Whether it’s for business, pleasure, vacation, world domination, or epic questing, at some point in our lives we all depart from the comfort of our personal “Shire” to visit another location. It might be a quick trip to the next town over for a business conference or a massive adventure halfway around the world for months at a time.Our normal routines get completely thrown out the window when traveling
Monday, December 31, 2018
In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role
By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RpvZfM
Firm Led by Google Veterans Uses A.I. to ‘Nudge’ Workers Toward Happiness
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How to combine glaciers and luxury hotels in Patagonia
Visiting the vast expanse of Patagonia would not be the same without a visit to at least one glacier. These huge towering blocks of ancient ice are seriously impressive and becoming rarer by the minute as the world gets warmer. In the southern cone it is possible to hike on their jagged peaks, take helicopter […]
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5G Is Coming Next Year. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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A bite into Greek Winter desserts for your sweet tooth
Well into the holiday months, we all want to sit around the table with our loved ones, enjoy meals and endless conversations about everything. It seems like all families are waiting for the desserts to be dropped on to the table along with the coffee, the hot chocolate and tea to sip on while taking […]
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Tribune Publishing Hit With Malware – DTH
Tribune Publishing disrupted by malware, Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet for the weekend, and Amazon plans to expand Whole Foods locations.
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Sunday, December 30, 2018
The 5 best new build luxury chalets in the Alps
There are some truly exceptional luxury ski chalets in the Alps. The facilities on offer have evolved over time as it becomes clear what is needed to provide the best experience for the discerning guests who choose to stay. In many respects a truly luxurious chalet is like a five star hotel in microcosm. They […]
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Facebook Data Scandals Stoke Criticism That a Privacy Watchdog Too Rarely Bites
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Wild Kamchatka: Visiting Russia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders
Kamchatka, Russia
On the remote Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, indigenous Even people watch over large herds of reindeer as their ancestors have for centuries. We caught up with them after traveling by snowmobile.
Blowing winter snow stung my face like 1000 tiny frozen needles.
Riding snowmobiles through a whiteout with 60 mph winds, at temperatures of -39F, we were attempting to escape the top of a featureless alpine plateau. The weather just keeps getting worse.
I was seriously starting to worry if we’d make it out of here…
It’s March, and we’re deep in the heart of Kamchatka, a 900-mile long Russian peninsula attached to Siberia that juts out into the Pacific Ocean.
It’s about the size of California, with only 400,000 residents.
Kamchatka is a wilderness lover’s playground, composed of thick boreal forests, geothermically active volcanoes, and barren tundra landscapes.
This mysterious landmass was off-limits to outsiders until the 1990s, due to its strategic importance to the Soviet military’s nuclear submarine bases.
The Kamchatka Penninsula
No roads lead into Kamchatka, the only way to visit is by sea or air. The peninsula was once part of the Bering land bridge that connected Asia to North America.
Part of the Pacific Ocean’s notorious Ring Of Fire, Kamchatka boasts 200 different volcanoes, 30 of them active. It’s also teeming with wildlife, including a massive population of Grizzly bears.
The land has many similarities with Alaska, and was the perfect location for an adventure travel photography tour that I was co-leading with fellow travel photographer Matt Reichel.
Our mission? Take a group of adventure-lovers into the heart of this lesser-known wilderness to meet with nomadic Even reindeer herders who live there.
Preparing For Our Expedition
We first flew into Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka’s small Soviet-style capital city surrounded by volcanoes. Followed by a 6-hour bus ride to the small village of Esso, our jumping off point for the rest of the trip.
In Esso we secure snowmobiles, food, and supplies. We also meet up with our local backcountry guides and drivers, preparing to explore Kamchatka’s Ichinsky District for the next week.
There’s Vlad, a Belarusian fixer/translator and geological scientist who’s been living in Kamchatka researching active volcanoes. Igor is the rugged Russian team leader and former park ranger for Bystrinsky National Park.
Ilya and his wife Dasha are our indigenous Even guides, and key to helping us track the Taboons (nomadic reindeer herding communities on the tundra).
Backcountry Snowmobiling Adventure
Leaving civilization, our small convoy of 5 snowmobiles pulls sleds full of gear (and ourselves) through forests of fresh snow under the shadow of massive volcanoes.
Traveling by snowmobile out here is a challenging endeavor!
Sometimes you need to lean with your driver in order to navigate sharp turns, much like a motorcycle.
Occasionally dodging tree branches and always prepared to jump-off in an emergency to avoid getting crushed by the sled.
And jump-off we did, many times! When a snowmobile tips over into deep snow, it often takes a good 10-15 minutes to dig it out too.
