Let’s see. Do you fit this description? • You want to work about 12 hours per month; • You have an ‘adventurous attitude’ and a ‘willingness to try new things’; • You have ‘a passion for the great outdoors’; • You’re a good swimmer, snorkeler and scuba-diver; • You like to feed turtles and watch… Continue reading The best job in the world?
Tag: Adventure
By flying car to Timbuktu
I’m impressed to read of plans to launch a ‘flying car’ – by taking it from London, UK to Timbuktu, Mali! The BBC reports: A voyage to fabled Timbuktu in a flying car may sound like a magical childhood fantasy. But this week a British adventurer will set off from London on an incredible journey… Continue reading By flying car to Timbuktu
A mid-course report
Back in October I wrote about the Spirit Of Mystery, a replica fishing lugger from England that was to retrace the voyage of the original Mystery from that country to Australia in the 19th century. Pete Goss and his crew left Newlyn harbor on October 20th. They’ve covered more than three-quarters of the distance to… Continue reading A mid-course report
Oh, so close!
I’m sure Alexandro Bellini will be shedding tears of disappointment and frustration in due course, once he’s recovered from his exertions: but he made a valiant effort, and I salute his courage. ITALIAN adventurer Alexandro Bellini just wanted to hold his wife, Francesca Urso, in his arms again after spending nearly 10 months alone at… Continue reading Oh, so close!
OK, this is insane!
I’m sorry, but I just don’t know what else to call it! I’m sure these guys are having a wonderful time . . . but to travel so fast, so close to cliffs and rocky ground, is just asking for trouble! Nevertheless, it’s a wonderful video for those with an adventurous spirit and a touch… Continue reading OK, this is insane!
The voyage of HMS Beagle, redux
Lovers of nautical and natural history will be fascinated to learn of a plan to build a replica of Charles Darwin’s famous ship, HMS Beagle, and use it in co-operation with NASA for modern scientific research. It was the ship that carried Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands nearly 180 years ago, enabling him to… Continue reading The voyage of HMS Beagle, redux
If you have a head for heights . . .
. . . and don’t suffer from claustrophobia, you’ll love this! A new cave system has been discovered in China, the main feature of which is a vertical shaft fully 3,100 feet deep! That’s not the deepest ever discovered (that honor goes to the Krubera cave system in Georgia, which is over 6,800 feet deep),… Continue reading If you have a head for heights . . .
Another adventurer sets sail
I’ve written about modern adventurers in the past, including James Castrission and Justin Jones, who crossed the Tasman Sea by canoe, and Kenichi Horie, who sailed from Hawaii to Japan in a boat powered by the motion of the waves, arriving on July 5th. Now British sailor and adventurer Pete Goss has set out to… Continue reading Another adventurer sets sail