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We all enjoy a little thrill every once in a while. This desire can be accomplished by going on an adventure. Adventures involve exploring risky geographical locations. Adventuring might require a set of special skills and physical fitness to be able to navigate risky spots. Other reasons for adventuring may include to experience physical thrills, to discover new cultures and to connect with mother nature. The desire for adventures has led to the growth of this travel niche. 

Adventurers are characterised by the desire for an adrenaline rush that results from exploring beyond ones’ comfort zone. This comes from culture shocks, activities that are tasking and performing risky stunts that pose a danger to the person. These tasks include mountaineering, trekking, mountain cycling, canoeing, scuba diving, rafting, kayaking, zip-lining, paragliding, hiking, sandboarding, caving, rock climbing and exploring forests. Historical adventures involve various kinds of historic destinations and activities.

Spend 2-hours exploring the exterior of the Buda castle district by night and listen to gruesome historical facts and the bloody side of the Hungarian history in the XV-XVII century, and learn the myths of Vlad Dracula and Elizabeth Báthory

Discover elegant Salzburg—historic birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—on a day trip from Munich

Yes, everyone visiting Seoul should go up in the city's iconic observation tower. Its position almost on top of a mountain, plus the height of the tower itself, gets you almost 500 meters above sea level and the city below.

Seoul Tower


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Even though it’s only seven miles long, Clifden’s Sky Road feels like a journey through all of Connemara and time.

One of Sweden's most famous buildings, Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms stadshus) was built between 1911 and 1923, using an astonishing eight million bricks

Founded in 1779 as an industrial settlement, Tampere is Finland's third largest town, but doesn't feel like a large urban center.

The southwestern Finnish town of Turku, the country's oldest town and until 1812 its capital, lies on the Gulf of Bothnia, at the mouth of the Aurajoki River.

The sun-splashed favourite of local Bulgarians heading out of Sofia and Plovdiv for the summer, Varna is much more than just your run-of-the-mill resort town on the edge of the Black Sea.

One of the most famous, and popular, places in Antarctica is the Vernadsky Research Station.

Oslo Cathedral is one of the main draws in the city and would have been built in its original form in the 11th century.