Adventure tourism grows in popularity

Forget the tan, the Mickey Mouse photos and the cliche souvenirs.

These days, travelers want to experience something more than the gated resort and the cruise ship buffet. They want to go on a walking tour, climb a mountain and kayak down a river — adventures that can make a vacation more meaningful.

Source: www.hotelresortinsider.com

They don’t look like us, they don’t dress like us, they don’t live like us – they are celebrities. Maybe they don’t go in vacations like us or maybe they go somewhere special. Read on to know where these demi Gods go for vacationing: 

Students branch out to Niger, Kazakhstan or China, taking a bite out of Europe study abroad programs

Boston University student Joe Maddens could have spent his spring semester studying Italian in Padua or culture in Grenoble — but he chose Niger instead. There always seemed to be social unrest nearby. Checking email meant walking several miles in sweltering temperatures. And he was mugged. But he found living amid people who lacked food, shelter and electricity strangely instructive.

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