Active Travel Adventures

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The Active Travel Adventures podcast inspires and empowers you to lead a bigger life through adventure travel. We scour the planet for the most fun and beautiful active vacations, whether it’s climbing Machu Picchu, rafting the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon, walking the El Camino in Spain, or bicycling the stiletto heel of Italy. The common denominator is that you have to MOVE: either hike, bike, paddle and/or horseback ride for part of each day! The bar is set that my reasonably fit 58 year old body can do these adventures and so can YOU! These adventures aren’t crazy hard or dangerous like climbing Mount Everest… they are doable, epic fun vacations for those that are in decent physical shape. Most have a difficulty rating of 3 out of 5, so if you’re in reasonable shape, particularly if you are willing to train a bit, you can do these trips! All adventures offer a fascinating and unique way to immerse yourself in another culture or destination.

Episodes

Hiking the Grand Canyon

Learn How to Plan Your Grand Canyon Hike On today’s podcast, Kit interviews Mary Banik-Massal, believed to be the woman who has hiked the Grand Canyon down to the Colorado River the most of any woman ever —  142 times as of March 2021! We will learn from this seasoned hiking expert what we need to think about and how to prepare for our Grand Canyon hiking adventure.  Mary is writing a book about how
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Hike Machu Picchu Inca Trail plus other Peru Adventures

Listen to BOTH shows on Machu Picchu!  Above is Kit’s interview with Harry, and then Kit decides she has to climb Machu Picchu, too!  You can listen to her experiences hiking Machu Picchu, biking the Sacred Valley, paddling the Amazon, and so much more on the podcast episode below. Climbing Machu Picchu + Other Peru Adventures Hike Machu Picchu’s Inca Trail and add a little biking and cultural exchange! Located about 8000 feet above sea level on
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Hike the Mont Blanc Circuit Trek thru France, Italy and Switzerland

Hike the Tour du Mont Blanc Circuit Considered by many to be the most beautiful hike in western Europe (and some would argue the WORLD!), this epic hike takes you through three countries:  France, Italy and Switzerland on a magnificent roughly 110 miles (175km).  You’ll walk through alpine meadows, historic villages and forests all while gazing at the stunning granite peaks of the European Alps of the Mont Blanc Massif (mountain range)! One night you
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Hike Costa Rica El Camino from Coast to Coast

Hike Costa Rica’s New Camino from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast! Inspired by Spain’s El Camino de Santiago, locals worked together to form a new long distance coast to coast hike in Costa Rica.  The trail runs through rural villages not normally touristed.  This offers avid hikers a chance to not only see parts of Costa Rica rarely seen by tourists, but while doing so, help bring a new, fun source of income to
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The Active Traveler’s Packing List

The Active Traveler’s Packing List and Buying Guide Active Travelers need to bring what they need without the weight of excess things that they ‘want’.  Use this handy active traveler packing list to pare your backpack or suitcase down to the essentials so you can travel light.  The links may be affiliate links, which mean, at no additional cost to you, you’ll be helping to support the program – thanks!  Kit Your Backpack -or- Your most
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