Where in the world: 12-day China Book by: Until Sold Out Departure Dates: March 2, 10, 18, 26 & Nov 4, 12, 20 & 28, 2016 Cost: $999pp Why I Like It: Lots of reasons! For one thing, this price is discounted $1,000pp off normal price. That is half off this already cheap fare. For another, it includes international air… Read More
Über Adventures: Accommodations for the Adventurous
https://terrancetalkstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Accommodations-For-The-Adventurous.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDuring today’s TERRANCE TALKS TRAVEL: Über Adventures I will share my “Top Ten Accommodations for the Adventurous.” My list includes an underwater hotel, a hotel built in to the side of an 8,000-foot mountain, a haunted hotel, and much more! These places are definitely about the destination, not the journey. If… Read More
Icelandic Adventure
Where in the world: 5-night Iceland Adventure Book by: Until Sold Out Departure Dates: December 2015 – March 2016 Cost: Starts at $899pp Why I Like It: Iceland has so much to offer, especially for adventure travelers, and boy is this price right! Included in the price is round trip air from New York to Reykjavik, airport transfers, Golden Circle… Read More
Über Adventures: Caravan Across Uzbekistan
https://terrancetalkstravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Uzbekistan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSDuring this episode of Terrance Talks Travel: Über Adventures Show I’ll be interviewing MIR travel specialist, David Parker. We’ll be discussing an incredible trip called “Caravan Across Uzbekistan,” which is part of Asia’s ancient Silk Road. Highlights include a stop in Fergana Valley (the heart of Uzbekistan), journey into the… Read More
Climbing Mount Everest: Ultimate Adventure or Madness?
As an adventure traveler who has participated in many worldwide adventures, I plunged into reading Into Thin Air enthusiastically. This is the story of the disastrous climb up Mt. Everest in May 1996. I have flown over Mount Everest on a sightseeing flight and camped in the Himalayas but have never entertained the notion of climbing this mountain. I did… Read More
Adventure Activities Glossary: Abseiling to Zorbing
Let’s talk adventure. Do you know what I mean when I say “adventure?” According to Wikipedia, “Adventure travel is a type of tourism, involving exploration with perceived and possibly actual risk, and potentially requiring specialized skills and physical exertion. Adventure travel includes two of the following three components: a physical activity, a cultural exchange or interaction and engagement with nature.”… Read More