Patagonia is one of the world's last great wildernesses—a land of towering granite peaks, turquoise lakes, thundering glaciers, and wildlife found nowhere else on Earth.

In Part I of my Patagonia adventure, I'll take you through the breathtaking highlights of Chilean Patagonia, including the legendary trails of Torres del Paine National Park on the famous W Trek.

You'll discover why Patagonia ranks in my Top Three Best Hikes,...

This important travel series focuses on how to prevent many of the common travel problems and what to do should they happen anyway.

We create a three tier backup system for the critical components of travel:  Health, Transportation, Money, Passport and Travel Documents, Phone and Communication failures.  Plus we also cover Natural Disasters, Civil Unrest and the Human side of travel problems, such as compatibility of fell...

This important travel series focuses on how to prevent many of the common travel problems and what to do should they happen anyway.

We create a three tier backup system for the critical components of travel:  Health, Transportation, Money, Passport and Travel Documents, Phone and Communication failures.  Plus we also cover Natural Disasters, Civil Unrest and the Human side of travel problems, such as compatibility of fell...

This important travel series focuses on how to prevent many of the common travel problems and what to do should they happen anyway.

We create a three tier backup system for the critical components of travel:  Health, Transportation, Money, Passport and Travel Documents, Phone and Communication failures.  Plus we also cover Natural Disasters, Civil Unrest and the Human side of travel problems, such as compatibility of fell...

How Smart Travelers Handle Problems, Disasters & Unexpected Adventures

In this three part series, we will explore the main problems that you may run into on your travels and how to prevent and/or mitigate them.  We will cover health issues, money problems, navigation snafus, communication challenges, document loss problems, as well as the less common but more serious civil unrest or ma...

Dreaming of trekking in the Himalayas without needing to be an elite mountaineer? In this episode of Active Travel Adventures, we explore the unforgettable Annapurna Base Camp Trek — one of the world's most scenic and achievable hi...

In this Part II of my Peru adventures, we finish up our adventure travel tour with my affiliate, Active Adventures (exclusive listener promo code  - Email Me to get the code) - good on ANY of Active Adventures epic worldwide tours!), and then my sister Terry and I head off on our own to explore other exciting places in southern Peru and Bolivia, including:

• Climb up to sacred Humantay Lake
• Climb Palccoyo Rainbow Mountain
• D...

Trek Machu Picchu Inca Trail 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 also hike and bike the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and...

What is it really like to cycle Vietnam?

In this episode of the Active Travel Adventures Podcast, I'm joined by Jeff and Ed, two experienced cyclists who share their firsthand experience riding a 13-day Vietnam guided cycling tour from Saigon to Hue.

Explore Croatia's stunning Dalmatian coast by hiking, biking and paddling!  Start from Split and work your way to Dubrovnik on this exciting and fun adventure.

We discuss all of the fun activities our guest Lesley did on her Active Adventures tour, the great food and wine and wonderful accommodations.

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your adventure, p...

What's it really like to cycle from Amsterdam to Bruges — and sleep in your luxury floating hotel along the way?

In this episode, we dive into the unforgettable Amsterdam to Bruges bike and barge tour, one of Europe's most relaxing active adventures. Pedal flat scenic routes through the Netherlands and Belgium, cruise...

Solo Travel Tips and Advice

Many of us are afraid to travel solo.  On today's show we delve in to how to travel solo safely, plus the pros and cons of solo travel.  I interview three expert solo travelers to get their best advice and encourangement.  Visit the website to delve deeper into the pros and cons of traveling solo safely.

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  ...

Make your travel life smoother with these great (mostly free) travel apps.  

On today's show, you'll learn about the best recommended travel apps for planning, to save money, transportation, lodging, food and activities, getting around, security, translation, plus some solid travel tips from the world travelers on my recent Bhutan adventure as well as highly rated travel apps from other hard core trav...

I hiked to Everest Base Camp in Nepal to commemorate my 65th birthday.  In Part II of this two part series, I cover more of the actual trekking experience.  You can download Part I here to learn more about training, preparation for EBC, packing, and what to expect and more.

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES  See important links for planning your EBC adventure, photos, videos and m...

I hiked to Everest Base Camp to commemorate my 65th birthday.  In Part I of this two part series, I cover how I prepared and trained, what I packed and what I carried with me in my Day Pack, Lukla flight tips, tea houses (that's where you sleep along the EBC trail), porters, guides a bit about Kathmandu and more.  Part II covers more of the actual trek experience.  You can download it here.

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