Archive for April, 2007

Famous Explorers and Adventurers

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Famous Explorers and Adventurers
Christopher Columbus (1446-1506) was born at Genoa and went to sea when he was fourteen. After many disappointments he was enabled by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to pursue his idea of reaching india by sailing westward. With three small ships he set out and discovered the Bahamas. He made three subsequent […]

famous adventurers and explorers

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Famous Adventurers and Explorers
Sir John Alcock - 1892-1919.
In 1919 Alcock with Sir Arthur Whitten Brown made the first non stop transatlantic flight. Their aircraft was a Vickers-Vimy Rolls Royce aeroplane, powered by two 360 horsepower engines. Knighthoods were subsequently granted to both men.
Alexander the Great- 356-323 BCE.
Alexander the great was a famous macedonian king and […]

Weather for adventure travel and treks

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Weather for adventure travel
The weather is important to understand for adventure travellers and trekkers. If you are going on a trek to wild places you will need to know the weather and to be able to read what the weather will do so that you stay safe and out of trouble on your adventure or […]

Exploring the Sea

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Exploring the Sea
The total surface of the globe is seven tenths water and only three tenths land. Actually a considerable area of the land lies in shallow water and shelves towards the deep ocean bed. The part of the land which is under the water is called the Continental Shelf. This border is probably the […]

Rainforest Adventure treks

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Night comes quickly in the rainforest when you are searching for the rare black caiman deep in the Venezualan Rainforest. These reptiles are most active at night and that is when they are at their most dangerous. You may come across a baby caiman on the bank of a pond. They make a shrill rasping […]

swimming with the dolphins in Port Phillip Bay

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Port Phillip Bay Dolphin Cruise
Go swimming with the dolphins in Port Phillip Bay. Submerge yourself in the dark depths of Port Phillip Bay but first you will have to get the boat out from Sorrento Pier at Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia and boat out into the murky blue water of the bay. Dolphin adventure […]

Botswana and Zambia Safaris

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Botswana Explorations - The Five Rivers Safari.
Go on an exclusive adventure safari exploring the wildest regions of Botswana and Livingstone in Zambia. Travel on an adventure to discover the lifestyles of the indigenous tribes of the Kalahari Desert. Explore the flora, the wildlife, and the Bushmen who still inhabit the region of the kalahari desert. […]

Hawkesbury Cruises

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Starship Cruises offer two amazing cruises on the Hawkesbury and Brisbane Waters on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The four island cruise by starship cruises is the stuff that history is made up of. The cruise lasts approximately six and a half hours worth of food, fun, and jolly friendship. The Hawkesbury […]

Lyon Ecully School for Chefs

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Lyon - Ecully Chef School
Lyon was initially the location of manufacturing cars but now does the manufacturing of chemicals and is a place for higher education. Lyon’s monuments are outstanding and Lyons has the oldest theater in France. The locals come to the old roman square. The cathedral of st jean is a particular gothic […]