Discover the world's best hiking, biking, and paddling adventures on the Active Travel Adventures Podcast. Get inspired to take your next multi-day trip — no extreme fitness required! We cover active vacations that any reasonably fit person can do, especially if they train.
Adventure travel holidays offer a fun and more immersive cultural experience!
What You'll Discover:
* Trekking routes both the popular Bucket List trails and treks, plus many less discovered routes
* Cycling holidays in small groups, solo or the fun boat and bike tours
* River rafting and kayaking adventures (often combined with hiking and cycling)
* Small group guided adventure tours from around the world
* Adventure travel ideas that you can plan on your own, with your partner or with friends
-- Popular Hiking Adventures covered include: trekking Nepal, the Dolomites, Mont Blanc
-- Popular Long Distance Walking Holidays include: Caminos in Europe, Costa Rica and Japan and many popular UK long walks
-- Popular Biking Adventures include cycling Vietnam, boat and bike tours in France and Greece
-- Popular Paddling Adventures include rafting the Grand Canyon, kayaking in New Zealand
Plus many vacations that combine a bit of hiking, cycling and paddling!
-- Popular National Parks in the US and around the world
Many shows teach you the outdoor skills you need to go on these fun adventures!
ATA's mission is to inspire and empower you to lead a bigger life through adventure travel. Travel the Active Travel Adventures way!
On the website, you can see photos and videos of the adventure covered, plus get more information about the trip covered. You can also get a FREE Travel Planner for each adventure by signing up for our once a month newsletter.
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Mont Blanc Adventure : Hike the Alps thru France, Italy and Switzerland
Episode 169
Thursday, September 5, 2024 • Duration 47:11
Classic Bucket List Alps trek of the tour du Mont Blanc circuit through three countries: Italy, France and Switzerland.
The Mont Blanc Trek is considered one of the most beautiful hikes in the world! This adventure is the perfect combination of challenge, great food, culture and company. An absolutely wonderful vacation!
On today's show, I go in detail about what you can expect on your Mont Blanc Adventure. I discuss the difficulty, terrain, what special to pack, weather and when to go, the food (!!!) and everything you need to know to see if you should head to Mont Blanc for your enxt adventure travel holiday (and the answer is YES!!!)
This adventure can be done as a guided trip, as I did with Active Adventures,an affiliate of my Active Travel Adventures (but we are two different companies), as a self-guided trip or you can plan the whole thing on your own and according to your budget. See the webpage for more details. Email mefor an exclusive Active Adventures $200 off Promo Code good for this or any of Active's exciting adventure travel tours!
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about training for this adventure.
Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here.
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
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Save Money on Travel - Part II
Episode 169
Thursday, August 29, 2024 • Duration 46:28
How To Save Money on Travel - Part II
We conclude our summer series on saving money yet still going on trips and adventures with Part II of 69 Ways to Save Money on Travel Costs.
Today we drill down on dozens of ways you can save money on Travel. Be sure to get the monthly newsletter so you'll have a printer friendly cheat sheet listing all 69 travel saving tips. No spam promise - unsubscribe anytime. You can listen to Part I of this series here.
Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here.
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Costa Rica Camino Long Distance Coast to Coast Hike with Home Stays : Part II
Episode 160
Thursday, April 18, 2024 • Duration 31:46
Guided Costa Rica Camino with Homestays and Daily Luggage Transfer
PART II: Join us as we continue our 175 mile/280 km Costa Rica Camino where, over 16 days, you walk from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean, across the entire country (indeed the continent and over the continental divide!). You'll experience an array of ecosystems and see wildlife and fauna in one of the most biodiverse regions of the world.
The hike is fully guided and includes all meals and daily luggage transfer. When I went, I did a combination of small lodges and camping. Our guest Laurie and her husband opted for a private tour for the two of them and they stayed in homestays, for a completely different experience than the one I covered last year.
Less than 1000 hikers have completed the Costa Rica Camino as of this recording! Learn all about it on the show and on the website and Travel Planner. I recommend going with my affiliate, UrriTrek. Use Promo Code ATA100 to save $100 on your full Costa Rica Camino.
COMPLETE SHOW NOTES See important links for planning your adventure, photos, videos and more cool info about today's show.
Get FREE Travel Planners for ATA adventures (and each month you will get an email from Kit with links to all future Travel Planners (no spam promise!). Get the monthly newsletter here.
Kit continues her multi-state camper van road trip during the pandemic. Learn what it's like to travel now, what she's learned and some cool places she visited that you may want to add to your future travel list.
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Camper Van US Road Trip 2020
Episode 73
Thursday, October 1, 2020 • Duration 44:45
What's it like to go on a road trip during the pandemic? In today's show, Kit and her camper van 'Sophie' take to the road to find out. You'll learn what went right and wrong on her trip, and lessons learned. You'll hear about some amazing places to explore, especially State Park gems, as Kit works her way West from NC on her six week adventure.
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
The 'Summer of Kit' continues
Thursday, September 3, 2020 • Duration 03:17
The 'Summer of Kit' road trip in 'Sophie', Kit's new-to-her converted Sprinter camper van concludes, but she forgot about lack of internet access to produce new episodes while she traveled. Today we discuss the new schedule.
Be sure to check in with Kit to let her know how YOUR summer went during this crazy time!
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
Travel in a Different World
Thursday, July 16, 2020 • Duration 50:01
Is Contact Tracing the way to open up travel again?
Explore the pros and cons of contact tracing and exposure notification, and how it may help us travel again in a Covid world.
