Tagged: active travel

Cool World Expeditions

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China.

Looking for a small group trekking or adventure holiday?  Then check out UK travel company World Expeditions.

The company offers 500+ stand-alone itineraries ranging from small group active adventures and expeditions to cycling and walking tours to cultural journeys.

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Skiing & Boarding Aspen

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Ski and snowboard travelers everywhere are gearing up for the 2010/2011 season.

Popular U.S. ski destinations like Aspen/Snowmass are expecting a long, white ski season.

Due to a late Easter, Aspen/Snowmass expects a long winter season promising sunny days, spring powder, live music and après parties.

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Kauai Named Best Hawaiian Island

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Kauai’s Napali Coastline.

Travel + Leisure has named Kauai Hawaii’s Best Island in its 2010 World’s Best Awards.

In the magazine’s listing of World’s Best Islands for 2010, Kauai ranked second overall, after the Galapagos Islands.

Known for its lush, tropical landscapes, Kauai offers 50+ miles of white sand beaches and natural wonders.

The island is home to the Waimea Canyon, also called “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific”, and the Napali Coast with 3,000-foot cliffs plunging into the ocean.

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The Mountain Ironbike & Ironrun

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Are you a mountain biker?  Then you might want to enter the Ischgl Ironbike contest, a mountain bike event in the Austrian resort.

Called the toughest in Europe, the event gives recreational riders a chance to compete with the top stars of the mountain biking world.

The August 14 competition covers a 79-kilometre course with 3,820 metres of altitude to conquer and a trip across the border to Samnaun in Switzerland.

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10 Walking Holidays

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Looking for an active travel company?  Then check out Headwater, a leading walking, cycling and canoeing operator.

The company offers independent and guided holiday options worldwide.  Some 120  Headwater itineraries are featured in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Discovering Utah’s Parks

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Canyonlands National Park.

Have you discovered the beautiful parks of Utah?

A great starting place is Moab,Utah, the gateway to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Dead Horse Point State Park, the Colorado River and the La Sal Mountains.  Within 200 miles, mountain travelers can also visit the Hovenweep & Natural Bridges National Monuments, Capitol Reef & Mesa Verde National Parks, Lake Powell and Monument Valley.

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