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adventure travel stories: 9 news summaries

Genre-Setting Travel Author Dies at 47

Dave Freeman visited about half the sites on his adventurous list

Aug 26, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, died at age 47 after falling and hitting his head at his California home last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Published in 1999, the free-spirited travel guide, among the first to offer a sight-seeing agenda based on adventure... More »

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obituary • author • book • adventure travel • Dave Freeman

 Gnome Tours World, Returns

Cliché comes to life for one British woman

Aug 11, 08 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Months after her lawn gnome went missing, a woman in England got a huge surprise when it returned, accompanied by a photo album and immigration stamps from all over the world, the Gloucestershire Echo reports. Accompanying the prodigal lawn ornament was a note describing his adventures "across three continents,... More »

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travel • vacation • Britain • adventure travel • gnome

 Branson's Aircraft:
 Beyond Space Tourism

Applications include satelites, drones and studying climate change

Aug 3, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though space tourism is an exciting feat in itself, it’s just the beginning of the possibilities for Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two, the Economist notes. The carbon-composite plane doubles as a spaceship’s first stage, and is capable of launching satellites, transporting replacement engines, and facilitating... More »

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climate change • Richard Branson • space tourism • Virgin Galactic • space travel • Burt Rutan • adventure travel

 Branson Rolls Out 
 Space Plane 

Craft could make first commercial flight—at $200K per ticket—by decade's end

Jul 28, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - At a remote airfield in the Mojave Desert today, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson unveiled the flagship of his new venture, an aircraft that will carry the first passenger space rocket to its launch height of 48,000 feet, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tickets are going for $200,000-plus,... More »

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Richard Branson • space tourism • Virgin Galactic • press conference • space travel • Burt Rutan • adventure travel

 Fossett Search Is on Again 

Missing adventurer declared dead in February

Jul 15, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten months after Steve Fossett disappeared, a new search for the adventurer's body began yesterday under the guidance of a Canadian geologist and adventure racer who is scouring the Sweetwater Mountains on the Nevada-California border with a team of 10, reports the Reno Gazette-Journal. A competing search party has narrowed... More »

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California • aviation • pilot • Nevada • Steve Fossett • searchers • adventure travel

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony... More »

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travel • West • Arizona • adventure travel • tourists • national park • Grand Canyon • visitors • Wild West • National Park Service

Travel

 Time Slows 
 on Easter Island 

Ancient culture thrives despite tourism surge

Apr 20, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tourists have left no stone unturned on Easter Island, flocking at rates of 50,000 a year to arguably the world’s most remote habitation. Five hours of flying over uninterrupted Pacific Ocean lands you on this mostly undeveloped volcanic rock with its haunting stone figures (moai), but today it... More »

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travel • tourism • ecotourism • green travel • adventure travel • Easter Island

 Essentials for Your Survival Kit 

You'll be glad you packed this gear if that 3-hour tour hits a snag

Mar 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A GPS unit and satellite phone may be handy if you're lost in the wild, but Wired offers a simpler list of cheap essentials for any survival kit:
  1. Knife, vital for shelter, food prep, campfires, and countless other tasks.
  2. Lighter and tinder, like waxed cotton, to start fires
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list • camping • adventure travel • outdoors • survival kit • first aid

8 Girls-Only Retreats

Forget trips for two— grab a group of gal pals for these fun getaways

Nov 4, 07 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - More and more women are traveling alone or with their gal pals, industry figures show. MSNBC suggests these getaways that cater specifically to women:
  1. Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
  2. Northwest Women's Surf Camp, Seaside, Ore.
  3. River's Edge Kayak & Canoe Trips, Healdsburg, Calif.
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travel • list • spa • travel trends • adventure travel • women's travel

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