Then there are tricky river crossings requiring careful maneuvers, sometimes building temporary bridges by hand using tree saplings and branches covered with snow.
Just traveling out to visit these reindeer herds was an adventure itself.
Even Reindeer Taboons
After a long day of snowmobile travel through thick forests, high alpine tundra, steep mountain passes, and semi-frozen rivers in Kamchatka’s Ichinkski district, we arrive at the first reindeer taboon.
Kiryak Adukanov and his family have constructed a simple wooden cabin out here, from which to base themselves. They are Evens, an indigenous group based in Siberia.
The Even have a long history of reindeer husbandry, making a living (and living off of) semi-domesticated herds of animals in Russia’s Far East and Siberian wilderness areas.
These days reindeer meat is sold to the Russian government and other companies around the world as a luxury product that can fetch up to $10 a pound. Antlers are sold to China and ground into “medicines”.
We spend an hour pitching camp behind a huge snow drift, including digging a “snow toilet” to protect us from the wind – which becomes important later.
Hanging Out With The Herd
The next morning Kiryak takes us out into the forest to meet his huge herd of reindeer, and it’s quite a sight!
Dressed in camo, with a rifle slung on his back, he shouts and whistles while trekking over the snow on a pair of homemade wooden skis — all 1200 animals following behind him like some kind of wilderness pied-piper.
The reindeer then begin to dig through the snow, munching away at the hidden grasses they prefer to eat. We’re able to walk among them, shooting photos and just watching their behavior.
Living Off Reindeer Meat
Our hosts then proceed to shoot a reindeer, something they do every few weeks. The Even live off this meat and use the pelt as warm sleeping pads and protective clothing.
We’ve brought in supplies from the village to trade in exchange for a supply of fresh meat, which will sustain us for the rest of our voyage.
The only catch, is having to watch one get butchered…
It really makes you appreciate where your meat comes from.
Skin is peeled off with the aid of sharp hunting knives, internal organs removed, and the meat is separated by head, legs, and ribs for easy transport back to camp.
Finally, a steaming cup of raw reindeer blood is passed between the Even. They drink to honor the sacrifice this animal made. It’s offered to us as guests, and a few of us give it a try…
It’s warm and tastes of iron, with mystery chunks of flesh floating around.
Dangerous Weather Moves In
Back at camp, we fire up the stove and feast on tasty bowls of hearty reindeer stew before settling into our tents for the night.
However, sleep is interrupted around 4am when wind picks up drastically and buries our campsite with snow drifts. A layer of frost covers our sleeping bags.
The morning is chaos. Sixty miles per hour winds and sub-zero temperatures force us to break camp in the middle of a whiteout.
Not sure how long it will take us to find the next taboon, we evacuate back to Esso for a night due to the bad weather, some of us showing signs of frostbite.
Legend Of The Whales
After our break in Esso, we’re back on the trail again, spending the next four days tracking down another taboon in the wilderness.
Some families live in a portable yurt, moving with the herd every few weeks.
We’re staying in basic hunting cabins. My favorite of them sits at the base of snow-covered Ichinsky Volcano. At 11,834 ft. (3,607 m) tall, it’s the highest peak of Kamchatka’s Sredinny Range.
The Even people practice a form of shamanism. One legend is about a volcano spirit plucking five whales out of the ocean, one on each finger, and cooking them inside — causing the volcano to smoke.
Kamchatka has many natural hot-springs due to all the geothermal activity too.
Russia’s Adventure Destination
Riding back through the snow to Esso after a long and cold week in the Russian wilderness, I reflect on what we’d seen and experienced.
Kamchatka is an interesting place. Full of rugged beauty, wildlife, and ancient culture. But without all the crowds of some more popular travel destinations.
It was a challenging trip, but those are often the most memorable anyway!
I only hope the reindeer of Kamchatka continue to thrive, as there’s been a disturbing trend with global declines of reindeer and caribou populations partly due to climate change.
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Saturday, December 29, 2018
Week in Review for the Week of 12/24/18 – DTH
India announces major new tech policies, the first passenger permit for an autonomous car is granted in California, and the IRS wants to look at social networks.
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How Airlines Are Catering to Their Smallest Customers: Children
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Hotel Review: The Hotel Revival, Baltimore
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Friday, December 28, 2018
Tech Predictions for 2019 – DTNS 3438
The DTNS Gang predict what will happen in the world of tech both big and small in year 2019.
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Facebook Content Moderation Guidelines Leak – DTH
Facebook’s Content Moderation guidelines leaked, Instagram’s horizontal feed, and Sony ramps 3D sensor production.
