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Boat and Bike Provence - Camargue France

Active Travel Adventures - June 06, 2024 05:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
8 Day Boat and Bike Tour of Provence - Carmargue France Today we head to one of the most beautiful and popular regions of France, yet away from the busy crowds in the south of France.   We are heading to Provence and the Camargue region, on an 8 day boat and bike tour where we will visit for...

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Seasoned Traveler Insights with Mollie of Stay In Good Company

Active Travel Adventures - May 16, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Seasoned Traveler Insights with Mollie of Stay In Good Company Kit was interviewed by host, Mollie, on the popular travel podcast, Stay In Good Company.   In this episode, we share the entire episode, which also features Mollie's other well traveled guest's insights about travel, including s...

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Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal : An Adventure For Regular Hikers (who train!)

Active Travel Adventures - May 02, 2024 05:13 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal : An Adventure For Regular Hikers (who train!) Looking for a superb challenge, surrounded by majestic beauty and a unique culture?  Consider trekking to Everest Base Camp(EBC)!   You hike on the same path as the folks who are attempting to climb Mount Evere...

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Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part II

Active Travel Adventures - April 18, 2024 05:13 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Guided Costa Rica Camino with Homestays and Daily Luggage Transfer PART II: Join us as we continue our 175 mile/280 km Costa Rica Camino where, over 16 days, you walk from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean, across the entire country (indeed the continent and over the continental divide!).  Yo...

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Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part I

Active Travel Adventures - April 04, 2024 05:13 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Guided Costa Rica Camino with Homestays and Daily Luggage Transfer PART I: Join us as we discuss the new 175 mile/280 km Costa Rica Camino where, over 16 days, you walk from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean, across the entire country (indeed the continent and over the continental divide!).  ...

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Patagonia Part II: Hike, Bike and Kayak Argentina and Chile

Active Travel Adventures - March 21, 2024 06:13 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Patagonia Part II: Hike, Bike and Kayak Argentina and Chile In this Part II of our Patagonia adventure, we begin at the end of our W-Trek at Lake Grey, where we switch our hiking gear for sea kayaks, and venture out in this beautiful lake to kayak around icebergs and glaciers. We then move t...

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Patagonia Part I: Hike the W Trek in Argentina

Active Travel Adventures - March 07, 2024 06:13 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Patagonia Part I: Hike the W Trek in Argentina  Patagonia ranks in my Top 3 of the ‘Most Beautiful Places’ I’ve seen (and I’ve been to 50 countries and all seven continents).  The rugged granite mountains are often snow capped in glaciers lit up by the sun.  Those same glaciers have turned its...

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Galapagos Adventures: Go Independent or on a Group Tour? Part II

Active Travel Adventures - February 15, 2024 06:13 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part II Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands and where to hike and snorkel.  We discuss what you can see and do, and in particular, we also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company?  W...

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Rafting the Grand Canyon Revisited

Active Travel Adventures - February 01, 2024 22:11 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
The Grand Canyon is the United States' 15th national park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is also considered one of the Great Wonders of the World. Ontario-based climber Mike Grainger talks about his experience whitewater rafting on the Colorado River. He also gets to hike on the trip, a...

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Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I

Active Travel Adventures - February 01, 2024 06:13 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Hike and Snorkel Adventures in the Galapagos Islands: Part I Learn all about visiting the Galapagos Islands.  We discuss what you can see and do.  We also talk about whether you should visit independently or go with an adventure tour company?  We discuss the pros and cons of both options in th...

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Explore Ireland by Horseback! Galway and Clare Multi Day Trail Ride

Active Travel Adventures - January 18, 2024 06:13 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Explore Ireland by Horseback!  Galway and Clare Multi Day Trail Ride Choose a 5 or 7 night magical exploration of the Emerald Isle by horseback!  You'll be riding 5-7 hours per day, as you explore ancient ruins, the Cliffs of Moher, stunning forests and sheep dotted pastures. Stay in a delight...

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30 Best Travel Podcasts for 2024

Active Travel Adventures - January 04, 2024 06:13 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
30 Best Travel Podcasts for 2024  My popular annual list of the best travel podcasts to check out for 2024.  There are eighteen new shows on this year's list of the top travel podcasts to listen to in the new year. COMPLETE SHOW NOTES   Get the complete list with active links HERE Get FREE...

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Grit and Resilience : One Woman's Story

Active Travel Adventures - December 21, 2023 06:13 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Grit and Resilience : One Woman's Story Eva Simons 'Embraces the Suck' After a Tragic Mauling to Reboot Her Life Sometimes life punches you in the face and your dreams shatter.  That's what happened to my friend Eva one afternoon last year.  Eva shows true grit and fortitude.  Her inspiratio...

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Improving Resilience and Grit

Active Travel Adventures - December 21, 2023 06:13 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Improving Resilience and Grit Adventures can be unpredictable at times.  One thing you'll definitely need whenever you go on an adventure is grit.  Toss in some fortitude and resilience, too!   Fortunately, grit is a skill you can learn.  On today's show, we dive deep into ways that we can i...

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Avoiding Crowds on the El Camino : The First Stages of the French Way

Active Travel Adventures - December 07, 2023 06:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Avoid Crowds on the El Camino de Compostella There are three ways to avoid the crowds when doing the El Camino:  avoid peak season, avoid the busiest routes, avoid the last 100 km into Santiago.  Today's guest, David, chose a great way by walking the first two stages of the most popular rout...

