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ABCs of Adventure Travel - Tips for Planning Adventure Travel Trips

Adventure Travel Basics will help you define your personal adventure travel style and offers suggestions about the types of trips that might fit your dream list. Here you'll find tips for planning your vacation and packing for a trip, plus where to find companies that offer the trips you dream about taking.
Adventure travel off the beaten path with Intrepid Travel
Intrepid Travel is a niche adventure travel company that focuses on taking travelers off the beaten track in Asia
Track Your World Travels With Maps From Maps.com
Maps.com bills itself as the world’s largest map store - and the selection of maps, guidebooks, globes and map accessories is astonishing.
Earth Day - Outdoor Earth Day activities, events and trips
The Earth Day theme - Walk, Bike, Row to an Earth Day Event Around the World - exemplifies ways to have fun yet help the environment. Earth Day is always April 22, but it's Tuesday in 2008. If you can’t play hooky, there are lots of Earth Day activities and trips on surrounding weekends.[/p] [p] Earth Day promotes awareness of environmental issues worldwide. Many adventure travelers know f…
Get Human -- A Website Telling You How to Reach a Human in Customer Service
Get Human is a website loaded with specific directions when calling to reach human beings in customer service at hundreds of places ranging from travel companies and airlines to phone, car and insurance companies.
It's Easy Services Has a Help Desk at JFK Airport to Expedite Passports
Dropped your passport in a mailbox with those letters you had to get out before leaving for Paris? Don’t laugh. I saw it happen. If you’re at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, go to the It’s Easy Service 24/7 desk. It’s where you’ll find last-minute help for lost, expired or stolen passports.
Adventure Travel - Trip Deals, Discounts and Bargains
Here are great sources for deals, discounts and bargains for your next adventure trip or vacation. No matter where in the world you want to explore -- and whether you're planning a last-minute trip or a vacation six months from now, these are the top sources for deals, discounts or bargains.
Hotels Offering Discounted Packages With Adventurous Experiences
Here are routes for searching out bargain packages and deals at resorts and hotels for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Big-Name Travel Websites Specialize in Deals and Bargains
Even the big-name travel sites, as well as ShermansTravel.com and TravelZoo.com are good routes for searching out bargains for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Deals and Discounts at Ski and Summer Mountain Resorts
Mountain resorts are great places to beat the urban heat in the summertime and enjoy winter sports in the wintertime. Here are routes for searching out bargains for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations in the high country.
Check Out Auction Sites When Seeking Deals and Discounts for Adventure Travel
If your travel dates are flexible, check out these auction sites for deals and discounts on adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Tour Operators and Resort Properties Offer Discounted Trips
Here are some links to tour operators and resorts to find bargains for adventure travel (and more sedate) – vacations.
Want Your Passport Faster? Get It Expedited!
Want your passport faster? Here's how to get your passport application expedited, when you need that document so critical to traveling abroad in a hurry?
Purchase a Travel Package or Plan Your Own Trip?
This piece discussed the differences between purchasing a travel package and planning the adventure travel trip yourself.
Define Your Sense of Adventure
Defining one's personal adventure style, whether it's choosing physical activities such as biking and hiking, or choosing trips to exotic countries.
Travel with Photocopies of Your Passport and Credit Cards
Always travel with photocopies of your passport, credit cards, driver's license, health insurance information and otherimportant travel documents. If your purse or wallet is stolen, it's easier to replace everything if you have photocopies of the originals that show the passport and card numbers.
The Latest Info for Flyers on What's Allowed in Carry-on Bags
Here's an update on the new rules because the Transportation Security Administration is now allowing you to carry some gels and liquids in your carry-on plane bag. Plus, details on where to get continually updated info.
TSA Approved Locks Keeps Suitcases Closed But Not Always Secure
TSA approved locks will keep your suitcase closed as it works its way through the baggage system when you're taking a flight. The Transportation Security Administration guards have the keys to open them, if they want to look inside.
How Adventurous are You?
Before booking an adventure travel trip decide what type of adventures you can handle and enjoy.
Advice About New Carry-on Bag Rules for Adventure Travelers
With the new rules for flyers who take carry-on baggage changing so rapidly because of the elevated terrorist alert, here's some advice from tour operators with upcoming adventure travel trips and vacations.

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