Feeling like a kid again!!!
Yesterday was a fabulous day. My good friend Leslie and I
decided to go to the Outdoor
Adventure Show, "Canada's Largest Outdoor Adventure and
Travel Marketplace". There were over 300 exhibitors, presenting
outdoor gear and travel experiences. Adventure travel operators
in the fields of trekking, kayaking and canoeing, rock climbing,
mountain biking, scuba diving, gliding and other outdoor activities
were represented.
In addition, there were representatives from travel companies
and organizations from all over Canada (Ontario, Alberta,
British Columbia), the United States (Vermont, Virginia and
other places) and international destinations (Spain, Brazil,
Cuba, Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago. Greece, the Virgin
Islands and many other locations). Naturally there were several
adventure travel tour companies that offer guided tours to
all these and many more destinations all across the world.
I even bumped into people from two companies I had already
done interviews with: Tannis from Verge
Magazine and Chris from Trekk
Holidays. It was great connecting with people that I already
knew from my work on the website!
I picked up lots of brochures which are me giving tons of
food for thought for future travels. I must have been like
a hyper-excited little puppy that is discovering there is
a whole big world out there.
In the end I also ended up buying a new mountain bike (since
my old one croaked last year) and Leslie and I booked ourselves
in for a "learn-how-to-kayak" weekend on the Ottawa River.
It was an awesome day!
Related articles:
Read adventure
travel information in this interview with Chris Ronneseth.
Here is an inteview with my
dentist who has also been involved in adventure travel.
Meet Jeff
Minthorn, publisher of a magazine on adventure and discovery
travel.