Always an adventure, not always fun
No new discoveries on the travel front of late, but, I did come across an interesting article about an entrepreneurial man with a passion for adventure travel. He transformed his passion for travel into a successful business, shared the blueprint for his success, and then talked about how he nearly burned out.
Which got me thinking about adventure travel: how great it is until you hit the wall. You read all the literature, consult with others who have done a similar trip, assess the difficulty relative to your skill level, and then make the decision to go or not. You have a particular vision of what the trip will be like, and most times, it meets or exceeds that vision. Even with little blips in between, such as:
And I haven’t even mentioned battling the swarming midgies in the Scottish Highlands or the threat of an elephant attack in South Africa’s Kruger National Park or … And yet, you ask, why continue to travel? Addicted to the thrill.
Know what I mean?
August 17th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Yes, I do believe I know what you mean. Which is why I’m soon off to Yap and Palau (oddly enough, the new home of the Uighurs released from Gitmo; trading the frozen Siberian steppes and Chinese oppression for a tropical paradise doesn’t sound like too bad a deal).
August 17th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I think you’re right. How could they not love a drink with an umbrella in it.