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World Class Woman For All Seasons &Raquo; Doug And Kristine Tompkins

World Class Woman for All Seasons

In 1961 Douglas Rainsford Thompkins was one of the first to summit Mt. Fitzroy in the depths of southern Chile, and he fell in love with the magnitude and majesty of one of the few remaining wild places on Earth. An avid outdoors man, he founded The North Face outdoor clothing and gear company and […]

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Linda Ballou Shares Part One Of Her Costa Rican Odyssey: From The Lush Rain Forests To The Shining Sea &Raquo; Rafting Sarapique River Linda Laura Patricia And Pelar 600X400 1

Linda Ballou Shares Part One of Her Costa Rican Odyssey: From the Lush Rain Forests to the Shining Sea

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda and fellow adventurers, Laura, Patricia and Pelar enjoy rafting Sarapique River Linda, Laura, Patricia and Pelar After enduring hours of cramped airplanes, air-conditioned hotels, and buses, being immersed in nature once again finally settled my molecules into place. My tired body came alive as we rocked and […]

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Do You Really Need Travel Insurance? Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Shares Her Experiences And Advice &Raquo; Emergency Medical Service 2023 11 27 04 57 42 Utc 1024X683 1

Do You Really Need Travel Insurance? Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Shares Her Experiences and Advice

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Writer Since Covid hit our shores, travel insurance has become more important than ever. While it is true flight delays have lessened, flights are still a huge variable when you travel. Travel delays, as well as trip interruptions and cancellations, are not just frustrating and inevitable, they can be […]

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Linda Ballou Recommends You Take A Walk On Kaua’i’s Wild Side &Raquo; Hanalei Bay Linda Ballou 300X137 1

Linda Ballou Recommends You Take a Walk on Kaua’i’s Wild Side

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Hanalei Bay today. Linda Ballou photo When I lived on the North Shore in 1978, there was not one home on the shore of horseshoe-shaped Hanalei Bay. The notorious Taylor Camp treehouse colony, populated by hippies living off the land, was in full swing. The now famous Tahiti […]

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Linda Ballou Visits Po‘ipū And Is Sunny Side Up On Kaua‘i &Raquo; Poipu Cost Walk Linda Ballou 1 300X200 1

Linda Ballou Visits Po‘ipū and is Sunny Side UP on Kaua‘i

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Po‘ipū Cost Walk. Linda Ballou photo.  Po‘ipū is the favored spot by visitors to the Island because it guarantees full blown sunny beach days. In 1978 Po‘ipū Beach was a deep azure plunge where I floated in ecstasy. But in 1992 Hurricane Iniki carved out a new coastline. […]

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Linda Ballou Shares Her Adventures On The Coconut Coast Of Kaua’i &Raquo; Arboretum Kapaa Back County Linda Ballou 300X135 1

Linda Ballou Shares Her Adventures on the Coconut Coast of Kaua’i

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate As a young woman, I had dropped out of society and landed on the North Shore of Kaua‘i. It was a head-spinning transformative time in my life. There, I was introduced to people experimenting with alternate lifestyles and those leading highly creative lives. After a year of Island […]

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Linda Ballou Shares Highlights, Photos Of Her Recent Adventure To Costa Rica – Land Of Divine Diversity &Raquo; Ticos Linda Ballou 225X300 1

Linda Ballou Shares Highlights, Photos of Her Recent Adventure to Costa Rica – Land of Divine Diversity

By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda’s shot of a couple of happy, young locals, or Ticos, as the Costa Rican natives call themselves. Costa Rica, the poster child of eco-tourism, has so many fun, outdoor adventures options it’s hard to choose. Twenty-five percent of the country is preserved habitat to ensure the continuation […]

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