Experience the Best in Adventure Travel

[Zach]

Experience the Best in Adventure Travel - Unique Winter Travel Recommendations from Gordon's Guide
With the winter season quickly approaching, now is the time to start making winter vacation plans, and Gordon's Guide, the world's leading publisher of adventure and active travel, has several recommendations for a memorable vacation.

Whether it's skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, surfing, yoga or just relaxing at the spa, there are adventure and active vacation providers that offer a variety of activities to suit travelers' interests this winter season. The vacation recommendations below represent a selection of distinctive and fun-filled destinations featured at GordonsGuide.com, the largest online resource for adventure and active travel. These vacations include several in the site's new Health and Wellness category:

Togwotee Mountain Lodge - Nestled above Jackson Hole in the mountains of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Togwotee Mountain Lodge is a world premier snowmobile resort for winter vacation spots. Enjoy snowmobiling tours in Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and Togwotee, extreme snowmobiling and dog sled tours. Early Bird/March Madness Package special from December 1 to December 21, 2006 and March 19 to April 8, 2007. Snowmobiling Vacations - Snowmobile Tours & Rentals

Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa - Ski the East's most vertical mountain, and stay at a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning resort - 22 years running. The Mirror Lake Inn is a luxury lakefront resort near Lake Placid shops and restaurants. Its Three-Night Ski Package includes three nights of luxury accommodations, three days of skiing at Whiteface Mountain for two and daily breakfast for two. Available January 2 to February 15, 2007 (Sunday- Thursday); February 25 to March 15, 2007 (Sunday-Thursday). Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa - New York Mountain, Lake & Spa Resort Vacation

Gunflint Lodge - This wilderness resort in Northeastern Minnesota, on the Gunflint Trail north of Grand Marais offers family vacations, cross country (Nordic) skiing, dog sledding, snow shoeing, fishing vacations, honeymoons, and horseback riding. Its winter vacations are the best in the state. Gunflint Lodge offers several packages, free sleigh ride, pet-friendly accommodations and a fifth night free. Dog Sledding Vacations - Dogsledding Tours & Dog Sled Rides!

Abaco Inn - Located in the outer islands of the beautiful Bahamas on the south side of Elbow Cay with full access to both the Sea of Abaco and the Atlantic Ocean. The Inn's location has views of both the Sea and Ocean, like no other in the Bahamas. Abaco Inn offers swimming, biking, ocean kayaking, surfing, sail boating and fishing. http://resorts.gordonsguide.com/abacoinn

Rancho La Puerta - Guests enjoy the very best at this fitness resort spa, expertly managed over 65 years. Each week, some 150 guests share 3,000 acres of mountains and meadows beneath 3,885-foot Mount Kuchumaa. The peak straddles the U.S.-Mexico border, and Native Americans consider its slopes and summit a sacred place. Rancho La Puerta - Mexico Spa Resort & Mountain Vacation

VOEC Retreats - Enjoy the warm blue ocean and stunning tropical paradise of Costa Rica while surfing at VOEC, an incredible experience that provides a deep sense of connection with the natural world. VOEC combines surfing, yoga, spa therapies and gourmet cuisine, to create a delightful escape that will leave you revitalized and inspired. VOEC offers a Women-Only Retreat Package in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. VOEC Retreats - Costa Rica Health & Wellness Vacation

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[sleuth707]

Hi Folks-

We are a GM couple who hope to backpack down the length of Central and South America over the next few years. Our first trip on the odyssey is to Costa Rica and we have ten days before we need to be back in Washington. We travel on a fairly tight budget and usually stay in hostels or other cheap but decent hotels. We have little interest in big resorts and tourist traps but enjoy a moderate level of adventure. (We are both rugby players and are in good shape.) Any suggestions anyone might have about Costa Rica or any other point South will be most welcome! Thanks!

Bob and Mike

[Zach]

The only advice I can provide is on Brazil. I've spent a lot of time between Rio and São Paulo. You can grab a bus or rent a car in Rio or São Paulo and head to the coast. The coastline between Rio and São Paulo is beautiful and there is plenty to do without getting stuck in tourist traps. There are lots of cheap campgrounds with good amenities, white water rafting near Ubatuba and many beaches to hike to that are far off the beaten path. Most of the cost between the two cities is mountains that run right up to the ocean which creates some amazing views and little beaches tucked in between where the ocean meets the mountains. I have three photos from near Ubatuba posted in the photo galleries http://www.365adventure.com/photos/s...ry.php/cat/504 and I'll try to post some more next week.

The only other places I've been in Central/South America is Honduras. I went to Roatan which is one of the Bay Islands off the coast. I didn't really doing anything there besides scuba diving but the diving there is amazing! Photos from Roatan (mostly underwater because that's where I spent most of my time in Honduras): http://www.365adventure.com/photos/s...ry.php/cat/501

Hope some of this is helpful in your planning and safe travels!