Back in the mid 90’s my friend Rob was running an export business in Thailand, he also had a pretty young Thai girlfriend so needless to say Rob needed to fly to Thailand – ALOT! He didn’t have much money back in those days so Inevitably Rob discovered what was the best deal in budget travel at the time – Courier Flights.
Altrec.com is giving away a new backpack each and every day. All you have to do is sign up for their Email Dispatches and you’ll be entered to win the Backpack-A-Day Give Away.
Prizes: One winner per day will be chosen to receive the Backpack for the Give-Away. Backpack make, color, size, and style are subject to availability.
America’s Federal Recreation Lands are having a Photo contest. The grand prize is an Olympus E-3 digital camera kit and trip for four to a federal recreation land of winner’s choice. (ARV $9,780).
Intrepid Travel is giving away a new trip (for 2) every month, and you get to choose where you would like to go – Intrepid runs trips just about anywhere you can think of. Entry is free and open to all global residents, aged 18 years or older. You will be required to write a short essay as part of your entry… And I do mean short, 25 words or less.
Every January since 1979 the world’s best off-road drivers have gathered in France for the start of the most grueling off road endurance race known to man. Driving vehicles straight out of a Speed Racer cartoon, the cast of international adventurers set off on an epic journey covering nearly 6,000 miles of the most grueling, gut pounding, neck wrenching, character testing terrain on Earth…
The granddaddy of all desert races, the legendary Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 is North America’s best known off road race attracting adventurers from around the world. Only half of the racers will finish this incredible test of endurance where mechanical failures and vehicle flip-overs are all part of the ride.
First the crazed minds at The Adventurists brought you the Mongol Rally, now in their second offering they’ve upped the sillyness factor with The Rickshaw Run. This “race” pits you and your 7 horsepower, three wheeled Auto Rickshaw against thousands of miles of terrible roads, jungles, deserts, monsoons and every thing else the Indian subcontinent can throw in your face. Not a very fair match if you ask me!
The Mongol Rally is not as much a race as it is a framework for guaranteed Adventure. There are no prizes, no time limits, no support crews, no set courses and hardly any rules. So what’s the point? The mad adventure geniuses at the Adventurists (the event’s organizers) sum up the Rally’s philosophy quite eloquently…
It is often said that behind every great fortune lies a great crime. The twisted tale of Yamashita’s gold, allegedly buried in the Philippine islands, is a story of a great fortune and many crimes that became inseparably intertwined.
The tale begins with Japan’s plundering of its neighbors before and during World War II. As the Germans did in Europe, the Japanese squeezed vast fortunes from their Asian domain…
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, standing before a firing squad, handed each of his executioners a gold coin and entreated them to shoot true… and preferably not in the head. The marksmen obliged, and on July 19, 1867, bullets ended Maximilian’s three-year career as Napoleon’s New World puppet.
 Deluxe Gold Panning Kit - $ 27.95 Black Cat's Deluxe Gold Panning Kit includes: one Proline 14 Inch Professional Gold Pan - one of the best pans on the market, a copy of The Weekend Gold Miner - 80 pages of gold getting guidance, one Snuffer Bottle - used for sucking up the gold from your pan, one of each 1 Dram and 5/8 dram Screw Cap Glass Vials and a Gold Nugget Display Cup for showing off your gold and one 10x 21mm Folding Jeweler's Loupe. This kit includes everything but the gold! |
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