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25 Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want

Active Travel Adventures - November 16, 2023 06:13 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
25 Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want You are sure to find a great travel gift for your loved ones (and even yourself:) on today's show!  Discover 25 terrific gifts for under $60 - most $30 and under: Travel Gifts for Comfort Travel Gifts for Convenience Travel Treats and Littl...

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Advice for doing an El Camino These Days plus my Primitivo Camino

Active Travel Adventures - November 02, 2023 05:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Advice for doing an El Camino These Days plus my Primitivo Camino The El Camino is SUPER popular these days and is on many adventurer's wish list.  Get important tips for avoiding crowds to ensure that YOU have a 'Buen Camino (Good Camino)" on this popular bucket list adventure. In addition ...

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England's Coast to Coast Path : Walking Holiday

Active Travel Adventures - October 19, 2023 05:13 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
England's Coast to Coast Walking Holiday Spend your holiday walking the UK's epic Coast to Coast path from Saint Bees to Robin Hoods Bay!  You can walk one or both sections of this 180 mile/300 km trail (the mid-point is Kirby Stephen).   Take a self-guided tour where your luggage is moved d...

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Boat and Bike Tour non-Touristy Greek Islands

Active Travel Adventures - October 05, 2023 05:13 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Boat and Bike Tour of the Cyclades and Saronic Islands of Greece Explore a less touristy and more authentic part of Greece on this week long boat and bike tour departing from Athens. Each day, you visit a different island and bike about a half day (e-Bikes available and recommended!).  The r...

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Hike the Israel National Trail - Long Distance Hiking

Active Travel Adventures - September 21, 2023 05:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Hike Israel's National Trail! Kit interviews Malia, who backpacked the entire 680 mile/1100 km Israel National Trail from Golan Heights to Eliat, via the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and Masada.   On this magnificient long distance trail, that takes 45-60 takes to thru hike (60% of folks section hike...

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You Did It! Listener Stories

Active Travel Adventures - September 07, 2023 05:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
YOU Did It!!!  Listener Adventure Stories Today we start a new segment on the show featuring folks like you and me, who got inspired to step outside of their comfort zone and took on an adventure. While in the future, these will be shorter segments added to the regular show, I thought we'd s...

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Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans

Active Travel Adventures - August 17, 2023 05:13 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Independent Travel Tips plus the Balkans Kit discusses her fall and winter exploration of the fascinating, beautiful and incredibly complicated Balkan region.  In addition to some of her much loved travel tips, she shares impressions and experiences in Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North...

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Peru Adventures : Humantay, Palccoyo, Huacachina, Uyuni Salt Flats and more!

Active Travel Adventures - August 03, 2023 05:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
In this Part II of my Peru adventures, we finish up our adventure travel tour with my affiliate, Active Adventures (exclusive listener promo code ATA200 to save $200 off ANY of Active Adventures epic worldwide tours!), and then my sister Terry and I head off on our own to explore other exciting ...

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Trek Machu Picchu and Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru

Active Travel Adventures - July 20, 2023 05:13 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Trek Machu Picchu plus Hike and Bike the Sacred Valley of Peru Join Kit as she describes her hiking adventure with her sister Terry.  On this first part of their month long Peruvian and Bolivian adventure, they tackle a Bucket List adventure:  trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.  They als...

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The Power of Yes

Active Travel Adventures - July 06, 2023 05:13 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
The Power of 'Yes' On today's special episode, we discuss the Power of Yes, and why saying 'yes' to opportunities that excite you, intrigue you and maybe even make you a bit nervous, can enhance your life and open up even more fantastic opportunities in the future. We talk about about when t...

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Building Your Bucket List

Active Travel Adventures - June 15, 2023 05:13 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Bucket List Builder Building a Bucket List is a great way to help make sure you achieve your life's dreams. For some, it may mean climbing Kilimanjaro. Others may want to see the cherry blossoms in Japan. In today's fast paced world, it is easy to let your life and thus your years slip awa...

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Austria Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure

Active Travel Adventures - June 01, 2023 05:13 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Austria Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure Hike, bike and paddle your way as you explore the Austrian alps in this active adventure holiday.  This is a fantastic adventure if you want to be active but don't want it to be so hard core.  It's also a great 'tester' holiday to see if you like adventu...

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Banff Canada : Hike, Bike and Paddle Adventure

Active Travel Adventures - May 18, 2023 05:13 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Have an amazing vacation in Banff Canada!  Hike, bike, and paddle in one of Canada’s most scenic destinations.  Soak in a hot tub while you watch the incredible night sky!  Learn tips from a local on this podcast episode, download the FREE Banff Travel Planner and get more information and see ...

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Greenland Expedition: Hike and Kayak the World's Largest Wilderness Fjord System

Active Travel Adventures - May 04, 2023 06:13 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Sail the East Coast Fjords of Greenland Come explore the rarely visited East Coast of Greenland for a unique polar experience!  While sailing through the world's largest fjord system, you will get to explore the epic grandeur by foot and kayak, so you can get up close to the amazing landscape ...

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Horseback Iceland Riding Adventure

Active Travel Adventures - April 20, 2023 05:13 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
Explore Iceland by horseback!  On today's show, we horseback ride Iceland's dramatic landscape of waterfalls, hot springs, mountains and valleys on a multi-day adventure tour. Learn what its like to take a horseback riding holiday.  You'll hear what to expect and what to pack.  You'll learn ab...

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