| What does the term adventure travel mean to | | | | archival records of a small town can be as |
| you? It can mean many different things to | | | | exciting for the history lover as catching a |
| different people and for those that are | | | | trophy rainbow trout is to an ardent |
| uninitiated into the world of adventure | | | | fisherman. |
| travel it often involves Indiana Jones types | | | | |
| of images. Things like Man against nature, | | | | While most people would agree that adventure |
| struggling to cross a scorching desert, or a | | | | travel that involves activities like sky |
| stormy sea. Possible risking their life in | | | | diving, mountain climbing, kayaking the |
| some far flung region of the world that is | | | | rapids or caving is an exciting adventure |
| torn apart by war and strife. Or it might | | | | indeed. But adventure travel can also |
| bring up images of crawling deep into a pitch | | | | include a leisurely trip on the Mississippi |
| black cave or dangling from the site of a | | | | River in a paddle wheeler, a saunter across |
| mountain on a rope. | | | | the English landscape in search of a certain |
| | | | species of bird, a tour of the wineries of |
| Do all of these images equate to adventure | | | | southern France, or a shell-collecting outing |
| travel? Well, not really, some people that | | | | on an out-of-the-way Caribbean beach. |
| are into adventure travel might seek out some | | | | |
| of these more extreme types of activities but | | | | Adventure travel does not have to be to a far |
| not everyone. Adventure travel is really | | | | away place. You do not have to go by plane, |
| whatever you want it to be. It might or | | | | train or bus to experience some adventure |
| might not involve physical risk this is not a | | | | travel. There are many opportunities well |
| requirement. It might or might not mean | | | | within driving distance of your house. They |
| traveling to an exotic far flung place. It | | | | are not as well revealed as major sites or |
| might or might not cost a small fortune it | | | | operations, so people have to look for them. |
| really depends on you. Any time you travel | | | | They can include small local museums, houses |
| somewhere, anywhere if you have a new | | | | of special interest (the birthplace of a |
| experience that you have never had before or | | | | famous person), small sanctuaries for |
| some type of new experience that you don't do | | | | wildlife and flora, restored buildings or |
| everyday then you have had an adventure. | | | | even communities dating back to historic |
| | | | times, and so on. Even if one does not own a |
| Of course there are as many different types | | | | car, there are sometimes local bus tours to |
| of adventure travel as there are people in | | | | this site, or excursions organized by social |
| the world. So often you can find something | | | | groups. |
| that is exciting to you and based on your own | | | | |
| interests. For example a history buff might | | | | Sure adventure travel might take you to that |
| not be the least interested in a vacation in | | | | far flung place on a crazy intense adventure |
| Las Vegas or a visit to Disney World. But he | | | | and test of wills but it can just as easily |
| or she might be thrilled to tour the Tower of | | | | be a trip to somewhere close to your home and |
| London, visit the Alamo in San Antonio, | | | | local. Adventure travel is wherever you can |
| Texas, or stand at the Irish graveside of | | | | find it and on whatever scale you are ready |
| some long dead ancestor. The discovery of | | | | for. |
| some previously unknown ancestors name in the | | | | |