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Braving The Kaituna…With Mum!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Steven Moore | 1 Comments

I really have to hand it to my mum Sue and my auntie Pat…they each have a giant pair of cahones. In 2007 we all traveled over to New Zealand for my brother Ian’s wedding. He had lived there many years with his to-be wife Rosh, and we went to celebrate their happy day. Part of the few weeks of…

Family Adventure at Letchworth State Park

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jen Curley | 1 Comments

Featured Writer: Travels with Curley Known as the “Grand Canyon of the East,” we had very high hopes for our visit to Letchworth State Park in Upstate NY over Labor Day Weekend. Jennifer and I have both visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona, but separately, and had very different experiences. Jennifer did it right: she and a couple of friends…

Reflecting on Whitewater Rafting the Grand Canyon

Posted on November 12, 2012 by The Grumpy Hiker | 2 Comments

Featured writer: The Grumpy Hiker I’m sitting in a house in Cleveland, OH trying to write a blog post that better summarizes my experience in the Grand Canyon. It’s 45 degrees, clouds, raining and, for someone who has spent the last two years in Arizona; absolutely miserable. Spending 21 days rafting the Colorado River feels like a dream, and telling…

When You Wish Upon A Star

Posted on May 11, 2012 by thesetwoeyes | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Lisa Vecchio It is pitch black as there is absolutely no fissure for natural light to seep through. As I look up, it appears as if the sky is filled with tiny stars; a mini Milky Way almost. The small boat I’m in glides along the river avoiding hitting the narrow walls. In the distance I can hear…

Combining the Extreme Adventure Sports of Whitewater Rafting, Riverboarding, & Skydiving

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lesley | 2 Comments

What do you get when you combine the extreme adventure sports of whitewater rafting, riverboarding, and skydiving? It’s called the ultimate adrenaline rush and Millinocket, Maine is the only place in North America where you can do it all in the same weekend. Gone are the days of relaxing on a river, taking in the scenery from a comfy airplane…

Monteverde, Costa Rica – Watch Out Tarzan!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Lesley | 0 Comments

Set atop the spine of Costa Rica’s continental divide, Monteverde is a place of cloud forests, coffee plantations, monkeys, mist, and friendly locals, but it is a world above for one main reason – its zip-lines and suspension bridges are the longest, and most exciting, in the country. The cables and platforms that are built into the cloud forest rather than above it, allowed us…