Interview: Sandy and Darren are Trekking the Planet

Posted on September 12, 2012 by adventeer

Sandy and Darren Van Soye are currently traveling around the world on an epic trip visiting 50 countries on their way. We had a chat with them about the trip, their expectations and motivations for taking on this fantastic journey.

You are traveling 424 days around the world. Can you tell us where the trip will take you and what your expectations are for the trip?
Yes, we are traveling to 50 countries on six continents over 424 days or 14 months.  We call our journey Trekking the Planet. We are taking this trip in hopes of getting kids excited about the subject of geography.  We are making it accessible to them by publishing educational materials from the road.  To date, we have received 850 subscriptions from educators located in 20 countries, representing 55,000 students. We also have a “Friends” subscriber base (representing our friends and family plus others who just want to come along for the ride).   Continue reading →

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Interview: Tauru Chaw & Christi Bruchok, Tandem Adventurers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by adventeer

Guest Interview by Laura Rosensteel

I’ve always been inspired by the adventurous things my old friend Christi did – traveling the world, climbing rocks and mountains – not just because they were challenging, but because she’s legally blind. She and her nearly going blind friend Tauru have just set off on their biggest adventure yet: Tandem biking the Americas. These adventurers will cycle from Ushuaia, Argentina to Deadhorse, Alaska over the next year and a half. Along the way they’ll stop to visit and share their story with schools for the visually impaired.   If you’re wondering how they see.. Christi is completely blind in one eye and has extreme blurry vision out of the other. Tauru has tunnel vision. His condition is degenerative and he will eventually go blind, so now is the time for this trip. Continue reading →

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Interview: Eric Wartenweiler Smith, Sailor & Diver

Posted on April 6, 2012 by adventeer

We had a chat with Eric Wartenweiler Smith about his passion for the sea and exploration and the many exciting jobs and tasks he has worked on from excavation of sunken Egyptian cities to finding and disposing of underwater bombs.

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The Adventeer Pledge

Posted on March 23, 2012 by adventeer

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The Great African Expedition

Posted on March 10, 2012 by adventeer

Anthropologist and modern day African explorer Julian Monroe Fisher has announces a five year-seven expeditions-Ethnographical research project deep in the heart of Africa. Entitled, ‘THE GREAT AFRICAN EXPEDITION – A 21st CENTURY ETHNOGRAPHICAL FIELD RESEARCH OF AFRICA’, Fisher will conduct an Ethnographical documentation of specific regions of Africa by retracing the African expeditionary routes of the famed Victorian explorers to include Speke, Grant, Burton, Baker, Wissman, Cameron, De Brazza, Livingstone and Stanley. Continue reading →

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Interview: Anders Hjorth, Traveling Around the World

Posted on February 27, 2012 by adventeer

Anders Hjorth, a 30 year old dane, is currently traveling around the world on his motorbike. We had a chance to have a chat with him about his travel experiences and which advice he can give to fellow travelers. Continue reading →

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Interview: Jamie Patrick, Adventure Swimmer

Posted on February 21, 2012 by adventeer

Jamie Patrick, 41, is a long distance endurance and adventure swimmer, who has swum the Sacramento River and crossed the Lake Tahoe. He is currently preparing for his next big swimming adventure and tells us below of what inspires him to undertake these massive feats and goes through his mind during a swim. Continue reading →

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Interview: Ascent Descent Adventures

Posted on January 5, 2012 by adventeer

Here we bring you an interview with Pankaj Lagwal, Senior Mountain Guide and Outdoor Instructor at Ascent Descent Adventures, an indian based adventure company dedicated to mountaineering and trekking in the Himalayas. Pankaj talks about his love for the Mountains, what his company offers and his most exciting stories from trekking in the Himalayas.

You work for Ascent Descent Adventures. What is your role in the company?

I am Senior Mountain Guide and Outdoor Instructor, planning the season and training guides and staff as well as opening new trails and routes for trekking/climbing enthusiasts. Other than the outdoor I also manage the business development part in Ascent Descent Adventures. Continue reading →

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Interview: Gary Arndt, World Traveler

Posted on December 6, 2011 by adventeer

This week we bring you an interview with world traveler Gary Arndt who has been traveling around the globe since March 2007. He is running the succesful Everything Everyewhere Travel Blog and in this interview he tells us about the countries he has visited, his most memorable adventures and he gives some advice on how you can become a world traveler.

