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Renting a car in Costa Rica is costly and can even be dangerous if youre not prepared for whats to come. It’s also ridiculously good fun.There are plenty of reasons not to rent a car in Costa Rica. First and foremost, it costs more than in the USA or Europe, mainly because of an all-but-mandatory in
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First time Yosemite National Park
The mountains are calling, and I must go, penned John Muir, the poetic naturalist of the Sierra Nevada. Youll feel that same irresistible urge once you find out all that Yosemite, Muirs move beloved national park, offers. If youve never before stood underneath a giant sequoia tree bigger than a scho
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Exploring Indias remote Nubra Valley
Ladakh - the ‘Land of the High Passes’ - is among the most stunning parts of the Indian Himalayas. Wedged between Pakistan, Tibet and Xinjiang Province (China) and India’s Himachal Pradesh, it forms the eastern part of the contested state of Jammu & Kashmir. North of Leh, Ladakh’s ‘capital’, lie
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Braving the Iron Ways: a beginners guide to climbing Italys Vie Ferrate
With their sculpted peaks, pinnacles and towers of rock, Italy’s eastern Dolomites are the most beautiful corner of the Alps. The architect Le Corbusier called the rocky amphitheatre ‘the most beautiful architecture in the world’, Unesco granted them world heritage status in 2009, and ever since the
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Adventures in the Atacama Desert: top experiences in northern Chile’s wildest region
Sandwiched between the Pacific and the Andes, the incredible landscape of Chile’s remote Atacama Desert is like no place on earth. With its jagged, rust-colored ravines, vast, rocky, white salt pan and volcano-topped horizons, you would be forgiven for drawing comparisons with places beyond our atmo
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Moroccos ultimate outdoor activities
Hoist yourself up gorges that seem to melt like candlewax in the midday heat. Chase Barbary sheep downhill on a mountain bike. Hurtle along rapids as they squeeze through slot canyons. Morocco, it seems, was made for outdoor adventurers.And for those who prefer to enjoy the countrys landscapes at a
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Desert playground: Namibias wildest activities
Its not necessary to be active to be enthralled by Namibia, and thats helpful, because the beauty of its desert scenery, wildlife and national parks tends to stop most people in their tracks. However, for those who aren’t inclined to stop and stare, there is no shortage of exciting activities to enj
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Trekking safely in Nepal
Before 14 October 2014, the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal was more associated with carefree young backpackers snapping selfies and eating apple pie than with danger, but the tragic blizzards that closed in on the Thorung La left more than 40 people dead, buried under snows that swept in suddenly o
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The best of the Colorado River: one step, pedal or stroke at a time
Snaking 1450 miles, the Colorado River is nothing less than the nerve center of the great American West. Capturing snows off the Rockies, it drops through pine stands, winds down into the desert and carves the Grand Canyon’s rosy depths. In the American psyche, it’s a powerful life force, a natural
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Go wild in Montenegro: top outdoors and adrenaline activities
The nation’s tourism boffins are constantly crowing about Montenegro’s ‘wild beauty’, and quite rightly too. However, you’re not going to see much of it if you spend all of your time lazing about on crowded beaches. Luckily, there are plenty of active pursuits to get you back to nature – and then ba
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What to do on the Panama Canal: adventure, wildlife and village life
It’s an engineering marvel, a multibillion-dollar commercial behemoth, and by 2016 an ambitious project to make it even bigger will be complete. The Panama Canal, which joins the Atlantic to the Pacific, is certainly Panama’s greatest claim to fame. Moving mountains and carving through dense jungle,
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Daredevil Dubai: top adventure sports
It might be tempting to spend your Dubai break sprawled on a sun lounger, but this corner of the world is packed with high-octane, adrenaline-charged activities. There are outdoors adventures to be had in the sand, sea and snow (yes, you read that right), and all are within a short taxi ride of each
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Exploring Viñales, Cubas scenic backyard
The Valle de Viñales is a stunning national park blessed by fertile rust-red soil, layered in chartreuse green expanses of tobacco plantations and studded by precipitous limestone buttresses of rock. It offers Cuba’s very best hiking, climbing, caving and vistas, based around the tranquil farming to
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Next stop North Pole: exploring the icescapes and fjords of Svalbard
Defined by the coming and going of the sun, shaped by mighty glaciers and pointed peaks, and sprinkled with more polar bears than people, Svalbard is the end of the world as we know it.Svalbard? Where? Its the question that pops up most when mentioning the name of the archipelago that dangles off Eu
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Slovenia: Europes outdoor adventure playground
The central European country of Slovenia packs an adventure-sports punch much greater than its diminutive size would suggest. The north of the country is dominated by towering mountain ranges that provide plentiful challenges for hikers and skiers. In the west, pure alpine streams strengthen as they
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Quirky sleeps: Swedens top 10 unusual hotels
Sweden’s varied landscape, from the frozen reaches of the north to its vast forests and lakes, combines with cutting-edge design to inspire some unique lodgings. Heres our pick of the countrys quirkiest sleeps, taking you underground, underwater, face-to-face with wildlife and beyond. IcehotelN
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New Zealands unmissable aquatic adventures
With the world’s tenth longest coastline and an interior riven with more than 180,000km of charted rivers, it’s no surprise that New Zealand’s cup is overflowing with watery adventures. Surfing, kayaking, rafting, diving, snorkelling, sailing, and even swimming with dolphins or seals, there’s plenty
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This other Eden: the Azores, Europes secret islands of adventure
For in-the-know travellers, the Azores have long represented a beckoning blip on the radar of possible destinations. Recognition from Unesco and other organisations has helped that blip to pulse more brightly over the years.But most people still know little, if anything, about this far-flung archipe
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Cape Towns top activities
Cape Towns reputation as a rather laid back place, is reflected in its nickname ‘Slaapstad’ which means ‘sleepy town’ in Afrikaans, the local lingo. All very strange as the Mother City and its surrounds are stacked with opportunities to stay awake and get active. Indeed, adventure sports operators h
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Alternative Angkor: Siem Reap beyond the temples
The Temples of Angkor are an iconic symbol of Southeast Asia and rightly Cambodias top attraction. But Siem Reap, gateway to Angkor, offers much more than temples and is emerging as an activity centre for the Mekong region. With microlight flights, ziplining, cooking classes, horse-riding, the circu
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