Active Travel Adventures Podcast

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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 less touristy islands of Greece.

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 64 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 fun, fascinating and unique way to immerse yourself in another culture or destination.

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Episodes

Ultra Lite Backpacking Tips

Ultra Light Backpacking Tips There’s a saying among backpackers… “Be comfortable during the day or comfortable at night.” What is Ultralight Backpacking? Ultralight backpackers do almost anything possible to reduce their Base Pack Weight – the weight of their backpack plus all gear less any consumables like food and water. Where a traditional backpacker may carry twenty to thirty pounds or more of gear, and ultralight backpacker shoots to carry close to ten pounds! They

Lightning Safety for Hikers and Bikers

Lightning Safety Guide Including what to do if you get caught in a thunderstorm while hiking or biking When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors, but not just any indoors will do. You want a substantial building with grounded electrical and without a concrete floor (because there are wires and pipes in the concrete walls and floors). Your biggest risk with a lightning strike is brain injury, not burns as you might suspect. Don’t touch anything metal and

Travel Tips : How to Learn a Foreign Language

Travel Tips on How to Learn a Foreign Language Before Your Vacation People tend to underestimate time and overestimate talent. Learning a language takes time and work Learning another language of the company you are visiting is a token of respect and opens the door to a more authentic experience when you travel Bumbling and fumbling and actually TRYING OUT the new language is the most effective way to learn. The more ‘input’ you get

Altitude Training for Hikers and Adventure Travelers

The Benefits of Altitude Training You don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from altitude training. If you plan an adventure up high, taking steps before and during your experience can make a huge difference in your enjoyment. What is Altitude Sickness? What causes it? As you head further up from sea level, the air pressure decreases, which makes your body work harder to take in the more limited oxygen(O2). Since there is less

Wilderness First Aid

You and a hiking buddy are heading down the mountain, and you come across someone unconscious on the trail. Or your buddy sits down at the picnic table and accidentally tips over your pot of boiling water, right onto your lap and you get a nasty burn. What do you do? You are miles, if not hours, maybe even days from help. You’ve got to figure this out with limited first aid resources. Today we