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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

006 : Hike or Bike Spain’s El Camino de Santiago

  El Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage route across the northern part of Spain that leads to the beautiful city of Santiago de Compostela. There are a lot of different old pilgrimage routes called Caminos that all end up in Santiago. Janet Hanpeter, Chief Travel Adventurer at Planet Janet Travels, talks about her travel adventure at El Camino de Santiago. She shares what can you do and some of the reasons why people are making
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ATA 5 | Hiking In Sweden

005 Hike Sweden’s Most Popular Long Distance Hike

Kit Parks is filled with excitement as she puts the spotlight on the northern section of Sweden’s Kungsleden trail. Episode guest Rosemary Burris, an avid adventure hiker who has traversed some of the world’s most impressive hikes, tells us that the serenity, quietness, beauty, and remarkable light puts this trail up at the top of her list! What made her trip more exciting was that she walked from south to north. Rosemary explains why she
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FAQ Adventure Travel : Right for me?

Bonus Episode this week!  I’m been getting a lot of questions about adventure travel and whether or not it is right for you.  Some of you are intrigued but are worried that you may not be able to do the adventure when you get there.  That’s why I RATE each adventure both in difficulty and comfort level (i.e., accommodations). More about that later, but in the meantime, here’s the promised photo of me looking particularly
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ATA 4 | Adventures In Australia

004 Australia’s Magnificent Great Barrier Reef, Tully River and Daintree Rainforest

This adventure episode will take you Down Under to the northeast coast of Australia’s amazing Coral Bay in Queensland. You will imagine yourself snorkeling or scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef – the largest living organism in the world (visible even from space!). Host Kit Parks will take you whitewater rafting on the thrilling Tully River, voted as one of the top five day rafting trips in the world. She will also take you hiking and exploring the most diverse
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ATA 3 | West Highland Way

Hiking Scotland’s Popular West Highland Way Trail

 What is the West Highland Way? The West Highland Way is Scotland’s most popular long distance hike.  Listen to two shows about Scotland’s most popular long distance trail:  On the first show, Kit shares her experience about her hiking adventure, the views she sees along the way, and the mishaps she has encounters.  She describes the charming villages dotted along the 96 mile (155 km) trail, walking alongside the gorgeous Loch Lommond and through the moors
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