With sweeping pistes and technical terrain, full-throttle après and Tyrolean charm, Austria’s diverse ski areas promise some of the most exciting and varied ski-trips that the Alps have to offer. Skiing in Austria you’ll find ten resorts that are up…
When you come and learn to surf in Los Cabos on a High Tide surfing expedition, it starts when you’re picked up by our guides from your hotel. On the way to the beach, you’ll be given an insight into…
Los Cabos surfing holidays will take you to the southern tip of the Baja California peninsular in Mexico. Receiving the full force of the Pacific Ocean the Baja California peninsular has some of the best surf conditions in the world.…
North America consists of Canada the United States and Mexico it has some of the worlds best surfing and most iconic breaks to offer. For North America surfing you can divide the continent into East and West. The east is…
Windsurfing holidays in Turkey are popular with everyone from solo windsurfers and to families. The jagged coastline is dotted with bays and coves that provide calm waters with gorgeous sandy beaches. The primary wind source, the Aegean Sea, causes airflow to…
The X-Games is the original and first real collection of extreme sports in a competition format. Born in an era when these sports were truly niche and long before huge brands got onboard, it’s now a brand in itself. With…
Ko Samui is one of Thailand’s big names. This island in the Gulf of Thailand is known throughout the world as a place to top up the tan and enjoy wide tropical beaches. Travellers come to party all night, and…
Istanbul wakeboarding holidays give plenty of varied opportunities to get on the water. The city lies on the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Black Sea to the south with the Marmara Sea to the north. On the western side of…
Les Deux Alpes is one of France’s biggest and best-known ski resorts. With its big, sunny slopes and varied ski area, it is a favourite with many skiers and boarders. But Les Deux Alpes is not just for traditional snowsports:…
OK so a London white water rafting trip may not be up there with the likes of the Zambezi or Grand Canyon. However since the London Olympics in 2012 the Lee Valley white water centre has been opened for the…
For this years winter holiday we decided to try an Italian Dolomites snowboarding holiday and booked a weeks holiday with Esprit ski staying in Selva Val Gardena. Selva Val Gardena is part of the Dolomite Superski area encompassing 12 ski…
Accra is Ghana’s lively capital, sitting right on its coast in the Gulf of Guinea. The city itself is a sprawling but fun mass of people and buildings, while just outside the city you’ll find great beaches and laid-back resorts.…
Essaouira is Morocco’s laid-back, hippy beach town on its Atlantic coast. Jimi Hendrix is supposed to have been inspired to write Castles in the Sand there. The town itself is a friendly maze of whitewashed alleyways and cosy restaurants. The…
Madrid the capital of Spain is located in the centre of the country. There are 3.5 million people living in the city that is probably most famous for its football team, but also food, culture and shopping. Not far north…
Sydney is one of the world’s most recognizable cities and tops a lot of lists for best places to visit. It is at the bottom of the East coast of Australia and being a hige natural harbour it is no…
Japan is gaining something of a reputation for its skiing, with hundreds of ski resorts attracting locals and tourists alike each winter. With three-quarters of the country covered with mountains, there is plenty of opportunity to get out on the…
Like many other kitesurfing destinations in the Caribbean, Guadeloupe is simply stunning. However, with ideal wind and water conditions Guadeloupe kitesurfing holidays still stand out, even in this incredible region. The island is home to some incredible lagoons and characterised…
Vietnam is often seen as a country in the fast lane. It is known for its busy cities, speeding bikes, and the legacy of its brutal 1950s-70s war. But get up in the air, and you’ll see a very different…
Accra is the capital of the colourful West African state of Ghana. It is an increasingly popular tourism destination with westerners looking for something different. Many travel for its beaches, which are stunning: sandy, sunny and palm-fringed. They tick all…
La Gomera is a fantastic place for a laid-back kayaking trip. This little island lies just off the coast of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands. But with no international airport, it has a very different character to its…
Casablanca is best known for the film of the same name, and it attracts a steady stream of tourists to it for that reason. But the Casablanca of the 1940s has long gone…so what is there to do now? You…
There are some great snowkiting locations across the Italian Alps. From wide frozen lakes to big mountain slopes, you’ll never be short of somewhere to kite while there’s snow on the ground in Italy. Italy’s snowsports scene has always moved…
There’s little doubt that in Italy Enduro mountain biking is getting more and more popular. A whole series of new races are appearing on the calendar each year, with more and more professional riders trying their luck to get to…
Until recently Cambodia was the preserve of the slightly more adventurous gap-year traveller. Those swapping the full moon parties and general decadence of Thailand for a few weeks of sweaty penance in Cambodia’s jungles and moving historical tourist attractions. Although the…
Morocco happens to be a bit of a wild place. Two steps off the ferry in Tangier and a hapless traveller will inevitably be swept up in a wave of humanity, frantically hustling and begging you to the edge of…
Indonesia is the world’s largest island archipelago. Add that fact to a tropical climate and strong winds and what do you get? Windsurfing in paradise. Indonesia today is firmly on the tourist trail, with the island of Bali being the…
If you want to learn to kitesurf in Europe, there are some important factors to consider. Firstly, you’ll want somewhere where there is a calm, shallow teaching area, such as a sheltered bay, ocean lagoon or estuary. Waves and deep…
Skiing in New Zealand means breathtaking scenery and renowned Kiwi hospitality plus there is a decent choice of resorts on offer – 16 in the Canterbury region alone! The season runs from June to October: meaning Northern Hemisphere skiers willing…
In more than twenty years of travelling and writing professionally it is rare for me to find a truly exclusive luxury surf retreat. But this is what I discovered with All Star Adventures new, one-of-a-kind luxury Costa Rica surf retreat…
Queenstown is a fantastic ski destination providing a variety of terrain to satisfy and entertain all abilities of skier. There are an enormous variety of off-snow activities in New Zealand’s adventure capital so a Queenstown skiing holiday can be so…
