December, 2009 Photo Contest

This month, see if you can identify this famous basilica, taken from the air by one of our readers. Be the first to email our editor at editor@travelofftheradar.com with the correct answer, and we’ll send you some sweet  Eagle Creek gear. Last Month Congratulations to Cat McNally of Vancouver, British Columbia for correctly identifying Bled, Slovenia in last month's photo contest.

Journey Through Kansas: Biking, Wetlands, Tall Grass and Cream Pies

We’ve been working in Kansas recently, traveling the state’s nine Scenic Byways, and we want to share a secret with you: turns out you don’t have to leave the U.S. to step into a mysterious past or be awed by sweeping, outlandish vistas. You just have to go the very heart of the continent. Kansas was named for the Kansa tribe, whose name means “people of the south wind.” It’s these winds that sweep across the state, that whisper of the past in the tall prairie ...

Try This: Kayak in Quebec

Along with fifteen of our colleagues from the ATTA Summit, during the Day of Adventure we geared up in wetsuits and jumped in tandem kayaks to paddle sixteen kilometers down the coast of the St. Lawrence River, in La Malbaie, Quebec. As we paddled, our team of guides from Katabatik Kayak regaled us with stories of early tourists to the region: American hunters who traveled to this outpost by train to stay at the Chateau Richelieu as well as explanations of the unusual ...

Traveling in Mongolia

This is the third in a series of posts from Deepali Patel, a native of Washington D.C. and Fulbright Fellow working in Mongolia.  This week, her suggestions for adventure activities in Mongolia. Read more on her blog Being landlocked and difficult to reach has made Mongolia an attractive destination for the adventure traveler. The thrill is part the novelty of visiting a place that few will ever see, and part the motivation and guts it takes to ...