Great Adventure Links

Top 10 adventure sites

by admin on March 26, 2011

in Explore, Great Adventure Links

Where to next? Photo by Primabild.

In celebration of Armchair Adventurista’s first year of life, here’s a list (not in any particular order) of the very best adventure sites we’ve found this year. Whether you want updates on expeditions all over the globe, you’re itching to launch an adventure of your own, or you just need a little dose of inspiration to get through the day, these sites will point you in the right direction. Enjoy and thanks for reading!

1. For regular updates on mountain climbing expeditions, polar explorers, solo sailors and other modern-day adventurers, subscribe to the excellent Adventure Blog.
2. Explorersweb.com is your go-to site for updates on every conceivable type of expedition happening all over the globe. It’s also your jumping-off point into the personal blogs of the explorers themselves, plus lots of great interviews.
3.For in-depth articles about adventuring and the natural world with a focus on sustainability (plus stunning photography), check out the Wend Magazine blog.
4. National Geographic Adventure blog is the online reincarnation of the print magazine, which folded last year. Look here for travel, adventure, and survival news. Their new intelligent travel blog is also worth checking out.

Photo by Momesso.

5. Wings Worldquest share the work of women scientists and explorers as they do groundbreaking research all over the globe. Check out their expedition page to find out what these amazing women are up to right now.
6. Women’s Adventure Magazine is the lone female voice in a sea of male-dominated adventure media: an online adventure, sports, and travel resource just for women (there’s a print version too).
7. To get great travel ideas from people who are out exploring right now, go to the online version of Lonely Planet travel guides, lonelyplanet.com. Check out their Thorn Tree travel forum if you have specific questions about travel plans that you need answered.
8. SheJumps.org is an organization that provides mentoring and bonding opportunities within the women’s adventure community. Their website profiles gutsy women who are taking the adventure world by storm, and sharing their passion with the next generation of female adventurers.
9.WorldHum.com compiles the best travel stories on the Internet so you don’t have to surf for them. You’ll find quirky, off-the-beaten-track tales here.
10. Gadling.com boasts an eclectic mixture of travel stories from all over the globe. Click on the interactive world map to find posts from your favorite continent.
Didn’t see your favorite site on this list? Give it a shout-out by leaving a comment.

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Photo credit: Smithsonian

In an effort to get on the Web 2.0 bandwagon, the Smithsonian Institution has launched an interactive website that showcases candid photos of wildlife caught in motion-triggered “camera traps.” Researchers have been using these cameras for years to learn more about animal behavior in the wild. Now the Smithsonian has compiled hundreds of candid action shots on Smithsonian Wild, along with with information about the animals, their habitats, and conservation efforts. The site may eventually accept photos from citizen scientists as well, so if you’re a wildlife photographer, check it out!

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Travel smart, travel sustainably

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National Geographic Traveler magazine has launched a blog about travel for people who appreciate the idea of preserving the uniqueness of places for future generations. The intelligent travel blog‘s appealingly eccentric collection of stories: a dad’s tale of taking kids diving in Palau; the curious state of tourism in Easter Island; a visual guide to [...]

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Antarctic marathon and extreme New Zealand

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There’s a marathon for everyone, on every continent—even Antarctica. But getting to Antarctica poses a bit of a challenge, which is why this year’s annual McMurdo Marathon comprised just 17 runners and six skiers. This New York Times article describes the eccentric band of characters who competed in balmy 28 degree weather in this year’s [...]

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Extraordinary women, extreme discoveries

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Wings Worldquest is one of the most exciting adventure-related discoveries we’ve made on the Web. A nonprofit group, it merges the worlds of science and discovery by sponsoring women scientists and explorers as they do groundbreaking research all over the globe. Wings Worldquest shares the work of these women through a Web-based resource center, which [...]

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2011: a new direction for Armchair Adventurista

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The National Geographic Adventure 2010 adventurers of the year include eight men and two women. In Outside magazine’s online tribute to 2010 adventurers, the few women mentioned are included because of the controversy surrounding their adventures, not because of their accomplishments. Are there really so few women out there exploring, setting records, and racking up [...]

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Virtual vacations

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When the winter doldrums set in and all you want to do is push the eject button (setting a course, naturally, to Hawaii), it’s time to escape to another land through the eyes of a traveler who is actually there right now. Pour a cup of tea, curl up in a cozy spot, and cyberclick [...]

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Surfing monster waves for beginners, part 2

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Not surprisingly, big-wave surfing is the last male-dominated niche of the surfing world. But not for long. Three exceptional women surfers have made huge strides in the testosterone-fueled arena of monster wave riding. Layne Beachley is an Australian who has been a respected force in surfing for years and was the only woman member of [...]

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The Adventurists

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Do you think it would be fun to build a vehicle out of a sofa and a motorbike and wobble across thousands of miles of South America? How about buying a Fiat with an engine the size of a cat and racing it across the boulder-strewn, roadless landscape of Mongolia? If that’s not exhilarating enough, [...]

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Hunting for confluence

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What does confluence, the meeting place on a map where latitude and longitude intersect, have to do with true adventure? A lot, it turns out. The Degree Confluence Project has people all over the globe hunting for these intersection points, photographing them, and sharing their findings on the Web. The project was started in 1996 [...]

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