When it comes to choosing footwear for a hike there are a lot of factors to take into account. Ideally you want to something that is comfortable yet robust, light but able to handle the hiking conditions. There is no one size fits all though (pardon the pun) and other factors need to be taken […]
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Have you ever gone out on a hike and needed something essential, rummaged around in your day pack and had the dawning realisation that you left it on your bed? Or perhaps not even taken a day pack and crammed as much as possible into your pockets only to see the items fly down the
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Mongolia is known for the rein of Genghis Khan. But how much do you really know about this man and the Mongol people? 1. The Mongols pulled their bowstrings back with their thumb. To prevent damage to their thumbs they created thumb rings. 2. In 1254 C.E. Genghis Khan organized a formal religious debate between
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Colombia is one of the hot destinations to visit right now and for good reason. Here are some interesting facts you probably didn’t know about Colombia! 1. Colombia is the only country in South America with both the Caribbean and Pacific Coast. They are also some of the most beautiful in the world! 2. It is mandatory
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There are so many amazing places to go in Colombia but one of my personal favourites is Santa Marta. There is so much to do here and it’s definitely worth spending a week or more exploring. Although Santa Marta itself if pretty incredible it’s the beaches, jungle villages and countryside that is really what draws
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The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in Colombia, has been named as the world’s most irreplaceable nature reserve. This is the highest coastal mountain range in the world, home to many interesting species and ecosystems, a must-see, particularly for the biologists, ecologists and nature lovers among you! What makes this mountain range so unique is
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Five years ago I quit my job in mobile tech and bought a ticket to Colombia. It may seem extreme to just up and quit but I knew it was what I needed to do. A few months earlier I had been to Colombia to visit my great friend Jean (we went to kindergarten together
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In 2016 AdAstra Adventures teamed up with Women in Polo (WIP) and took 3 ladies teams out to Bad Gastein to compete in the inaugural Ladies Snow Polo Tournament. It was going to be everyone’s first experience of playing on snow so the excitement in the group was electric. We were a group of eighteen,
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When you land in Seville the heat hits you, it’s dry and pleasant and warms your bones. Instantly we were smiling and ready to start our adventure. Just a 20 minute drive and we were at our city centre hotel, with rooftop pool and bar and wonderfully comfy beds; we were off to a good
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Colombia has passion running through its waters, it doesn’t matter where you go or what you are doing the people are driven by a passion I rarely see anywhere else in the world. This is what drew me to Colombia 5 years ago and why I have been coming back every year since. This adventure
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