In 2007 you sold your house and started traveling the world. What inspired and motivated you to take this big step?

I didn’t really know what to do with my life so I decided to travel around the world. I had gone around the world once before on a 3 week whirlwind tour for business and I always wanted to do it again. Continue reading →

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Interview: Umlando, South Africa

Posted on November 28, 2011 by adventeer

Umlando in South Africa specialises in heritage impact assessments and archaeological surveys. They offer heritage management expertise in archaeology, palaeontology, history, historical archaeology and anthropology. We had a chat with Elena Mauri about the company, their archaeological excavations and the joy of experiencing the wildlife and nature of South Africa directly. Elena also explains how you can join Umlando and get your first hand experience with archaeology in South Africa.

Please tell us about Umlando South Africa. What is your expertise and what do you do?

Umlando is a private company based in South Africa specialized in archaeological surveys and heritage impact assessment. They offer heritage management expertise in archaeology, palaeontology, history, historical archaeology and anthropology. They have been conducting excavations on many different kind of sites during the last ten years and have recently decided to open their projects to the international public  inside protected areas and game reserves to promote and protect the heritage in South Africa. Continue reading →

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Interview: Dr. E. Lee Spence, Treasure Hunter & Underwater Archaeologist

Posted on November 17, 2011 by adventeer

Dr. E. Lee Spence with priceless, ruby studded, over one kilo, 22 kt gold sword handle once owned by 19th century pirate kings of Bali. It was part of a hoard of treasure hidden from the Dutch forces who invaded Java for the purpose of driving out the pirates.

Dr. E.  Lee Spence is an underwater archaeologist and has been credited with finding 100s of shipwrecks around the world, hereunder the submarine Hunley and the Civil War blockade runner the Georgiana. We had a chat with him about his life as a treasure hunter and archaeologist, his great achievement of locating the Hunley and the controversy that followed. Dr. Spence also gives his advice on how you can follow in his footsteps as an underwater adventurer and treasure hunter.

How did you first get into marine archaeology and what was it that fascinated you about the subject?

My original interest was in history, especially pirates and famous explorers, and it came from my father telling me stories about places we visited in his travels as an American intelligence officer. When I was about eight and we were living in Saigon (ca. 1955), my parents gave me leather bound copies of Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, and those inspired dreams of shipwrecks and treasure, as did Cousteau‘s 1953 book, The Silent World. Continue reading →

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The New Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Posted on November 12, 2011 by adventeer

New7Wonders is a global movement aimed at finding seven new wonders of the world by popular vote. On 11/11/11 the first part of the vote was counted for the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World and the result can be seen below.

The Amazon, Brazil

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The Adventeer “Countries & Places I have Been” Facebook App

Posted on October 31, 2011 by adventeer

We are proud to introduce the Adventeer Facebook App.

The App allows you to update your world map with the countries you have been, lived in and want to visit without leaving the comfort of your Facebook home. You can also pinpoint the places you have been and, off course, share the number of countries you have visited and your entire map with your Facebook friends. Check out the app here:

https://apps.facebook.com/adventeer

To use the App, simply click the country you have been or want to visit and then mark it by clicking the buttons under the map. If you are in a hurry you can also click “List of Countries” to quickly update the entire map from a list.

We hope you enjoy the app and have fun showing off and comparing and sharing the places and countries you have been with friends and family.

Brought to you by www.adventeer.com.

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Interview: Nick & Lucy, Walking Across America

Posted on October 24, 2011 by adventeer

Leaving their UK homes on October 25th, Lucy and Nick are a couple who are taking on the epic task of walking through the US from coast to coast – 3000 miles from East to West. They will be updating their Adventeer Travel Journal as they venture on and you can read all about their ongoing adventures here.

Before they take off tomorrow we had a quick chat with them about their expectations, motivations and hopes for the trip.

Please tell us a little about yourselves. Where are you from and what do you do when not travelling?

We’re both 25 and originally from Lincolnshire, England. When not travelling, we both work in London – Lucy for a charity and Nick for the UK Government.

