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Mpora | Inspiring Adventure
1w ago
Brittany is perhaps best known for its coastline, but you don’t have to set sail to see it. As James Forrest found out, you can still enjoy the province’s spectacular scenery from dry land.
Written by: James Forrest
First published in Active Traveller 29 Jan 2024
With its wild cliffs, golden beaches and idyllic fishing villages, Brittany is a place synonymous with the coast. In fact, so long is the région’s arcing 2,800km shoreline – which faces north to the English Channel, west to the Atlantic and south to the Bay of Biscay – it accounts for one third of France’s entire coastline.
This mak ..read more
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1w ago
From Baja to Bundoran via Tofino and Thurso, how many of these awesome drives have you done?
Credit: iStock/Bryon Bay
Surfing has long been synonymous with road trips and camper vans. It’s a romantic way to travel but also often the most practical and affordable method when it comes to searching for the best waves. But if you’ve never taken a surf road trip where should you start?
Inspiration-wise we’ve got you covered. From classic Euro surf road trips to Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, and California, here are 10 surf road trips all surfers should take at least ..read more
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1M ago
We’ve teamed up with Valais/Wallis Promotion to give away a short ski break to this wonderful region. Enter now for your chance to win!
The Valais Region in the south-west of Switzerland is a winter paradise for skiing, and with 45 peaks over 4,000m its spectacular mountain surroundings are truly breathtaking.
The Valais has 34 ski resorts – most lying above 1500m. The possibilities are endless and snow is plentiful, due to the fact that Valais has the highest-altitude ski regions in Switzerland and can therefore offer a unique guarantee of snow on over 2,000km of pistes.
The ski resorts of ..read more
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1M ago
We asked locals from Switzerland’s Valais region to share the secrets of their home resorts. Get to know Saas-Fee/Saastal with Max Prater
This article first appeared in our sister title, Snow Magazine, 20 November 2023
You know the old travel cliché: if you want to know where to visit, buy a guidebook; if you want to know what’s worth visiting, ask a local. Well, we believe the same applies to skiing, only more so. Think about it: even the best-drawn piste maps struggle to show how mountains fit together, and they often miss out off-piste valleys, where the best powder is to be found, altoget ..read more
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1M ago
We asked locals from Switzerland’s Valais region to share the secrets of their home resorts. Get to know Nendaz-Veysonnaz with Amandus Amacker
This article first appeared in our sister title, Snow Magazine, 20 November 2023
You know the old travel cliché: if you want to know where to visit, buy a guidebook; if you want to know what’s worth visiting, ask a local. Well, we believe the same applies to skiing, only more so. Think about it: even the best-drawn piste maps struggle to show how mountains fit together, and they often miss out off-piste valleys, where the best powder is to be found, al ..read more
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1M ago
We asked locals from Switzerland’s Valais region to share the secrets of their home resorts. Get to know the Region Dents du Midi with Lara Berra.
This article first appeared in our sister title, Snow Magazine, 20 November 2023
You know the old travel cliché: if you want to know where to visit, buy a guidebook; if you want to know what’s worth visiting, ask a local. Well, we believe the same applies to skiing, only more so. Think about it: even the best-drawn piste maps struggle to show how mountains fit together, and they often miss out off-piste valleys, where the best powder is to be found ..read more
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1M ago
We asked locals from Switzerland’s Valais region to share the secrets of their home resorts. Get to know the Aletsch Arena with David Kestens.
This article first appeared in our sister title, Snow Magazine, 20 November 2023
You know the old travel cliché: if you want to know where to visit, buy a guidebook; if you want to know what’s worth visiting, ask a local. Well, we believe the same applies to skiing, only more so. Think about it: even the best-drawn piste maps struggle to show how mountains fit together, and they often miss out off-piste valleys, where the best powder is to be found, al ..read more
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1M ago
A complete beginner’s guide to gorge walking
Canyoning is a sport that mixes adrenaline and natural beauty in equal measure. Trekking through gorges, waterfalls and giant rock pools, canyoning lets you get waist deep in nature and experience it in a brand new way. So if you’re looking for your next outdoor adrenaline fix what exactly is Canyoning and how do you get into it?
What Is Canyoning?
Canyoning combines skills from several other disciplines including scrambling and abseiling – Photo: iStockPhoto.com
Canyoning (also known as gorge walking) is probably best described as white water ra ..read more
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1M ago
Uncovering the potential of South Africa’s other cape
Sitting out the back of a surf break is normally a uniquely relaxing place to be. Those few minutes between the hard work of paddling out and the excitement of your next wave give you a chance to catch your breath, chat to your buddies, or just sit and enjoy the feeling of being out in the ocean.
Right now however, I’m not feeling very relaxed. About 20 metres to my left I’ve just caught a glimpse of a sleek, grey dorsal fin breaking the surface of the water. I suddenly become very aware of my legs dangling either side of my board, and how ..read more
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1y ago
Founded by a group of college friends, Mount Noire provides community and group trips to skiers and snowboarders of colour.
If we asked you to close your eyes and describe your typical skier, what would you describe? Think about it for a few seconds.
Chances are, you didn’t just describe someone of colour, did you?
We met an incredible group of women at this year’s Ellesse x Tomorrowland Winter festival who are on a mission to smash stereotypes in winter sports, break down barriers, and bring colour and diversity to the mountains.
Photo: Mount Noire
Meet Mount Noire!
The aptly named Mo ..read more