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Our Mission: To inspire people to embrace their fears and turn their dreams into reality. (We’ve been featuring adventurers since 1999, before “blog” was even a word, and long before “social media”.) To contribute your inspirational story contact us. We like to showcase all kinds of adventurers, whether you are on the cutting edge frontier or doing a backyard adventure.

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An adventure way way down under

Vilmar’s Antarctic adventure Contents Today’s major topic is diversity Just another WOW! day at the Bottom of the World More news from the South Vilmar walks up a hill and comes down a mountain Mail Day and Fish that Don’t Freeze Dinosaurs in Antarctica A River Runs Through It (PART II) Shakespeare Comes to Mac

Filmmaker Gia Marie Amella

Her Sacred Island

I first learned of filmmaker, Gia Marie Amella, through my friend Frances. Frances would rave on and on about her sister Gia, a Fulbright scholar who just spent a year in Sicily to film a documentary intended for public television, entitled, My Sacred Island. Even before I met her, I had already formed my opinions:

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Lisa Kristine: A Photographer at Home with the World

The experience of traveling has always been a great mentor for me, a far greater mentor than academia. Lisa Kristine Earlier this month, the State of the World Forum convened in San Francisco, an event that is meant to inspire discussions on human rights, global security and social change. In attendance were international political leaders,

Petra Jordon in early morning light

Feature Photo: The Treasury

The Treasury. Petra, Jordon. Location: Petra, Jordon Photographed in the early morning light by Harvey M. Deutch Editor’s Note: This photo of The Treasury in Petra, Jordon was our very first feature photo in October 1999. Wow! (Editor’s note: Back when we launched our website in 1999, we used to post one picture a month,

Dr Lillian Larson sitting with villagers in Indonesia

Getting an Education During Summer Vacation

Dr. Lillian Larson: “I travel in order to enrich my life and the life of others. I feel that I can help bring remote parts of the world a little closer together.”

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