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The Week in Tech: A Peek at the Year Ahead
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Is Munich Getting Cool? Look for the Boat on the Bridge
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In San Francisco, a Younger Sibling Acts Out
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Thursday, December 27, 2018
2018 Predictions Results Show – DTNS 3437
We revisit the predictions we made at the end of 2017 about what would happen in the world of tech in the year 2018.
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Instagram Tests Horizontal Scrolling, Then Scrolls Back
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Flagship iPhone Manufacturing Coming to India – DTH
The White House considers an executive order barring Huawei and ZTE sales to US companies, flagship iPhones to be made in India, and the IRS wants to look at social networks.
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Meet the 2019 52 Places to Go Applicants
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2VesesS
Meet the Applicants for 2019’s 52 Places to Go Traveler
By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2SlJJFF
Wristbands and Room Service: Music Festivals Check In to Hotels
By SHEILA MARIKAR from NYT Travel https://nyti.ms/2TdlA3Y
Remember Bitcoin? Some Investors Might Want to Forget
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Travel video of the week: The world’s most dangerous airport
Dubbed the world’s most dangerous airport, Lukla Airport – aka Tenzing-Hilary Airport – is also one of the most beautiful. Nestling on a mountainside at 9,380ft (2,860m), it is popular with mountaineers and trekkers heading for expeditions in the Himalayas, including people bound for Everest base camp. If the weather is fine, it receives daily […]
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
India Curbs Power of Amazon and Walmart to Sell Products Online
By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TdQJEn
Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too.
By MATT APUZZO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2EKDI18
2018 Listener Co-Host Show – DTNS 3436
Three DTNS supporters join our show as our co-hosts!
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The Tech That Was Fixed in 2018 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing
By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2QNXzUx
India Proposes New Rules for Online Platforms – DTH
India proposes new rules for online platforms, Bitmain announces layoffs are part of restructuring, and the UK is prepared to combat drones.
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Facing the Future in Laos and the Cambodian Coast
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Alphabet Spins Out Project Malta – DTH
Alphabet spins out Project Malta, WeChat adds ephemeral video, and SnapChat goes to the dogs.
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What You Need to Know Before Your First Trip Abroad
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18 of the most-read luxury travel stories of 2018
With the New Year just around the corner, we thought we’d celebrate yet another successful year for A Luxury Travel Blog (we are now entering our 14th year of running the blog!) by looking back on the past 12 months and sharing with you our 18 most popular stories from 2018. These are the most […]
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Monday, December 24, 2018
Imagine… a luxury home from home in Cyprus, just metres from the sea
After staying at Chloe Villa on the outskirts of Protaras, we moved to another Imagine Villas property, closer to the town centre of this eastern Cyprus resort. Referenced as property ME16 on their website, this luxurious 4-bedroom villa enjoys sea views from a quiet residential setting just a short walk from Protaras centre and the […]
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22 Michelin stars over Andalusia
Every November, with much anticipation and fanfare, the Michelin Guide announces its updated list with what is widely considered the authoritative voice on the world’s best restaurants. With ideal growing conditions and plentiful produce, Michelin stars in Andalusia have been ascendant over the past decade as the gastronomy of the region gains more and more […]
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Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt
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Congress Passes Open Data Law – DTH
Congress passes an Open Data Law, Uber settles with suing drivers, and Microsoft might release some webcams in 2019.
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Tech News from October 1992 – DTNS 3435
The DTNS gang go back in time to Oct 1992 to debate the wonders of the nascent consumer CD-ROM technologies.
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Sunday, December 23, 2018
Luxury travel news this week
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Saturday, December 22, 2018
Why the F.T.C. Is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy
By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2CuM4Zp
Week in Review for the Week of 12/17/18 – DTH
Google cleans up Play Store reviews, the Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian social media influence on the US Presidential election, and Facebook provides user information to tech companies without permission.
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A ‘Beautiful Thing Called Masa’ Stars at a Texas Restaurant
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Friday, December 21, 2018
Glitter Busted – DTNS 3434
Walmart gets patent to develop a technology to listen in to worker customer conversations, the Indian government authorizes 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt data on any computer, and that glitter bomb designed to nab parcel thieves was staged.
