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How adventure travelers will change travel
I have known Mark Pawlak for a few years now. He is one of these human beings who is always positive, always have new ideas and everything he presents feels genuinely unique and almost a bit trend...
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10 tips to understanding and connecting with other cultures
I yesterday read an article about the ignorant behavior and poor local understanding of American troops abroad. And having come across this reality at quite a fair amount of places on earth, I cannot...
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Have you always nurtured a dream doing an Expedition that will change your life for the better? An Expedition that will create global attention? An Expedition to places which is considered off limits...
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Yemen; The Crossing of Al Mahra
“I have to get out of this heat!” Tanya screamed. “I can’t stand it! I will die out here!” My thermometer showed that it was 50 degrees Celsius. Our throats were sore, dry and hurting. Sweat was...
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Opinion; Can female explorers save us from extinction?
The other night I went to the monthly lecture at Travellers Club and again the talk was by a young Swedish male explorer. Sad to say I’ve heard his story before, and each time it was the same: The hero...
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Epic Tomato Interview with Mikael Strandberg
Q: Let’s start at the beginning… What was the earliest point in your life when you knew you needed adventure in your life? M: I would say 10, because this is when I discovered books. We had only...
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Kenya & Tanzania: Mysteries of the Masai with Explorer Mikael Strandberg
Highlights: Kenya (Nairobi, Masai Mara) , Tanzania (Serengeti, Ngorongoro) Watch the legends of Africa come to life led by world renowned explorer Mikael Strandberg on this classic grand safari....
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9 Tips How To Become A Modern Day Explorer
Exploration has never been more popular than today. It is alive and well. The simplistic claim that apart from the deepest oceans and outer space, there is nowhere left to explore, is wrong. The world...
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3 tips of advice regarding getting a sponsor
“Mikael, can you please tell me how to get sponsorship?” I must have heard this question a thousand times from potential explorers and adventurers. I think a quarter of all emails I receive today want...
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The Explore Weekend Through The Eyes of Laura Kennington
Some weekends are a bit special. I’d never been to Explore before so I didn’t really know what to expect. I was glad that I was there for the first time as part of the Pangaea Explorations stand with...
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The Five Pillars Of Expedition Planning (possibly)
The exhilaration and pure joy I feel when I finally realize I, once again, can go on an Expedition is one of a kind. It is a bit like the process I went through, like most other parents, when the girls...
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Expeditions and Documentaries: Ways To Fund them
Today when I was out walking with my good friends Abdi and Ali, I was filming them outside the local mosque, when they suddenly spurted out: “We want to go to Libya and do a documentary about how they...
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Opinion: Post Expedition Syndrome
Post Expedition Syndrome, in short PES. I made up this combination of words the other day just before reaching Buckingham Palace and the end of another Expedition. I felt it even coming before I had...
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The Road Headed West: A Cycling Adventure Through North America By Leon McCarron
EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK: PROLOGUE It seemed a terrible shame to meet my end in Iowa; I couldn’t imagine anywhere more disappointing to die. If I were a betting man I’d have reckoned on the most dangerous...
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Book review: The Road Headed West – A Cycling Adventure Through North America...
There´s no doubt in my case that it was books which made me choose this odd life and I really need to be surrounded by books to feel really content with life. For this reason I have written two...
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How To Become An Explorer, part 2.
The same type of urgent emails started to drop in in the beginning of August. Young men and women asking the same type of question: “What exactly do I have to do to become an explorer?” Or: “How do I...
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Swarmed by the Proud Mursi tribe By Jackie Chase
Mangled pieces of the bridge lay visible on the river bottom. A construction worker yelled something in foreign words, which my driver translated, “You can cross the River Omo in your four-wheel to...
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Burn Out By Sandy McCallum
I have just come to the realization that I have been suffering for quite awhile from a serious case of runners burnout. Luckily I have made it to the other side and have learned so much along my...
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Editorial: Moss Side Shows The Right Path
My aim in life is to try to become a better human being for each year passing. It isn´t easy. I have had a lot of time, a lot of chances and honestly, I haven´t done to well. Nevertheless, I keep...
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A Plea To Protect the Marginal Places By Arita Baaijens
I have always been attracted to marginal areas, barren landscapes, which are completely useless for agricultural purposes but provide fertile ground for your mind and soul. So when I first visited the...
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