Adventure travel: What makes a trip an adventure

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An ode to the extraordinary

What a dream: to experience an adventure like Jack Sparrow, excuse me, Captain Jack Sparrow, to discover new worlds like Christopher Columbus, to face danger like Frodo. The world has more to offer than we can imagine, more than a single person could ever travel. But realizing your dream of adventure is easier than you think.

The real goal of the dream is not to give up everything that was before. Few adventurers did, because an adventure is much more a period of time that is completely different in its basic nature from everyday life. To start the adventure, you can leave your house and know that you will be back.

Why do some of us feel the need to experience adventure

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Colosseum in Rome or the pyramids in Egypt - all beautiful, exciting, touching, especially in the thing itself. But still in the Instastory of every second of your friends. On the square in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, even in bad weather, hundreds of people stand, around the clock it is photographed by tourists in the same poses over and over again, in the surrounding streets souvenir sellers line up close together and sell their cheap Chinese replicas of the sight at far too high prices, the waiters of the surrounding restaurants speak German and serve frozen pizza for 20€.

Sure, there are a few must-see places in the world and there's nothing to stop you from making a quick detour here. Not even against pretending to support the Tower of Pisa with your own hands, even if that's not very original. But the real adventures await off the beaten path. There, where the buses don't deliver loads of mass tourists every minute. They still exist, the undiscovered places. The places that only the locals know, the rituals of the indigenous peoples of our planet, the caves without a cashier at the entrance, the mountains to which no paved road leads. And it is time that we discover them.

Some, only a few people, have the need to get to know the world even more intensively. If you are one of them, then embark on the journey that changes everything, plunge into the adventure of your life, marvel at the diversity of our earth, dare to take the path into the unknown, leave your own comfort zone. Your adventure begins here.

What makes an adventure trip

Setting out into the unknown is not always easy. But that's exactly what makes a journey an adventure. Leaving civilization as we know it. To go where the inhabitants don't speak English. Or to the places where there are not even inhabitants. Adventures are close to nature. Man versus wilderness. These points make your trip a real adventure:

Make fire

Fire has fascinated people for thousands of years. If the environment is not too dry, gather some firewood, twigs, branches, leaves for lighting. The warmth of the fire will flow through your mind like lava through a volcano, the cozy atmosphere, the crackling of the campfire, the blazing flames in your eyes, sitting by a fire is a unique feeling. Even if it is warm, such an evening can be ended in a very special way. In addition, the fire protects you from wild animals, should you be exposed to this danger.

And in the end, it's that magical moment when you realize, like Tom Hanks in Cast Away, "I made fire."

Sailing tour

It's not for nothing that America was discovered by sailboat: time at sea is a very special way to feel freedom. When the land moves away and cell phone reception ends, you realize as a boater: now we're on our own. All alone, exposed to the vast sea, the wind and the weather, with nothing but water as far as the eye can see. That makes ocean voyages and Transatlantic crossings to something very special.

But also calling at many ports in island worlds, whose culture is quite different from ours, harbors real adventures. Even more, it is an entry into the world of the sea, since now and then land can be entered when the ship calls at a port. to one of the most untouched island paradises on earth and, moreover, not too far from Europe lies Cape Verde. This country is the recommendation for anyone who wants to dive into the world of boating.

Desert Safari

Deserts, steppes and savannahs are perfect for a safari. The more hostile a spot on earth is, the more imaginative and exciting the local animal inhabitants' way of dealing with it. Away from civilization, you can discover completely different creatures and almost surreal landscape types that will remain in your memory forever. Good to explore and yet no mass tourism destinations are for example Jordan and Namibia.

Adventure Trip In The Desert

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Artctic expeditions go in a completely different direction, although the "ice deserts" are very similar to a sand desert in many respects. But the difference in temperature changes everything. Sandstorms in the Sahara can be as dangerous as snowstorms in the polar regions, but the clothing is quite different. While the heat necessitates sunscreen and drinking water, Arctic visitors must protect themselves from freezing cold to avoid freezing to death. A polar expedition is an adventure of a very special kind. Well suited for this is for example Greenland. The eternal ice holds many secrets, getting through here is only possible together as a group.

An Adventure In The Arctic

Mountain climbing

Pushing the body to its limits, or maybe even going beyond them, creating new horizons, walking uphill endless trails, feeling the air getting thinner. When climbing a mountain, we get everything out of our body and are rewarded with views that we could not have even dreamed of. Well suited to push your limits are, of course, the countries in the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world: Bhutan and Nepal. But also South American mountains like the Andes in Patagonia offer a lot of opportunity to live out your freedom and also give you the chance to discover other types of landscapes in one go.

Jungle expedition: Off into the jungle

You can get especially close to your surroundings in the jungle: Flora and fauna can not only be seen, but you will also feel the humid air. Wild animals can hide in the thicket and you have the chance to experience it up close. Both in South America, as well as in Asia and Africa there are still real virgin forests to admire. 

Now it's time to start your own adventure: explore the world, risk setting off to distant lands, step out of your comfort zone and experience what you've always dreamed of. Let the TripLegend Instagram inspire you even further where your next journey should take you. 

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