Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bushcraft and survival
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www.kwintessential.co.uk/
resources/country-profiles.html
Avoid offensive gaffes and learn
about local manners and customs
throughout the world.
EUROPE
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www.bike-express.co.uk
Coach tours with special bike trailers
to take you and your wheels wherever
you want to go.
UK
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www.bushcraftuk.com
The main site for bushcraft in the UK,
featuring courses, expeditions and
forums.
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www.naturalnavigator.com
Founder Tristan Gooley's UK-based
courses teach you how to navigate
using nature as a guide, from puddles
to trees to stars. His techniques might
not be as quick as using a map and
a GPS, but you'll learn to look at the
world in a new way.
US
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www.adventurecycling.org
Download maps for cycle routes
across the US and find cycling
buddies.
aCtiVities
Walking
UK
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www.ramblers.org.uk
The Ramblers' Association has an
extensive set of routes, and also
covers hiker-friendly accommodation
and transport information for the UK
and major European routes.
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www.walking-routes.co.uk
A directory of trails throughout the
UK.
WORLDWIDE
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_
cycleways
Extensive list of links to cycle routes
across the world.
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www.imba.com
The International Mountain Biking
Association (IMBA) has members
throughout the US and forty other
countries worldwide.
NORTH AMERICA
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www.trackersnw.com
The Wilderness Survival Institute
runs courses in Oregon and San
Francisco on survival techniques in
the wilderness backcountry.
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www.survivalinthebushinc.com
Outdoor survival courses based in
Ontario, Canada.
EUROPE
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www.walkingontheweb.co.uk
Web directory of walking resources
throughout Europe.
horse-riding
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www.equineadventures.co.uk
Tour operator that runs horse-riding
holidays across the globe.
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www.hiddentrails.com
Worldwide horse-bound holiday
directory and booking agent.
Beaches
US
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www.americanhiking.org
Trails guides throughout the US
with links to the homepage of every
national forest or park, organized by
state.
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www.trails.com
A subscription site offering over forty
thousand trail maps and guides for
every state in the US.
UK
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www.goodbeachguide.co.uk
Run by the Marine Conservation
Society to help you find clean and
safe beaches in the UK.
Winter sports
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www.snowshoemag.com
US-based online magazine dedicated
solely to snow-shoeing, including
monthly features on fitness, nutrition
and snow-shoeing clubs. Also links to
other websites where you can search
for nearby trails throughout North
America.
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www.respectthemountain.com
Information on how to minimize the
environmental impact of your ski trips,
provided by Ski Club of Great Britain.
Also includes a “Green Resort Guide”,
which lists the eco-initiatives of over
two hundred resorts worldwide so you
can see which ones are doing their bit
and which ones offer little more than
tokenism.
WORLDWIDE
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www.wheresthebeachdude.com
Compiled by members who
recommend beaches all across the
world, and add satellite images and
directions for how to get there.
WORLDWIDE
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www.everytrail.com
User-generated site enabling people to
store and share trails on Google Maps.
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www.traildatabase.org
Extensive database of hiking trails.
Watersports
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www.nauticfriend.com
Worldwide directory of links related
to watersports, from surfing spots to
kayak hire and scuba-diving charters.
Cycling
surfing
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www.surf-forecast.com
Wave, wind and weather forecasts
as well as webcams of surfing spots
worldwide.
UK
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www.bikely.com
Search for cycle routes recommended
by local cyclists.
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