Today's Bonus Episode brings Mary Charleson from CarryOnQueen.com and FiveMinuteMarketing.com and Barbara Cameron of BarbaraCameronPix.com.
We define contact tracing, the differences between manual and digital tracing, the pros and cons of contact tracing versus exposure notification, we discuss privacy issues, centralized vs decentralized methods, the problems of having a hodgepodge of strategies, and Google and Apples joint ventureto offer exposure notification to the world.
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Ask Becki at to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Green Shoots: Industry Panel Travel Update
Thursday, July 9, 2020 • Duration 49:59
Roundup Interview with Adventure Travel Industry Leaders
Bonus Episode #6
In March 2020 at the beginning of the lockdown, Kit interviewed three industry leaders to find out what was happening on the ground, how they were dealing with the crisis, and what advice they would give us adventure travelers.
Today's show is a follow up three months later to see what they've learned, what they expect we will see for the next twelve months onward, and advice for travel in the future.
See the key takeaways regarding Covid travel advice
Wendy van Lieshout, CEO of Active Adventures from New Zealand
Active Adventures offers Bucket List adventures across the globe and will be starting US tours in 2020
Dan Austin, Founder of Austin Adventures in Billings, Montana
Austin Adventures offers domestic and international adventure tours geared to both 'families' and 'adult only'.
Jim Johnson, Founder of BikeTours.com in Chattanooga, TN
BikeTours.com caters to US and Canadian bike lovers who want to explore Europe on cycle tours, both guided and self-guided. 'Bike the South' USA-based themed cycle tours will be on offer soon.
Kit and her camper van, "Sophie" will be touring parts of the US. You can follow their adventures in the private , which is also a great place to ask questions and to let us know what adventures you are up to this summer.
Morocco Adventures
Episode 72
Thursday, May 14, 2020 • Duration 54:24
072 Adventures in Morocco : Marrakesh, Chefchaouen, the Sahara & Atlas Mountains and more!
Our visit to Morocco today focuses on the exotic culture as well as hiking in the Atlas Mountains. We take a camel trek in the Sahara Desert. We visit Marrakesh, Chefchaouen, Casablanca, and Berber villages. We take a cooking class, take a night street food tour, explore a Kasbah, watch craftsmen make their wares, such as wool rugs, tanned leather goods, mosaic tile work and pottery. We tour a massive mosque in Casablanca.
I interview our guide, Chama, about what it's like to be a modern Berber Muslim woman in Morocco, and as a hiking and cycling guide for her native country.
I tell you about how I chose the wrong tour company for me and what I would recommend for you. We talk about safety and other hints on enjoying your visit. You can also check out my companion podcast episode, the Adventure Travel Show podcast, where I did a show on How To Choose a Tour Company, which covers all the research I did to make sure I don't make the same expensive mistake in the future. Get details and listen to this show here.
MOROCCO PICS AND DETAILS : See loads of colorful photos and get more details HERE.
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The best way to see Scotland's bucolic countryside is on foot!
Savor Scotland's most popular long distance trail, the West Highland Way! This 96 mile trail starts in Glasgow and finishes in Scotland's adventure capital, Fort William. Kit even walked the Kelvin Way from Glasgow to the start of the trail in Milngavie.
Stay in medieval villages each night and walk the rambling countryside trail, often along Loch Lommond, during the day. It's magical AND doable for any fit person! Walking holidays allow for a more immersive experience plus they are often less expensive than traditional vacations.
Learn how to hike it, what to expect and how to plan your adventure.
You can listen to the podcast episode, see photos and get more information about walking the West Highland Way at the website and even download a FREE Travel Planner!
We cover:
What is the West Highland Way
Where is the West Highland Way
When to walk the West Highland Way
How to plan your adventure
The different kinds of accommodations and why it's so important to book in advance
How to have your luggage transported each day if you want so you can just day hike the trail
What to pack and what to do if the weather turns on you
Who can do this type of adventure
And much more!
Get complete details and download the FREE West Highland Way Travel Planner on the Show Notespage. Check out all destinations on the Directory Page.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's Picks Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the "How to's of adventure travel)
SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations)
(C) Active Travel Adventures, LLC - All Rights Reserved
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's Picks Please use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
SUBSCRIBE to the Adventure Travel Show (the "How to's of adventure travel)
SUBSCRIBE to Active Travel Adventures (fantastic adventure destinations)
(C) Active Travel Adventures, LLC - All Rights Reserved
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
Kit Parks Host of the Active Travel Adventures and the Adventure Travel Show podcasts
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
Kit Parks Host of the Active Travel Adventures and the Adventure Travel Show podcasts
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
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Other Links mentioned in the show:
Austin Adventures "Travel in a Covid World" webinar – Register HERE
Austin Adventures "Essential Employee" Yellowstone Contest Nomination link
Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
Kit Parks Host of the Active Travel Adventures and the Adventure Travel Show podcasts
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Travel Insurance: Quickly and easily compare rates and policies from different companies - no need to give any identifying information unless you decide to buy! The best way to find the right policy for your adventures.
Train For Your Adventure Ask Becki at Trailblazer Wellness to customize an at home, online personal training program for your upcoming adventure using whatever equipment you already have! You'll get phone consultations, instruction videos and a plan to give you the best chance of success. Becki offers a FREE initial phone consultation to see if you are a good fit. AND she offers ATA listeners a 10% discount!
Buy Me a Beer Want to support the program? You can always buy me a coffee or beer - thanks!
Amazon Kit's PicksPlease use my Amazon link to access your Amazon account. Even if you don't purchase any of my recommendations, I get credit for anything you DO purchase - at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping to support the show and keeping it AD FREE:)
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