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By john mce

 So you’re an adrenaline junkie, with a thirst for a holiday in the active/adventure holiday category? Here are a few tips that are worth considering before you book your holiday.

Sort out the correct documents

Before you settle on a holiday destination - regardless of whether you’re travelling independently or with a company - check Visa and inoculation requirements with the Foreign Office (www.fco.gov.uk) and that the country you’re travelling to is both safe and politically stable. You may not be insured if you go against Foreign Office advice.

Adventure insurance

Its good new that there are a great number of companies that offer insurance specially formulated toward groups or independent adventurers, who aren’t satisfied with relaxing on a secluded beach like the rest of us. Each company has varying opinions about what is and isn’t classed as adventure, so it’s worth taking some time to find a policy that suits your style of adventure and chosen activity.

Check the company out

When booking your adventure holiday, do your research into the company that you are booking with and ask a representative about the experience and qualifications of their staff, as your life may just be in their hands. Check that the equipment that you will be using throughout the trip is certified safe and has been tested for any faults.

The independent traveller

If you decide against going as a group or with a reputable adventure holiday operator, there is a checklist that should be considered. Firstly that you are aware of the dangers of the type of sport you will be partaking in and that you have made sure your equipment is thoroughly checked before packing it to leave. Another important thing to remember is to always have local emergency numbers and insurance documentation with you and that someone knows where you are heading each day encase an accident does happen. Also if a minor accident does happen you have a first aid kit to deal with it.

Personal Fitness

It is worth making sure you are ready to put your body under the strain that your chosen activity will put on it. If you are a newcomer to the sport, try doing a training session at a local facility in order to get a feel for the muscles that will be needed. This may also alert you to additional safety clothing /equipment you might require on your trip. Whether you’re experienced or not spending some time preparing your body will help minimise injury during your trip.

As you can see an adventure holiday takes lots more planning than your standard package beach holiday, but it’s better to prepared and get the most from your adventure, so you can do it all again on your next adventure.

John McE writes articles on a number of subjects including adventure holidays and travel advice For more about adventure holidays and travel advice see

Real Life Buzz Light Year Breaks the Record, What does the Future Hold for Single Manned Flight?
By Musa Aykac

 With all the build up to this event, I can tell you now that it was well worth the wait. Swiss adventurer and pilot Yves Rossy has now officially entered the book of records, after becoming the first person to fly across the channel using only a single jet propelled wing.

The 49 year old had to initially call of his flight, due to dangerous weathers and claiming that he did not want to put his life at risk. But after touching down he is said to have been ecstatic.

He flew across the channel in around 10 minutes. Rossy arrived in Dover where before touching down, he flew over onlookers. The flight had initially started out in Calais where Mr Rossy was taken 2,500m high in a light aircraft. He then mightily jumped out of the aeroplane and pulled on his cord, which gave him a 6 foot wing span. He then dived for around 5 seconds so that he could pick up speeds of around 200mph before straightening himself out.

The actual wings themselves do not really have any sort of steering control, so Mr Rossy had to use body movements and control of his head and back as an alternative.

So after a successful flight what can we expect from the world in the fore coming years? Will single manned flight be a thing of the future? It definitely looks that way in my eyes. To be honest the wings that Yves Rossy actually wore could be easily replicated to a mass market. Although he had to jump from an aeroplane, what is there to say that future technological advancements cannot see the wings being created into actual flying apparatus? What I specifically mean by this is that wings can only be used for gliding, they will have to implement a kind of hidden propeller, so that you can control throttle making it easier to land.

Flying cars may be a long way off, as they are dangerous and could be potentially uncontrollable by the law, but manned flight is an aspect that inventors and companies should really look into. How much easier would it be for the local commuter? Or a parent in a rush to pick up there kids?

Obviously you will not be able to just use them to go on Caribbean holidays, but for short distances they could really come in handy to the whole world.

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