Photo. A
man floats in the salty water reading a newspaper on the Dead Sea in Jordan. Biking from
the Dead Sea to Red Sea, Jordan, is one of National Geographic`s highly
recommended trips. © Travel Explorations.
As National Geographic writes on its website: "Travel that will set your
heart pounding, open your eyes, and force you to look again at what surrounds
you. Because, in the end, a trip of a lifetime isn't about thread counts,
umbrella cocktails, or bragging rights. It's about discovering that there's more
to the worldand yourselfthan you knew".
According to National Geographic (www.NationalGeographic.com), the 10
Best Adventure Travel Trips are (in no particular order):
1. Kayaking Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
2. Climbing the Karakoram Range,
Pakistan
3. Rafting the Mekong River, China
4. Jungle-Hiking Southern
India
5. Trekking with Kazakh Eagle Hunters, Mongolia
6. Biking from the
Dead Sea to Red Sea, Jordan
7. Exploring Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
8. Overland Sahara Desert Crossing
9. Snorkeling
with Whale Sharks, Australia
10. Island-Hopping Easter Island, Fiji, Papua
New Guinea, Pitcairn, Tahiti
Read more about these trips and other recommanded
trips on National Geographic`s website: Trips - National
Geographic.
Stein Morten Lund,
24 January 2006
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