Making life a holiday with interesting vacation and adventure ideas.

The 2008 Goodwood Speed Festival was held last weekend and the team behind the Parajet Skycar were there, publicising the car and its official launch in March 2009, the Skycar Expedition 2009, an extraordinary 3,000 mile journey from London to Tombouctou, Mali.

Parajet Skycar claims to be the world's first carbon-neutral flying car. Read about this extra-ordinary vehicle and the expeditition, on the project's website.

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Until recently, wildlife in the 100 km Serranía de los Yariguíes mountain range in Colombia went unstudied, because of the difficulty of access and political instability, but researchers working with the Columbian bird conservation organisation, Fundacion Proaves, have made great advances with the discovery of a series of undescribed species and subspecies and yet another new bird has just been added to their tally.

The expedition team also reported finding the world's most viable populations for various critically endangered bird species. This led to the Yariguíes mountains being declared a National Park and the foundation of an adjacent nature reserve.

You can read more about the expedition and its finds online at Wildlife Extra.

Labels: birds, Birdwatching, Columbia, expedition, National Park, nature, South America, Yariguies

A Phoenician Ship Expedition is searching for keen sailors and adventurers to take part in a unique international project called Phoenicia.

The Expedition has begun by building a replica Phoenician/Mediterranean vessel and crew is needed in August 2008, for an attempt to recreate a circumnavigation of Africa, as first accomplished by Phoenician mariners in 600BC. Learn more and download an application form from the Phoenicia website.

Labels: adventure, Africa, archaeology, expedition, Phoenician Ship Expedition, sailing

A group of explorers for a US television documentary claim that they have found giant footprints of the the Yeti, the so-called abominable snowman. The expedition team have spent a week in search of the mythical creature in the icy Khumbu region near to Mount Everest, in the Nepalese Himalayas.

Read more and see a picture of a cast from the enormous footprint.

Labels: Bigfoot, Everest, expedition, Himalayas, Yeti

A replica Viking ship has begun an epic trip across the North Sea to Dublin, Ireland, from the Danish port of Roskilde. The seven week voyage aims to recreate journeys made by the Vikings 1,000 years ago.

The ship, called the Sea Stallion, is only powered by sail, and 65 volunteer crew members who will be rowing and braving the elements on the open deck throughout the trip.

There are some interesting History Holidays in our listings, though most are thought to be less demanding than two months role play as a Viking sailor!

Labels: 2007, boat, Denmark, Dublin, expedition, history, Ireland, Roskilde, Viking

The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization is dedicated to resolving the mystery surrounding Bigfoot and produce conclusive evidence of the species' existence. To this end, they organize expeditions to areas where there have been Bigfoot sightings, or reports of activity, and invite interested members of the public to join them.

Details of this years expeditions, including an expedition to Northern Ontario, Canada, can be found on their website.

Labels: 2007, Bigfoot, Canada, expedition, U.S.A.

A record 514 people have climbed Mount Everest this year, which means that more than 2000 people have now reached the summit since the first, officially recorded, successful ascent by New Zealander, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, in 1953. However, mountaineering's great unanswered question is, did George Mallory and Sandy Irvine reach the summit 30 years earlier?

In 1924, Mallory and Irvine disappeared just 800 feet from the summit and eight years ago, Mallory's body was found by Conrad Anker. Now, retracing the steps of Mallory and Irvine, Conrad Anker is playing the part of Mallory and Leo Houlding is playing the part of his climbing companion, Irvine. They are dressed in period costume and are using authentic gear, to recreate the climb for a documentary.

The climb is also being recorded by blog and web video, on the expedition website.

Labels: Conrad Anker, Everest, expedition, George Mallory, Leo Houlding, Mallory and Irvine, Mount Everest, mountaineering, Sandy Irvine, video

An Italian expedition led by Piero Lapiana, plans to retrace the Silk Road.route that Marco Polo took to China, using the same type of horses; veterinarians from Perugia University will be on hand to monitor the horses condition and to study how they perform.

Lapiana's expedition is expected to take about 15 months but modern travellers can enjoy retracing the 4,000 year old route, established by migrant Buddhist monks and trader-merchants, in just 13 days with a Silk Road tour organized by LetsTravelChina.com.
The tour begins in Beijing and includes the Forbidden City, visits centuries-old Xi’an, once China's capital and home to the Terracotta Warriors, and also visits the highest natural arch in the world, Shiptonj's Arch, before concluding in Kashgar, where travelers can roam the bustling Sunday market, still teeming today with thousands of merchants selling their wares and livestock.

Labels: China, expedition, Piero Lapiana, Silk Road, Terracotta Warriors, tours