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How safe is hot air ballooning?

How safe is hot air ballooning?

Around the world, hot air balloons are used to give tourists a spectacular view of the landscape. But are they safe?
Ghana: West Africa's tourist success story

Ghana: West Africa's tourist success story

Development, democracy and stability are making the country an emerging favorite with Africa travelers
10 things you probably didn’t know you can do in Kenya

10 things you probably didn’t know you can do in Kenya

Why stop at safaris when you can get married like a Maasai warrior, take part in a bone-rattling road rally and kiss a giraffe?
French vagabonds make home on polar yacht

French vagabonds make home on polar yacht

Would you raise your kids in one of the harshest environments on earth? This family is doing just that
Walking vs. cycling: Which is better for travel?

Walking vs. cycling: Which is better for travel?

A 3,500-mile walk versus a 35,000-mile cycle -- one adventurer who’s done both considers the blisters, pulled muscles and exhaustion of each
Recreating the Antarctic's greatest survival story

Recreating the Antarctic's greatest survival story

An Australian team sets out to reenact British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's epic rescue mission
Tourism comes (slowly) to Chile’s best-kept secret

Tourism comes (slowly) to Chile’s best-kept secret

A new airport is poised to bring modern tourism to little-visited Chiloé Island. Locals wonder what being “discovered” will mean for them
74 days on a felucca: New adventure on the Nile

74 days on a felucca: New adventure on the Nile

For 15 years following an attack in Luxor, a 400-mile stretch of river has been off-limits to tour boats. Now it's ready to receive visitors
5 stunning places to see penguins

5 stunning places to see penguins

November through March is prime season for penguin viewing
Meet a drug lord’s brother on the Pablo Escobar Tour

Meet a drug lord’s brother on the Pablo Escobar Tour

In Colombia, visitors trace a notorious piece of history and chat with a man once inside a powerful drug cartel

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