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Relief Riders International’s New Mission: Dental Surgery for Thousands in Need

June 3, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

(June 3, 2010) Great Barrington, MA-- After six years of successful "relief rides" into the remote desert villages of southern Rajasthan-and the provision of eye surgery, medical care, livestock, and school supplies to thousands of villagers in need-Relief Riders International (RRI) has embarked on a new mission to aid the rural inhabitants of the austerely beautiful Thar Desert: the dispensation of dental care. As part of its relief ride … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Animal Rescue, Art, Caves, Culinary travel, Culture, Desert, National Geographic

Planeterra’s Voluntourism

March 23, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Endangered Species, Ancient Culture and Voluntourism Combine in Planeterra's New-for-2010 Project China IRichard G. Edwards, Director Planeterra Phone: 416-260-0999 Email: richard@planeterra.org www.planeterra.org TORONTO, March 23, 2010 - With fewer than 1,000 giant pandas left in the world, travelers on Planeterra's new Project China voluntour will have an opportunity to directly participate in efforts to protect this endangered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Asia, Beijing, China, Culinary travel, Culture, History, Monks, Shanghai, Toronto, Volunteer, Wildlife

Come Back Alive

March 14, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Come Back Alive by Robert Young Pelton The ultimate survival guide! Robert Pelton Young has survived plane and motorcycle crashes as well as being kidnapped in the volatile Darien Gap, Columbia. This book details his experiences and provides useful information for this type of extreme adventure travel. It covers a plethora of outdoor situations, ranging from thirst in the desert, to snow survival, to surviving natural disasters. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Action Books · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Desert

Adventure Travel Expo, LA

February 5, 2010 by DaveLeave a Comment

Next week I'm heading down to the annual Travel and Adventure Show in Los Angeles. Looking forward to making some new contacts and hopefully new partnerships for Dave's Travel Corner. Stay posted! If your in the LA area the weekend of February 13th and 14th stop on by. Visit: www.travelshows.com ~ Dave … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Los Angeles

Egypt Uncovered

May 20, 2009 by Acacia Adventure HolidaysLeave a Comment

A vast expanse of sand stretched out before me, the fine soft grains covered in abstract monoliths of all shapes and sizes. For a moment, I felt as though I had been transported onto the film set of a "Star Wars" movie. All I needed now was my son's light saber and you could call me Luke Skywalker. The rock-strewn landscape glittered like gold in the midday sun, the harsh rays bouncing off the twisted structures. Eager to get a birds eye view … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Africa, Airport, Art, Celebrity, Cruising, Desert, Egypt, Europe, Film, Garden, Journey, Luxor, Mountain Climbing, Museum, Sand, Travel Insurance, Wildlife

Under the Cobalt

February 5, 2006 by Jill E ThomasLeave a Comment

Africa greets you with immediate attention. You just barely exit the boat ramp before many men, who we kindly call hustlers, but who call themselves "guides," greet you, offering you their local expertise for a price. I ignored all eyes and comments as a way to say I was uninterested, but it was more difficult than that. We managed to make our way to the more honest taxi stands and request a ride to the bus station. We had decided to go directly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Africa, America, Animal Rescue, Arabic, Architecture, Atlas Mountains, Backpacking, Baseball, Beer, Belgium, Bus Travel, California, Canada, Chocolate, Christmas, Coffee, Desert, Dessert, Drinking

My Time in Vietnam

February 5, 2006 by Zoe Goetz1 Comment

Part I Vietnam Hanoi September 24 Bob left Hanoi right away on the train for Sapa near the Chinese border to do some trekking among the colorful minority villages and then to spend three days in Halang Bay learning to kayak. It is probably not surprising that the relationship has taken a beating on this trip so we are traveling separately until we join a friend in Hong Kong on November 20 when the three of us will spend two months in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Adventure Travel, Afghanistan, Airport, America, Asia, Bangkok Thailand, Beach, Beer, Bicycle, Bridges, Britain, Burma, Bus Travel, California, Cambodia, China, Coffee, Colorado, Drinking, England

Santa Barbara, CA – More Info

by Dave · Leave a Comment

A visitor information Center, operated by the Chamber of Commerce, is located at No. 1 Santa Barbara Street, at the corner of Cabrillo Boulevard near Stearns Wharf. They are open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 5pm. From October through April the hours vary slightly. During these months they are open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Their Phone Number is (805) 965-3021. … [Read more...]

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