Camping Tent vs Tarp Pros and Cons
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
Release Date: 06/26/2025
Affordable Travel Gifts They'll Actually Want
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
Check out these eighteen unique and affordable travel gifts for your loved ones (or yourself!) All are under $40, and most are under $20. Get more details about today’s show. Travel Gift Ideas for 2025 *Warm & Cozy Ultra-Luxe Cloud Sleep Sock for Women & Men Under $10 *Wet Dry Bag for Swimsuit, Travel,, Dirty Yoga Gym Clothes, Makeup Bag Under $10 *Portable Digital Hanging Baggage Scale for Travel Under $12 ...
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8 Day Cycling Adventure from London to Wales : Go West with Steve Silk
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
🎧 Go West with Steve Silk — Cycling Britain’s Wild and Winding West Country Go West with Steve Silk | Cycling Adventure Across Britain’s West Country Join Active Travel Adventures as we chat with Steve Silk about his new book Go West and his 300-mile cycling journey through Britain’s backroads, coastlines, and countryside. Discover how slow travel reveals adventure and meaning on two wheels. You'll hear fascinating stories, legends and learn some of the history along Steve's adventure and come away inspired to create your own grand adventure, whether by bike, foot or cia paddling. ...
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Uk's Cotswold Way Long Distance Walking Holiday - Part II
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
We continue our long distance walk through some of England's most picturesque landscapes in Part II of our Cotswold Way walking holiday. You'll learn what you'll see and learn about what it's like to take a long walking holiday. There are long distance walks and paths throughout Europe and the Cotswold Way is considered one of the prettiest! The entire walk takes about two weeks, but you can customize it to be longer or shorter, or just do part of it. A company can plan your logistics, booking charming inns for you and best of all, arranged for your main luggage to be moved to your...
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Cotswold Way England's Long Distance Walking Holiday - Part I
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
Today we head to the UK to do a delightful long distance walk through some of England's most picturesque landscapes in Part I of our Cotswold Way walking holiday. You'll learn what you'll see and learn about what it's like to take a long walking holiday. There are long distance walks and paths throughout Europe and the Cotswold Way is considered one of the prettiest! The entire walk takes about two weeks, but you can customize it to be longer or shorter, or just do part of it. A company can plan your logistics, booking charming inns for you and best of all, arranged for your main...
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El Camino Portuguese Coastal Route Part II plus Finisterre (to the sea)
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
In Part II of our Camino adventure, we, as a group of Active Travel Adventures listeners, walk "solo together' to complete the Portuguese Way Camino Coastal Route with the beautiful Spiritual Way Variant. We all had the same itinerary and lodging, but we could walk our own Camino, each day deciding whether to walk with others in the ATA group, solo or with new friends met along the way. You'll learn what to expect when doing an El Camino ("The Way") to Santiago in Spain, where the relics of St. James are said to be buried under the magnificent cathedral. You'll get plenty of tips and...
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Camino Portuguese Way Coastal Route with Spiritual Variant : 'Solo Together'
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
Today we, as a group of Active Travel Adventures listeners, walk "solo together' to complete the Portuguese Way Camino Coastal Route with the beautiful Spiritual Way Variant. We all had the same itinerary and lodging, but we could walk our own Camino, each day deciding whether to walk with others in the ATA group, solo or with new friends met along the way. You'll learn what to expect when doing an El Camino ("The Way") to Santiago in Spain, where the relics of St. James are said to be buried under the magnificent cathedral. You'll get plenty of tips and insights about planning and doing...
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Hiker's Guide to Nutrition for your Day Pack and Back Pack
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Learn different and tasty ways to get the nutritious fuel you need to climb your next summit without running out of steam. You'll find out when it's good to eat junk food and when you need to pile on the carbs, protein and/or fat. Let my hiking nutritionist friend Lucy teach you proven techniques to make sure you've got the right food in your pack for your next outdoor adventure. Bikepackers can use these tips, too! See important links and get more details about planning your nutrition for hiking adventures. Get FREE Travel Planners, Checklists and Packing Lists for ATA...
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Netherlands by Boat and Bike with the ATA Community!!!
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
We (the Active Travel Adventures Community) are looking at a group of us booking the entire ship (24 guests maximum) for a week in July of 2027 to explore the northern Friesland region of the Netherlands. I am still working out the details, but is should be under €2000 per person, double occupancy. Note that we would sail in '27 NOT '26. When I interviewed my affiliate top guide Tamara (Tammy) about her personal favorite European tour, she said hands down it was Friesland, in northern Holland: beautiful scenery, interesting culture and history and best of all, most...
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Hiking Guide: What to Do if your Get Lost in the Woods
Active Travel Adventures podcast I Inspiring Multi-Day Adventure Trips Around the World
Many of you are familiar with the disappearance of Gerry Largay, trail name Inchworm. In 2013, Gerry went missing near Stratton Maine on her thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. After Maine’s most extensive search in their history, she was not found. In fact, it wasn’t until more than two years later that a surveyor found her remains. So while you may be familiar with the story as it made international news, you probably don’t know that Gerry was my friend and hiking buddy. Gerry stepped off the trail to go to the bathroom, and then got disoriented....
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How to Get Cheap Flights
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Learn several ways to make sure you are getting the best price possible for your next flight! Finding great airfares can be tricky, but with these travel hacks, you can try to outsmart the airlines! See important links more cool info about today’s show. Get FREE Travel Planners, Checklists and Packing Lists for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). . - No need to insert a physical SIM card when you travel. Buy just the data you need to avoid expensive roaming charges. Use...
info_outlineDeciding whether to purchase a tent or tarp when you camp is one of your more important (and costly) gear decisions. There are ten important considerations for determining whether a tent or a tarp is best for your situation.
The problem is, there is no one perfect camping shelter for you AND for each kind of adventure. There are definite pros and cons to each. Learn all about them on today's show.
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important information and links for choosing the right tent or tarp for you.
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