Frommer's 500 Best Adrenaline Adventures features high-octane experiences forboth passionate travelers and adventure seekers. From dare-devil sports to hair-raising haunted houses to wacky and obscure festivals and races, Frommer's offers ideas for a wide variety of adventures. Chapters include: In the Air: Hangliding, Bungee Jumping & Ziplining On the Water: Diving, Snorkeling & Whitewater Rafting Mountains & Canyons: Skiing, Snowboarding, Climbing & Hiking Ground Adventures: Mountain Biking, Motorcycling & Sand-surfing Expeditions & Drives: Safaris, River Trips & Desert Treks Adventure Camps: Stuntman School, Cattle Wrangling & Covert Ops Races & Festivals: Iditarod, Bay to Breakers & Extreme Eating Contests With the Animals: Diving with Sharks, Canoeing with Hippos& Swimming with Dolphins Offbeat Adventures: Gloucester Cheese Roll & Tomato Food Fight Rides, Spooks & Scares: Haunted Houses, Rollercoasters & CatacombsLois Friedland is a freelance journalist and About.coms Adventure Travel guide. Friedland specializes in skiing, travel, and golf, and her work has appeared in regional and national magazines and newspapers. She has written special sections for the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, and Texas Monthly. Marc Lallanilla is a New York-based freelance writer and editor. He has written extensively on health, science, the environment, design, architecture, business, lifestyle, and travel. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, ABCNews.com, Weather.com, About.com, and other print and online publications. Charlie O'Malley is an Irishman living in Argentina where he edits the wine magazine Wine Republic. He has written and contributed to several Frommers guide books including Frommers Argentina, Frommers Nicaragua & El Salvador, and Frommers 500 Places for Food & Wine Lovers. Jennifer Swetzoff is a New York-based writer and editor with a focus on travel and international affairs. She has worked atthe Council on Foreign Relations, Eurasia Group, and Frommer's, and freelances for a variety of media outlets including Concierge.com, Frommers.com, Weather.com, and Publishers Weekly. When she's not in the office, she's exploring new parts of the world in search of her next adrenaline rush.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-52803-7
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha Publicación: 21/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés