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7 Adventurous Costa Rica Yoga Retreats
A yoga retreat is the perfect way to better your mental and physical health and permanently enhance your life. But if downward dogs and all-day meditation sessions aren’t your idea of fun, you might find an adventurous yoga retreat to be the ideal combination of healing and holiday. There’s a real trend towards combining yoga with other outdoor adventures. An adventurous yoga retreat in Costa Rica lets you experience yoga and meditation along with coastal and jungle adventures like surfing and hiking. Costa Ricans embrace “pura vida,” a phrase that literally means “pure life.” Here’s a list of seven top adventurous yoga retreats in Costa Rica. Adding a little yoga…
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Tidal Bore Rafting the World’s Highest Tides
Only the truly brave sit at the front of the boat when they are white water rafting on a tidal wave. Oblivious to this fact, I climbed in the front of the inflatable zodiac when we set out to go tidal bore rafting on the Schubenacadie River near Nova Scotia’s famed Bay of Fundy. It didn’t take long for me to feel the full impact of my mistake. I wrapped my fingers around the rope along the sides of the raft as we headed at high speed directly toward the tidal bore. The raft jolted upwards and everything was obscured from view as brown sludgy water engulfed us. When I checked…
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Go off the beaten path to discover Arizona’s hidden gems
Seven Amazing Arizona Adventures you Never Knew Existed Arizona is filled with interesting hidden gems just waiting to be personally discovered and as I stood in the Sonoran Desert it was impossible not to be moved by the beauty before me. I was surrounded by fields of saguaro cacti so thick it looked like a forest. Other cacti were just starting to blossom adding dots of red and white to the landscape. It’s a scene that too many visitors miss, opting instead for popular attractions in major cities. Here are seven off-the-beaten-path hot spots you’ll want to see in sunny Arizona. There are affiliate links in this post. If you…