valley from top to bottom.
1991 - Northern Thailand
by bicycle with Backroads--
"Upper class third-world" travel. Different enough to be interesting with
most of the comforts of home.
1991 - The Outer Banks
by bicycle with Backroads--
A short trip that is a good place to try bike touring with only a minimum
commitment. Published on the front page of the Travel section of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch, Sunday, Feb. 23, 1992.
1989 - The Ring of Kerry in Ireland by bicycle with Backroads
-- More rigorous, great sightseeing, very good food. Allow for rain.
1989 - Tasmania by bicycle with
Backroads -- Rustic accommodations, fresh, fresh delicious food, spectacular
scenery. Saw "the Devil"
1988 - Loire Valley in France by bicycle with
Backroads-- Our first bike tour. Good place to start, plenty of breaks during
the day, great food, romantic settings. Go with someone special.