We both recently graduated in East European Studies from University College London and have a (slightly odd) love affair with all things Russian and East European. We’re therefore venturing out of our comfort zones by heading west! I enjoy baking cakes, and I’ll be sad to leave that behind whilst we’re walking and Nick will miss watching his favourite football (soccer, for US readers) team, Nottingham Forest. Continue reading →

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Interview: Louis-Philippe Loncke, Adventurer

Posted on October 17, 2011 by adventeer

Louis-Philippe Loncke has crossed the Simpson Desert and the Tasmanian Wilderness. He has crossed Iceland from North to South. We had a chat with him about these adventures, what inspires him and where his adventures will take him next.

Please tell us about your previous expeditions – where did they take you and why?

My first 4 expeditions were in Australia between 2006 and 2008. It was there that I discovered the world of adventure after being inspired by local explorers in 2004. As I was traveling there in 2004-2005, it became the country I know the most and my expeditions focused on the terrain I had enough understanding to start with. I’ve done a charity expedition to the Everest base camp, and North-South crossing of Iceland between the highest and lowest latitude last summer and I just finished my first kayak expedition in Belgium. 

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Interview: Ripley Davenport, Desert Explorer

Posted on October 10, 2011 by adventeer

Ripley Davenport has a fascination for the harsh desert environment and have explored various deserts from the Gobi to the Namib desert. We had a chat with him about this fascination, what motivates him, which advice he can give, beasts of burden and which deserts he find the most fascinating as well as difficult.

Please give us a summary of your desert travels.

I walked across the Namib Desert back in 1998 and the Kara-kum Desert. I spent several weeks in Niger after being offered the unqiue opportunity to spend time with a local Tuareg family. I spent 6 weeks in the Thar Desert in India and more recently both in 2010 and 2011, I crossed the Gobi Desert. Continue reading →

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Nobel Peace Prize 2011 goes to…

Posted on October 7, 2011 by adventeer

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.

Mrs Johnson Sirleaf is Africa’s first female elected head of state.

Leymah Roberta Gbowee is an African peace activist responsible for organizing a peace movement that brought an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. This led to the election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Liberia, the first African nation with a female president.

Tawakel Karman is a Yemeni politician who is a senior member of Al-Islah and a human rights activist who heads the group Women Journalists Without Chains that she created in 2005.

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Interview: The Man who traveled all Countries in the World, Part 2

Posted on October 6, 2011 by adventeer

A few weeks ago we brought an article about Kashi Samaddar, the first man to visit all 194 countries in the world. We had a chat with him to hear what his motivation were, how he coped with getting visas throughout his journey and other advice for people who would like to try out the same epic journey.



You were the first person in the world to travel all 194 countries in the world. What prompted you to take on this challenge?

It’s a beautiful world. I have experienced people as unique. Travel and Tourism enlightens the mind. Peace through Tourism will certainly bring sustainable World Peace and ultimately benefit all. Even last year during the recession, countries increased their Defense expenses when common people needed more care. Poor countries even Uganda are also spending. But the World is changing much with Internet and Satellite and majority of these expenses would be a waste – even if 20% is reduced, it will help people a lot. International Tourism brings confidence, bridge cultural gaps and bring people closer diminishing war threats. I had three major missions: Continue reading →

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The Adventeer World Map

Posted on October 5, 2011 by adventeer

The Adventeer World Map is a great way to show off the countries you have been, where you have lived and where you want to go. We have added a few extra functionalities to the map so you can now:

  • Add the map to your profile box on Adventeer.com
  • Save the map to your computer as a JPEG file, so you can add the map to your personal website as you wish. Continue reading →
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Interview: Barefoot Expeditions, Ecuador

Posted on October 3, 2011 by adventeer

This week we have a great interview with adventure company Barefoot Expeditions from Ecuador. Here founder and CEO Diego Altamirano talks about the company’s services, his love for the Galapagos, a normal day in the life of an adventure business in Ecuador, the current state of the tourism industry in Ecuador and his favourite places.

What is Barefoot Expeditions and what are your specialties?

Barefoot Expeditions is a multi-adventure travel company that offers tours and adventures around Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. We are professional in adventure travel and we focus on personal and customized tours at a reasonable price. We want our clients to experience adventure, fun and at the same time get a deeper insight in Ecuador and its culture. Continue reading →

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