How To Dress for Extremely Cold Weather (from a Winter Athlete)

December 8, 2020 Erica Ho 2 minute read

I like swaddling myself in the furs of many New Zealand sheeps.

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How To Rent an RV for the First Time

November 18, 2020 Laura Kiniry 4 minute read

If you’re itching to get behind the wheel of an RV and embark on the Great American road trip (or even a weekend in the wilderness), there are some things to know if it’s your first go at it.

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Adventure Culture & Science Featured Leisure

How Friluftsliv May Become the New Hygge this Winter

November 5, 2020 Laura Kiniry 2 minute read

Move over, hygge. Friluftsliv is about making the most of the outdoors.

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Adventure Leisure Trip Planning

How To Visit National Parks in the Winter

October 27, 2020 Laura Kiniry 4 minute read

The pandemic is making us bonafide experts at discovering our own backyards. National parks are no exception.

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Adventure Food Health

Three Campfire Recipes To Up Your Outdoor Dining Game

October 15, 2020 Erica Ho 5 minute read

Ready to cook over an open fire?

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Adventure Food Leisure Trip Planning

How to Elevate Campfire Cooking Beyond Burgers

September 22, 2020 Laura Kiniry 4 minute read

Now that the pandemic has made us all camping experts, it’s time to elevate the outdoor food game.

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Adventure Culture & Science Europe

The Strange Yet Confusingly Wonderful Case for the Bidet

April 8, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

There is nothing like the strange art of traveling to enlighten you on the many different ways to… wipe your butt.

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Adventure Gear Photography Technology

Bring a Backup Phone Battery for the Extreme Cold or Heat

March 7, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

If you want to capture those memories, check the weather not just for the clothes, but for the gear.

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Adventure Guides Leisure Trip Planning

How to Prepare for a Ski Trip (for the Occasional Skier)

March 6, 2019 Erica Ho 4 minute read

It’s been ten years since the last one? That’s cool, this should bring you up to speed before you’re eating face in snow. And yeah, admit it, it’s going to happen.

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Adventure Ground Trains Transit

Amtrak’s Social Media Residency May Be the Coolest Way to Travel

November 28, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Got some free time to criss-cross the country?

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Adventure Ground Transit

Caveman Basics: How To Use the Sun as a Navigational Guide

November 15, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

It’s often the simplest tips that are the most useful. It also helps that no matter where you are, the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west.

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Adventure Budget Flights Money Transit

How To Survive and Fly Basic Economy (With No Carry On)

October 9, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Dial those expectations back. Set them back at “paying for water,” and that will leave you in a good position to be pleasantly surprised, for instance, if you don’t have to pay for water.

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Adventure Culture & Science Itinerary Technology Trip Planning

The Adventure Map You Should Have Been Building All Along

October 8, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

The sense of wonder often starts young. I remember digging through stories of archaeology, history and Indiana Jones until I realized it would most likely require an encounter with a bug at some point.

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Adventure Cars Ground Transit

Relocation Service imoova Is Another Option for Road Trip Rentals

June 21, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Tis the season for the summer road trip. Instead of renting a car, why not move a car that already needs to be moved for bucket loads of savings?

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Adventure Features Guides Leisure Trip Planning

How To Travel Without a Reservation for Anything, Including Flights

June 14, 2018 Erica Ho 7 minute read

Here’s how to travel without a confirmed reservation for almost anything, including—wait for it—a flight. It really wasn’t so bad, except the one time we got dumped off the side of the road.

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Adventure emergency Leisure

Help! The Best Way To Remember SOS in Morse Code

June 6, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

In case there’s a bear that comes at you like The Revenant this summer on the family camping trip. Oh wait, that’s just a three-year old throwing a tantrum.

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Adventure Health Packing Trip Planning

A Survival Guide for Enduring F*cking Cold Weather (Under 30 Degrees)

February 6, 2018 Erica Ho 3 minute read

East coasters, get out of here. I don’t want to hear about that Syracuse weather, and how it is winter, but for most of us normal folk, it’s not a bad idea to take a crash course in cold weather survival every now and them.

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Adventure Budget emergency Money Trip Planning

How To Get Money When You’ve Lost a Wallet Abroad

June 8, 2017 Erica Ho 4 minute read

I believe in defensive traveling. This means things like scanning passports and visas into Dropbox and stashing hidden 50-dollar bills into pillbox keychains.

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Adventure Bags Gear Reviews Trip Planning

Review: The Patagonia Stormfront Is One Badass Bitch Backpack

March 16, 2017 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Do you know that moment when you are thinking, god, my backpack is completely covered in mud and there is THOUSANDS of dollars of gear inside but we are going to hose it off with a blast of water like nobody’s business?

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Adventure Budget Family Hacks Leisure Money News

Get the $10 U.S. National Park Senior Lifetime Pass Before Time’s Up

January 3, 2017 Erica Ho 1 minute read

One Mile at a Time recently clued us into a huge discount: Senior citizens over the age of 62 are entitled to a $10 lifetime pass.

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Adventure Asia Europe Travel

The Coldest Town on Earth (and How To Get There)

November 3, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 2 minute read

This is part 5 in Extreme Travel series.

Winter isn’t coming. It’s been here all along.

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Adventure Culture & Science Family

How a Lost Toy Elephant Went Traveling Around the World, Thanks to Reddit

July 11, 2016 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

What to do when your son’s favorite stuffed animal goes missing? Ask the Internet for help.

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Adventure Cruises Culture & Science Sea Transit

Essential David Foster Wallace Reading for the Summer Cruising Season

June 23, 2016 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Instead of pretending you read Infinite Jest and The Pale King, this should fulfill the summer reading criteria for most people.¹

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Adventure Africa Travel Trip Planning

The Hottest Place on Earth (and How To Get There)

April 7, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 2 minute read

This is part 3 in Extreme Travel series.

Do proverbs say anything about April snow?

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Adventure Expat Features Trip Planning

How I Didn’t Quit My Job to Travel the World (as a Journalist)

March 31, 2016 Erica Ho 4 minute read

This is part 1 in How I Didn't Quit My Job To Travel the World series.

Did you know there are plenty of expats who manage to travel without quitting their job? Oh my god, it’s true!

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Adventure Misc. Travel Trip Planning

National Park Service Celebrates 100 Years with Free Admission

March 29, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 1 minute read

This year is a big one for outdoorsy types. Our national parks system is hitting a milestone birthday, so they’re giving visitors a great big gift.

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Adventure South America Travel Trip Planning

The Highest City on Earth (and How To Get There)

March 23, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 2 minute read

This is part 2 in Extreme Travel series.

Last year was the warmest on record by far (and that’s been the case for awhile now). If you’re looking to get as far away as possible from rising tides, look no further than the highest city on earth.

But be warned: this is not a tourist destination. Life gets tough on the edge of the earth.