Biking
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (3 hours ago)
Everywhere I travel, I try to ride a bike. It's one of those weird obsessions that I have; the need to discover everything on two wheels. Be it Afghanistan or Amsterdam, game on.
Here's the thing about riding a bicycle in new places: it's like learning how to ride a ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
"Portlandia" might lead you to believe that Portland is home only to tattooed baristas with the occasional mustache, but it's also an epicenter for outdoor activity; every Portlander has his or her activity of choice, and with so many outdoor activities easily ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Crested Butte features incredible backcountry and extreme opportunities in a remote and captivating package. It's also got more lift-accessed extreme terrain than anywhere else in the nation. You may need to purchase a ski-pass, but it's all avalanche-controlled (what's ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
Start talking about anything even remotely related to the topic of travel insurance and odds are the conversation will be short. This is not something that travelers dream about, plan for or share with their social networks. No one we know of has a scrapbook of insurance ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
Because Austin is growing so quickly, 2013 is the year to explore all that Austin offers – before the trails are as crowded as the flagship Whole Foods downtown. For nearly a decade, the city itself has been attracting more people than it can seem to keep up with. ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (8 days ago)
If you've ever yearned to visit Aspen, this is the time. Aspen is hot right now, fresh off the X Games, because it's just opened its first sidecountry terrain (see below). The revamped Limelight Hotel is also making headlines for having the coolest après ski spot ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
The days of visiting New York City and staying solely in Manhattan are over. Although the city's center borough has earned its fame, there's a new New York in town: Brooklyn. It's true that many neighborhoods in Brooklyn have already gentrified rapidly, but there are ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (11 days ago)
Often referred to as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington, Kentucky, lures in visitors for its horses, yes, but also for the incomparable surrounding landscape and the adventures that await within. The city itself is historic – it was founded in 1775 when it ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (25 days ago)
Food and wine may already be an embedded focus of vacation plans for many travelers. It's not something to put on a to-do list, pencil in on an itinerary or even think all that much about when traveling. But maybe it should be. Travel companies feature and package food ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Greenland's official tourism website recently unveiled a new ad campaign that may have some travelers rethinking their next destination. Boasting a new tagline – "Rough. Real. Remote." –these videos give us a glimpse of some of the amazing adventure travel ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
While I was enjoying a few days of Nordic (read: free) activities in Crested Butte last week, a local let me in on a secret. "You can get deals on lift tickets everywhere. You just need to know where to look." And then she passed on some intel to me.
In that spirit, I'd ...
by Dave Seminara (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
It's nine degrees below zero Fahrenheit and I'm the only soul out for a walk in downtown Durango on a Friday night. Everyone else in this idyllic town of about 16,000 in the southwest corner of Colorado is sensibly rushing into and out of businesses and some leave their cars ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike." John F. Kennedy
Bikes have long been a simple mode of transportation, getting us from point A to point B. But riding a bike doesn't just get you somewhere; the process is fun. There is joy in riding a ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Travelers can know more about biology and photography by sourcing knowledge in a variety of ways. Online research leads to entire websites devoted to teaching us both. Locally, area colleges and universities will have lab-grade biology experiences as well as hands-on ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Mexico, apparently immune to the scary headlines that might as well have been "Dying In Mexico A Sure Thing For Tourists," is enjoying a robust return to business-as-usual. In fact, the Mexican Tourist Board predicts record numbers of visitors to the country in 2013.
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by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say that Reno has historically not been one of my favorite places to visit. But I spend a fair amount of time passing through, because my brother and his family live nearby, in the ski town of Truckee. Flying into Reno is convenient ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Few people appreciate great gear as much as adventure travelers and outdoor enthusiasts. They demand good performance, often under the harshest of conditions, and they're usually willing to pay top dollar for the best equipment. Their exacting standards can often make it a ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
We've all been there. Maybe we've been one. The person on a guided tour or trip who's a complete, utter, pain in the ass.
Perhaps it's unintentional. Maybe it's due to deep-seated issues that would cause empathy in another situation. Or just possibly, it's because the ...
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
One of the long-standing rules of backcountry travel has always been that you never set out without first letting someone else know where you are going and when you expect to be back. In the past, that was sometimes accomplished simply by leaving a handwritten note on the ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
I'm an unapologetic Luddite. My colleagues at Gadling will attest to this. The fact that I write for AOL is both cosmic luck and hilarious irony given my initial reluctance to embrace the digital era.
I can't help it; it's hereditary. At least, that's what I tell ...
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