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Home > Travel Resources & Product Reviews > Ultimate Adventures
Ultimate Adventures Speaks to Adults of all Ages
Author,
Greg Witt, has compiled a wonderful first edition guidebook of what he calls “uncommon
adventures for the common man.” He declares right up front in the introduction
to this richly-illustrated large format guide, “Think of this book
as a field guide for living. Its purpose: to expand your world, rattle your
cage, enlarge your soul, and inspire you to undertake some of the greatest
outdoor experiences on earth.” Now there’s a challenge!
Ultimate
Adventures, A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel contains the best and most
achievable adventures on earth. Organized geographically, each section of
the guide starts off with a map keying the locations. Descriptions are full
of authoritative detail on what the adventure is like. While still leaving
a few surprises, each option features a box that rates the adventure on a
1 to 5 scale for physical and psychological demands, technical skill and
WOW! (that’s enjoyment and excitement).
For this senior editor, just reading about some of the
documented adventures and enjoying the large-format, well-selected photos
is a whimsical bit of armchair travel across the planet even if I never check
them off my own life list. However, other categories contain options
that definitely look do-able for the active senior traveler, like tracking
Rwanda’s
mountain gorillas, sea kayaking the Thailand coast and caves near Phuket,
viewing wildlife in Costa Rica or the Galapagos Islands and possibly walking
across England from coast to coast (see our own feature report that documents
the Coast to Coast Walk from
a senior perspective). I particularly liked the Greg’s suggestions
for “Family-Friendly
Adventures” and “Photo
Ops”.
Greg Witt has been a tour leader and guide for more than 20 years.
He has done everything he recommends, usually multiple-times. With
senior travel nature vacations in mind, check out this book
of 177 adventures for yourself or a friend at a favorite local book shop
or internet bookstore.
Full
information about Ultimate Adventures is to be found at
the Rough Guides website.
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