If you have looked at your Instagram feed lately you will see that vacation season is in full swing with pictures of exotic beaches and beautiful landscapes that would make anyone envious. In our 2016 report on travel, we found that 97% of Millennials use social media while traveling and 75% post to social networks at least once per day. It’s been a few years since that was published and the technology has evolved so much we can now book vacations with our voices. I was curious of how else Millennials are using technology to travel now. I spoke with the CEO of the travel management company Cadence, Wendy Burk, to see what trends she has seen in the travel market.No one is going to be surprised to hear me mention Instagram right off the bat, but this technology has made wanderlust contagious. Based on a quick search, there are currently 300,000,000 posts tagged with the world “travel,” which averages out to 100,000 posts every day for the last eight years. The tool’s sheer mass can turn an unveiled destination into a tourist hotspot, and it gives consumers the power to create, not just follow, global travel trends
Adventure is excitement and curiosity combined into new ventures. Every day can be an adventure if you have that mindset. New and unknown situations don’t need to be scary, but can give you the opportunity to explore and learn something new. Adventures keep me on my toes, make my heart sing and keep me longing for more. They feed my thirst for life.After these initial ‘planning’ steps, we took a four-hour bus journey to a town near Ikla. For the better part of a day we sat by the side of the road, waiting for the elusive bus that we’d been told would arrive.
At 5pm, conscious that night would soon be falling, we began walking, hopeful that a vehicle would arrive and whisk us away. Thankfully, one did, and that’s how we ended up on the back of the truck.
Adam and Jimmy had limbered up to sit on the cab, their feet dangling down onto the windscreen. Wimping out, I’d chosen the less comfortable seating option: precariously perched on the edge of one of the 20 gallon water tanks. They wobbled dramatically when we took each corner; I was pretty sure that they would soon pitch me over the side of the truck and onto the road below. Either way, if we stopped sharply, both the guys and I probably had equal chances of death.
going out of your comfort zone to open yourself up to the experiences and beauty that life gives you, no matter what path you choose to go on.So just because we are jumping off 200m high gorges, bathing elephant and climbing volcanoes, does it mean that our adventure is better than everyone else’s? Absolutely not. To us, adventure is stepping out of your comfort zone by doing something that you normally wouldn’t do. From helping out a random person to working up the courage to make friends with a stranger. It is about finding something that you love and pursuing it relentlessly.always about going away to some exotic destination, but about finding excitement in both the new and the old.
Travel is the movement of people between distant geographical locations. Travel can be done by foot, bicycle, automobile…Fearless, but useful, companions who’ll encourage you to ride on the back of trucks but know enough first aid to stem heavy bleeding.A decent tent, preferably insulated for comfort, or a willingness to spoon for warmth.Optimism. Things will turn out ok. Even if you think there’s a chance you’re going blind.
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.People engaged in cycling are referred to as «cyclists»,»bikers» or less commonly, as «bicyclists» Apart from two-wheeled bicycles, «cycling» also includes the riding of unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, recumbent and similar human-powered vehicles Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century and now number approximately one billion worldwide. They are the principal means of transportation in many parts of the world.Cycling is widely regarded as a very effective and efficient mode of transportation optimal for short to moderate distances.Bicycles provide numerous benefits in comparison with motor vehicles, including the sustained physical exercise involved in cycling, easier parking, increased maneuverability, and access to roads, bike paths and rural trails. Cycling also offers a reduced consumption of fossil fuels, less air or noise pollution, and much reduced traffic congestion. These lead to less financial cost to the user as well as to society at large (negligible damage to roads, less road area required).By fitting bicycle racks on the front of buses, transit agencies can significantly increase the areas they can serve.Among the disadvantages of cycling are the requirement of bicycles (excepting tricycles or quadracycles) to be balanced by the rider in order to remain upright, the reduced protection in crashes in comparison to motor vehicles, often longer travel time (except in densely populated areas), vulnerability to weather conditions, difficulty in transporting passengers, and the fact that a basic level of fitness is required for cycling moderate to long distances.
Skiing can be a means of transport, a recreational activity or a competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Ski Federation.Skiing has a history of almost five millennia.Although modern skiing has evolved from beginnings in Scandinavia, it may have been practiced more than 100 centuries ago in what is now China, according to an interpretation of ancient paintings.The word «ski» is one of a handful of words that Norway has exported to the international community. It comes from the Old Norse word «skíð» which means «split piece of wood or firewood».Asymmetrical skis were used in northern Finland and Sweden until at least the late 19th century. On one foot, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and a shorter ski was worn on the other foot for kicking. The underside of the short ski was either plain or covered with animal skin to aid this use, while the long ski supporting the weight of the skier was treated with animal fat in a similar manner to modern ski waxing.Early skiers used one long pole or spear. The first depiction of a skier with two ski poles dates to 1741.Skiing was primarily used for transport until the mid-19th century, but since then has also become a recreation and sport.[6] Military ski races were held in Norway during the 18th century,[7] and ski warfare was studied in the late 18th century.[8] As equipment evolved and ski lifts were developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two main genres of skiing emerged—Alpine (downhill) skiing and Nordic skiing. The main difference between the two is the type of ski binding (the way in which the ski boots are attached to the skis.
My first psilocybin journey began around an altar in the middle of a second-story loft in a suburb of a small city on the Eastern Seaboard. On this adventure I would have a guide, a therapist who, like an unknown number of other therapists administering psychedelics in America today, must work underground because these drugs are illegal. Seated across the altar from me, Mary (who asked that I use a nickname because of the work she does) began by reciting, with her eyes closed, a long and elaborate prayer derived from various Native American traditions. My eyes were closed, too, but now and again I couldn’t resist peeking out for a glance at my guide: a woman in her 60s with long blond hair parted in the middle and high cheekbones that I mention only because they would, in a few hours, figure in her miraculous transformation into a Mexican Indian.
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