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JD.com Chief Richard Liu Will Not Be Charged With Sexual Assault
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Apple Promotes Siri/AI Head to Exec Team – DTH
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Top 5 places to visit in North Malawi
Malawi is currently fast emerging as a hot destination in Africa thanks, in no small part to the transformations of its wildlife and safari experiences currently underway. But those developments are focussed on two wildlife reserves in the south of the country and one in the central area. The country’s southern region has a host […]
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Top 5 reasons to visit Costa Rica in 2019
Costa Rica, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries is a popular destination among lovers of wildlife and nature – but that’s not all there is to it. It is expected to be one of the top destinations for travellers in 2019, offering adventure, culture and even some useful insight into living a happy life. […]
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The Week in Tech: Hostages in the U.S. and China Tech Cold War
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2PUV3q7
Hotel Review: The Source Hotel + Market Hall, Denver
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Last-Minute Shoppers Increasingly Trust Only Amazon to Deliver
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50 Epic Adventure Quotes To Kick You Off Your Couch In 2019
Travel Inspiration
The new year is upon us! These are my favorite adventure quotes to inspire you to explore the unknown. Boost your adrenaline with these motivational musings from famous risk-takers.
We’ve all been there.
Hunched over the couch, covered in cookie crumbs, battling friends in Fortnite, and daydreaming about the endless REAL adventures around the world just waiting to be experienced…
Adventures like:
- Watching the sunset from the top of a mountain.
- Snorkeling with sea turtles.
- Jumping out of an airplane.
- Trekking through the rainforest.
- Swimming under a tropical waterfall.
- Exploring one of the 7 wonders of the world.
- Camping under the milky-way!
Sometimes we just need a little extra inspiration to get us moving in that direction, and that’s where these quotes about adventure can help.
After exploring the world for the past 8 years, I constantly receive messages from people who dream about injecting more adventure into their lives, but are unsure where to begin.
The truth is, it’s not about WHERE you begin, it’s simply taking that first step to kick-off a chain reaction. Even if that step is scary.
One small step turns into one giant leap… and all that jazz (thanks Neil!).
So here are my favorite adventure quotes to help you jump off that dirty, depressing couch this year and plan an incredible journey for 2019!
Adventure Quotes To Inspire You
1: “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” – Seth Godin
2: “Because in the end, you won’t remember the times you spent in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac
3: “May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home” – Trenton Lee Stewart
4: “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want, on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar
5: “Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” – Erol Ozan
6: “A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints.” – Wilfred Peterson
7: “When a man is a traveler, the world is his home and the sky is his roof, where he hangs his hat is his home and all the people are his family.” – Drew Bundini Brown
8: “I travel because I’d rather look back at my life, saying ‘I can’t believe I did that’ instead of ‘if only I had’.” – Florine Bos
9: “You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong” – Sue Fitzmaurice
10: “The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for a newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
11: “Wilderness is not a luxury but necessity of the human spirit.” – Edward Abbey
12: “I travel because I become uncomfortable being too comfortable.” – Carew Papritz
13: “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach of us more than we can ever learn from books.” – John Lubbock
14: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
15: “If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.” – Richard Branson
16: “To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure.” – Freya Stark
17: “Then I realized that to be more alive, I had to be less afraid. So I did it. I lost my fear and gained my whole life.” – Anonymous
18: “One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.” – Ella Maillart
19: “If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.” – Angelina Jolie
20: “The danger of adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.” – Paulo Coelho
21: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David Thoreau
22: “If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet.” – Patrick Rothfuss
23: “The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.” – Anonymous
24: “When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
25: “The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir
26: “I urge you; go find buildings and mountains and oceans to swallow you whole. They will save you, in a way nothing else can.” – Christopher Poindexter
27: “I do not want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” – Diane Ackerman
28: “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S Eliot
29: “I love the places that make you realize how small you and your problems are.” – Anonymous
30: “Adventure isn’t hanging off a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life” – John Amat
31: “Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure.” — Bob Bitchin
32: “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru
33: “It’s time to remember what it’s like to feel alive.” – Anonymous
34: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin
35: “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Anonymous
36: “I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” – Eric Roth
37: “Until you step into the unknown, you don’t know what you’re made of.” ― Roy T. Bennett
38: “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
39: “Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.” – Ewan Mcgregor
40: “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey
41: “You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.” – Karen Blixen
42: “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir
43: “If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.” – Rachel Wolchin
44: “Don’t die without embracing the daring adventure your life was meant to be.” – Steve Pavlina
45: “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
46: “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman
47: “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” – Douglas Adams
48: “I feel the need to endanger myself every so often.” ― Tim Daly
49: “Travel is not really about leaving our homes, but leaving our habits.” – Pico Iyer
#50: “Jobs fill your pockets, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jaime Lyn
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Have any cool adventure quotes I missed? Which is your favorite? Drop me a message in the comments below!
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