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To help you decided on your next big adventure Lonely Planet has released its “Best in Travel” selections for 2018. Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel list is selected by the guide’s most experienced travellers and takes into consideration hundreds of recommended destinations worldwide. Its selection criteria includes current events, innovative travel offers and the diversity of a destination’s tourism offering which are all factors in deciding the final top 10.Read More
No disrespect to the Abbott World Marathon Majors and some great 26.2-mile runs right here in the good ole US of A, but there's no denying that having run a marathon in lion territory in South Africa or the snowy climes of Antarctica holds a certain, well, cache.Read More
The 2017 New York City Marathon was just run Sunday, Nov. 5, and Americans know it as one of the biggest long-distance running competitions in the country, with the Boston Marathon having a slightly greater profile. What’s interesting is that those two races are part of an even bigger circuit that involves the entire world! It’s the Abbott World Marathon Majors, with eight different marathon races that are occur over the course of four years.Read More
Here, lies Patagonia - a land of mountains, glaciers and guanacos.Read More
A successful lawyer leaves her corporate life to help the Amazing Girls in Kenya. Founded in 2010, the Amazing Maasai Girls Project is the not-for-profit that the Amazing Maasai race events support each year. Read More
No list of places to go in South America would be complete without Patagonia, so why not start there? While every square inch of Patagonia is nothing less than magical, Torres del Paine National Park is a comparatively less-traveled spot that is not to be missed. Read More
According to Conservation International, just 17 countries are considered "megadiverse". Each possesses a vast number of different species – many found nowhere else. And Madagascar is one. Read More
Michael worked in concert with Marathon Tours & Travel to meet his goal, which would include running a marathon in Antarctica. However, he quickly realized the Antarctica Marathon had a four-year wait-list. He would save that feat for last.Read More
Madisonville's Jim McCue is all thumbs up after completing a marathon in Antarctica. He is two continents short of completing a marathon in all seven continents.Read more
Morton spent two weeks in March traveling to and from Antarctica for the marathon. It’s not easy to get there. She flew from Washington to Houston, then to Buenos Aires. From there, her group made its way to Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city. They caught one of two ships crossing the Drake Passage to the continent of Antarctica. Read more
