Although it’s not an adventurers paradise, Berlin does offer several opportunities for thrill seekers. Numerous lakes mean that kiteboarding, windsurfing, and kayaking can all be done in Berlin. A large proportion of the city is forested as well, making casual hiking in Berlin a relaxing and convenient way to get outside.
Cuba Adventure Travel Guide
Rock climbing in Cuba is one of the best outdoors activities in the country. The limestone faces in the western Vinales Valley overlook traditional Cuban villages providing a scenic and historic backdrop for a challenging climb. With over 4000 keys and islets scuba diving in Cuba is vast and varied. The predominantly flat and rolling landscape webbed with back roads means that mountain biking in Cuba is an ideal way to explore the countryside. The biking here is so idyllic that The Telegraph named cycling in Cuba one of their Top 20 Adventures for 2011.
The World’s Most Extreme Golf Courses
We live in a society of excess. On television and the Internet everything needs to be bigger, stronger, faster, and have extra cheese. Even the most mundane house chores have been made extreme. Just look at the league of extreme ironing.
The Great Insurance Hunt Part II | Practical Plans
In the first part of this story, I quit my job to write and travel full-time. When looking for private insurance, I found that comparing insurance policies was a complex and difficult task. In this post I explain how I narrowed down my options and identified the most important items in a policy, and picked two policies that suited my situation.
Los Cabos, Mexico Adventure Travel Guide
Los Cabos is well known as the municipality where the world famous tourist destination Cabo San Lucas is located, but there is much more to this area than beaches, bikinis, and blender drinks. The Gulf of California to the east is a UNESCO World Heritage site rich in underwater life, so snorkeling and diving in Los Cabos are incredible. Whale watching is also popular in Los Cabos as migratory whales spend several months a year there, and the surfing near Los Cabos is world class.
Video: Cycling in Tainan, Taiwan
About the Video
I shot this video using my favorite new toy, GoPro® HD Helmet HERO™ Camera(affiliate link). It’s small, inexpensive, fisheyed, waterproof, and can be mounted to anything. I love it!
Adventures in Malaysian Borneo Part 4: A Mountain of Bat Guano
ADVENTURES IN MALAYSIAN BORNEO
When I rented my motorcycle on my first day in Kota Kinabalu, I asked the owner of the shop where I could find bornean pygmy elephants, an endangered species found only on Borneo.