Krabi is one of Thailand’s most attractive destinations. Miles and miles of white-sand, palm fringed beaches and clear blue water full of teeming fish make this southern Thai province a holidaymaker’s dream. But these things are just part of Krabi’s…
Macau is an ex-colonial outpost on the coast of China. Ruled by the Portuguese for much of the last century, it is not a Chinese territory and has a culture all of its own. Its population is mostly Chinese, but much…
A Seychelles Kitesurfing trip will take you to one of the remotest set of islands in the world. Placed 1500km from the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean and it has a population of around 86,000. The best…
With fantastic river rapids and scenic mountains providing both excellent backdrops and inclines that create white water, it’s not surprising that Nicaragua White Water Rafting is taking off. While rafting is possible throughout the year some Summers are particularly dry…
While Agadir is taking off as a beach holiday resort, scuba diving here is relatively undeveloped with only one diving school operating. Considering conditions along the coast this isn’t surprising as there’s little to explore and dangerous currents. Those on…
If you search the internet, you hear rumours of Canary Islands snowboarding holidays. Rumours of riding down a volcano in the lush Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. A Spanish ski resort on the tropical Canary Islands would be…
A New Zealand overland holiday will find you visiting one of the easiest, safest and (in our opinion!) best countries to travel in the world. An overland tour of New Zealand can be done in a couple of weeks but…
Russia is a huge place and for much of the year a very snowy country. This means the potential for Russia snowkiting is huge. Europe’s Eastern fringes slowly transform into Mother Russia and from there it continues to loom over Asia…
Trekkers love California. You’ll never get bored with the state: you can climb mountains, explore deep canyons, take a hike along the ocean-side or walk through wine country. California’s glamorous reputation only tells a small part of the state’s story.…
Crantock is a beach in Cornwall just to the west of Newquay. It is a relatively small beach and certainly not the best for kitesurfing in the area. During the summer while lifeguards are on duty from 10-5 Crantock kitesurfing…
Les Arcs along with La Plagne and Peisey-Vallandry make up the Paradiski area in the centre of the French Alps. With 425km of piste Paradiski is one of the largest ski areas in the world, it is also snowsure reaching 3250m in…
La Plagne along withLes Arcs and Peisey-Vallandry make up the Paradiski area in the centre of the French Alps. With 425km of piste Paradiski is one of the largest ski areas in the world, it is also snowsure reaching 3250m in altitude with…
Bangkok is the capitol of Thailand and one of the greatest cities in SE Asia if not the world. Travelling from Bangkok overland to the rest of South East Asia is easy and it is often the first stop for…
A Whareama trekking holiday will find you enjoying the unspoilt beauty of the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. There are both multi day treks and day walks available in the area and many quaint cottages you can stay in…
India offers some of the best conditions for sea kayaking in the world, yet is relatively undiscovered by kayakers. Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, is a great place to explore the regions sea kayaking from. Flights from across the…
Perth is the capital of Western Australia, Australia. Perth overland holidays and tours are some of the best in Australia. As the remotest city in the world there is a huge about of wilderness to explore on it’s doorstep. Unfortunately we…
‘Nepal surfing’ is a pairing of words that generally have no business being placed beside each other, in fact Nepal is about as far from the Ocean as you can get. Lying on the wind battered Himalayan steppe between India…
Few sports offer quite the same thrill factor as snowkiting. Snowkiting in Chicago and the surronding area provides long snowy runs, massive air and heart-in-mouth ridges. New on the block, or just looking to tick off yet another sporting experience as you…
A Central America surf trip could see you surfing in any of the countries from Panama in the south up to Mexico in the north. Central America is not a continent in its own right, it is just the southern…
As someone who spends the majority of my time at the beach surfing, SUPing and windsurfing, having adequate protection for my iPhone is a must. If like me you want to protect your technology then check out this Tech 21…
I recently had a one-week ski holiday in the Italian Dolomites. We stayed in Selva Gardena in the Chalet Wiesenheim which is run by Esprit Ski. We chose Esprit ski as they are a child care specialist and we were taking…
In the world of adventure sport, snowkiting is perhaps the most exciting recent innovation. Dieter Strasilla pioneered the discipline in only the 1970s, covering good distances in Switzerland and Germany with the use of skis and a paraglider installed with…
Fancy rock climbing in the Pyrenees? There are plenty of routes for beginners and more advanced climbers. However this article is aimed at first timers hitting the crags. Pyrenees geography Forming a natural border between France and Spain, and home…
Given the weather we’ve been having over the last six months, most of us have become used to winter wakeboarding and living without the sunshine. When the sun does break through, don’t be surprised if thousands of us Brits fall…
As far as extreme thrills go, white water rafting is about as good as it gets. Making your way down raging rivers, traversing rampaging currents and dropping down torrential waterfalls, all on what is essentially a glorified airbed, is certainly…
For me the unsung hero of a snowboarding kit bag is the goggles. If you can’t see, you can’t board, and if you can’t board, the rest of your kit is useless. With that in mind here’s my review of…
If you’ve grown up, as this writer’s other half did, diving off the West Coast of Scotland, you’ll be familiar with the ‘woolly bear’ outfit. It’s what many divers in this glorious – but often temperamental – part of the…
On a recent snowboarding trip I passed a personal milestone: Taking two snowboards away on holiday! In the past one all-mountain conqueror has always sufficed, but this year I have added a smaller, lighter, more flexible board to my arsenal…
For parents that ski or snowboard keeping up their winter sports holidays while having young children is a challenge. My little boy is now a toddler, at 18 months he is too young to join ski school so we needed…
It was the first time I had actually seen myself ski but I didn’t look as good as I’d imagined, despite having notched up almost endless skiing holidays during my ten years on the slopes. Watching myself sliding and flexing…
